COVID hospitalization stats have dropped within 5 points of the threshold between Stage 5 and Stage 4. With the boil-water notice behind us, it's notable that no actual contamination was ever found in the water system - the notice was pre-emptive in nature. A first degree murder indictment has resulted from last October's late night shooting of an Austin man in the driveway of a Martindale homeowner - Caldwell County investigators are being criticized for focusing on the victim rather than the shooter. A Travis County grand jury is considering indictments against 18 Austin Police Department officers in connection to the George Floyd protests in May of 2020. Local environmental officials predict it will take two years for a local creek to recover after a major toxic waste spill by the Samsung semiconductor plant. The Big 12 has fined Texas Men's Basketball $25,000, resulting from the crowd rushing the court after the Longhorns upset win over Kansas on Monday night at the Frank Erwin Center. Dallas Cowboys legend Troy Aikman took a bartending shift at Lavaca Street Bar in the Domain yesterday, promoting his new lo-cal beer Eight. Clive Bar has reopened on Rainey Street after a two year closure for renovations. Eeyore's Birthday Party is set to return to Pease Park for the first time in three years on April 30. Austin Pets Alive proudly marks its 100,000th pet saved on Tuesday, a dog named Copper. And gorgeous springlike weather continues through Friday before a considerably cooler weekend.
