A federal investigation into the police response to the Uvalde mass shooting has been launched, but it does not carry the threat of criminal charges. Federal officials also warn of more gun violence in coming months, connected to the impending Supreme Court ruling on abortion and the November mid-term elections.
As the Texas power grid continues (so far) to hold up under historic heat, an interesting stat emerges: almost half of the power consumed lately in the Lone Star State is coming from wind and solar sources.
After being publicly shamed and having its scooters threatened with seizure by Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector Bruce Elfant, Bird has paid its outstanding tax bill of almost $150,000.
Nearly a dozen high-value-breed dogs were stolen from a kennel in Cedar Creek by a team of masked thieves last Friday morning.
"LivePD" - the reality TV series that was canceled after it recorded and then deleted footage of the police-involved death of Javier Ambler in 2019 - is returning to production under the new name "On Patrol: Live".
A SmartAsset study shows that, at current average wages in Austin, it takes 57.4 hours of work per week to afford the average rent of Austin apartments - currently $1,346 per month.
Texas Softball were trounced by OU in the opening game of the WCWS yesterday, 16-1. Game 2 starts at 6:30 Thursday night in the best-of-three series.
Austin's Major League Rugby team, the Gilgronis, have been suspended from post-season play this year, reportedly due to salary cap violations.
The title of "world's largest convenience store" - or, world's largest Buc-ee's - will soon be lost in New Braunfels, but is then set to return to Central Texas as the chain plans to replace its Luling location with a 75,000 square foot store.
Live music for the weekend: Friday shows include the Camp Nowhere EDM festival at Germania Insurance Amphitheater, Dishwalla at the Haute Spot, KOOP Radio's 27th Birthday Party at Antone's with Kalu James and the Electric Joint, and an A. Sinclair record release at Hotel Vegas. Saturday, Jimmy Buffet plays the Moody Center, Amos Lee is at ACL Live at the Moody Center, Earthgang plays Emo's, Belle and Sebastian play Stubbs, and HeartByrne is at the Far Out Lounge. UMI plays the Scoot Inn on Sunday.
And the June heat wave remains relentless, with high temperatures reaching 106 expected over the upcoming weekend.
