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While COVID numbers settle into recent lows in Central Texas, flu cases are now rising.

Conflict of opinion over the investigation into abuse at a Bastrop shelter for trafficked girls has led the judge presiding over the case to ask for a federal inquiry.

Alex Jones has been found in contempt of court and faces thousands of dollars in fines for failing to appear for deposition hearings in the lawsuit filed against him by parents of Sandy Hook shooting victims.

Permits have been issued for the construction of a new Austin skyscraper which will not only be the new tallest building Downtown, but the tallest in all of Texas at well over 1 thousand feet.

An Austin City Council initiative to grant medicinal cannabis use to city first responders faces legal and procedural obstacles.

The Austin Violence Prevention Office has launched a new PR campaign designed to promote the responsible storage of guns.

New real estate data shows that more than half of the Austin homes sold over the last year have gone for over the asking price.

The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation have earmarked $15 million for Ukrainian humanitarian relief, while Kendra Scott has given $13 million to UT to fund a new female entrepreneurial program.

Five graduate programs at the University of Texas have been named #1 in the country by U.S. News and World Report.

A new archive of the works of Texas guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan is coming to Texas State University this spring.

AISD celebrates the opening of the new Ann Richards School For Young Women Leaders campus in South Austin - but will also set a new record for money it has to fork over in recapture payments under the Texas Robin Hood system, almost 800 million dollars.

Austin Bergstrom International Airport lifts its jet fuel shortage warning, but warns that more problematically busy days at the airport are likely in the future.

And weekend live music options include Diana Ross, Bon Iver, the Fat Gator Music Festival, Spiritualized, the Districts, 311, Thievery Corporation, and the Woodshock punk rock fest.