Local COVID stats remain in Stage 2 range but not far from Stage 3 - as Governor Abbott's mask mandate ban for schools is blocked by the courts, Eanes ISD relaxes their masking requirements. AISD teachers and staff will not get a hoped-for 2% pay raise this year, as the district misses enrollment goals. A suspect in the firebombing of a central Austin synagogue is arrested, as yet another public display of anti-Semitism occurs nearby at Ramsey Park. Texas natural gas consumers will pay higher bills as funding for profits owed to gas suppliers racked up during last February's freeze disaster are approved by regulators. U.S. Marshals arrest three Austin murder suspects in just two hours. An unruly passenger on an Austin to San Francisco flight in May is fined $32,000 by the FAA. A Kerr County prostitution ring bust results in 20 arrests. Free meals are up today for our veterans at a variety of Austin eateries for Veteran's Day. A new report proclaims Austin as America's Next Great Biking City. Austin FC defender and MLS veteran Matt Besler is set to retire after a 13 year career. The Waterloo Greenway Conservancy Creek Show opens Friday night - it's free. And We Are Blood could use your donation lately, especially if you've got O Positive in the tank.
