As shootings mar Independence Day celebrations across the nation, we had local trouble as well: Austin Fire Department crews were dispatched to as many as 90 fires between 8pm and midnight Sunday. Trouble on the water as well as three water incidents resulted in a drowning, a missing swimmer and one hospitalization for drowning. An attendant at a fireworks stand in northeast Austin shot at two men who were attempting to rob the business late last night, wounding one of them. And in more positive news, the owner of 12 Fox Beer Company in Dripping Springs decided to cancel his annual fireworks show yesterday, due to dry conditions.
The Texas Supreme Court ruled late Friday that an abortion ban dating back to 1925 can now be enforced, undermining last Tuesday's temporary blocking of the law.
More public pools have opened as of the weekend, including Martin Pool and Dottie Jordan Pool, with more opening next Sunday the 10th, including Ramsey Pool and Mabel Davis Pool.
Tesla's Gigafactory east of Austin is set to undergo an additional 500,000 square foot expansion.
Eight local business leaders have mad the national round of Ernst & Young's annual Entrepreneur Of The Year competition.
Austin FC managed a comeback from a two goal deficit to beat the Colorado Rapids yesterday 3-2 - Landon Cotham at Moontower Soccer says "grit and a winning mentality are necessary traits of good teams in this league".
