Austin American-Statesman

Good morning, it's Wednesday, May 15th. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. The National Weather Service says there’s a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms today. Otherwise expect partly sunny skies, with a high near 82 degrees. Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Our top story is: Members of Education Austin, the Austin school district’s largest labor group, are demanding 10% across-the-board raises.

It’s Tuesday, May 14th. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: Austin ranked 4th in the country among the top cities to start a business, according to a new report from personal finance website WalletHub. The report compared 100 U.S. cities across 19 indicators of startup viability and analyzed their business environment, access to resources, and business costs. Orlando took the No.

Good morning, it's Tuesday, May 14th. I'm Joseph Delaney, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today will be partly sunny, with a 30% chance of rain, and a high near 80. Tonight, expect mostly cloudy skies, with a low around 64. Our top story is: 3 former U.S. gymnasts sat before Texas senators yesterday to support a bill that would give victims of sexual abuse more time to sue sports organizations, churches, and other groups that fail to protect children from abuse.

It’s Monday, May 13th. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: When more than a dozen Latina teenagers donning elegant quinceañera [KEEN-sehn-YERH-ah] dresses showed up on the steps of the Texas Capitol 2 years ago to protest the so-called sanctuary cities ban, people across the country took notice, and their message caught fire.

It’s Friday, May 10th. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: A landslide on the west side of Shoal Creek, between 24th Street and Shoal Creek Boulevard, shifted and could cause flooding in the area, officials with Austin’s Watershed Protection Department warned. The movement caused debris to partially block Shoal Creek, creating a flood risk as rain continues today and tomorrow for Lamar Boulevard and nearby buildings.

Good morning, it's Friday, May 10th. I'm Joseph Delaney and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today will be cloudy, with a 70% chance of rain, and a high near 67. There’ll be north winds blowing 10 to 15 mph that could have gusts as high as 20mph. The low tonight will be around 61, with an 80% chance of rain.

It’s Thursday, May 9th. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: A fungus that causes the deadly white-nose syndrome in bats has been detected in 11 more counties in Texas this year, bringing the total to 21, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Travis County was free of the fungus during surveying, but neighboring Hays County was among the latest counties to detect the fungus.

It’s Thursday, May 8th. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today will be mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of rain. The high will be near 82 and at night, a low around 57 and an 80% chance of rain. Some storms could be severe. North-northeast winds blowing 10 to 15 mph could have gusts as high as 20 mph.

It’s Wednesday, May 8th. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: The Travis Central Appraisal District says it did nothing improper when it used a middleman to buy data from the Austin Board of Realtors’ private database. However, the board has accused the county agency of “unauthorized exploitation” of its proprietary information. The board says CoreLogic Inc.

Good morning, it is Wednesday, April 8th. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today’s high will be near 82 degrees, with a 90% chance of rain. Less than an inch of rain is possible, but some storms could be severe. South winds will be blowing 10 to 15 mph. It'll be mostly cloudy at night, with a 60% chance of rain and a low around 69.