Good morning, it's Friday, March 8th. I'm Joseph Delaney and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today will be mostly cloudy with a high near 79 and south-southwest wind blowing 10 to 15 mph. It’ll be mostly cloudy tonight with a 40 percent chance of rain and a low around 64. South wind blowing 10 to 15 mph could have gusts as high as 20 mph. Our top story is: Aiming to promote the use of new building technologies, U.S.

It’s Thursday, March 7th. I'm Joseph Delaney, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has endorsed spending $3 billion from the state rainy day fund to pay for Hurricane Harvey related measures. A trio of Harvey-inspired Senate proposals, filed yesterday, include spending $1.

Good morning, it's Thursday, March 7th. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today will be partly sunny with a high near 70. South wind blowing 5 to 15 mph could have gusts as high as 20 mph. It’ll be mostly cloudy tonight with a low around 60. Temperatures will continue to rise for the rest of the week.

It’s Wednesday, March 6th. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: It’s been a week after the state’s highest criminal court struck down a key part of the Texas Open Meetings Act. Today, a House Republican and a Senate Democrat filed bills to restore a requirement that they called essential to open government.

Good morning, it's Wednesday, March 6th. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today will be mostly sunny with a high near 53. It’ll be mostly cloudy tonight with a low around 46. Temperatures should reach the mid-70s by Friday, when the South by Southwest Interactive Festival gets underway.

It’s Tuesday, March 5th. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: The threat of jail and life-altering criminal records for Texans caught with small amounts of pot spurred dozens of marijuana proponents to urge state lawmakers to decriminalize pot use. House Bill 63 would decriminalize possession of an ounce or less of marijuana by making it a civil offense, punishable by a $250 fine.

Good morning, it's Tuesday, March 5th. I'm Joseph Delaney and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today will be sunny with a high near 46. It’ll be mostly clear tonight with a low around 30. Freezing overnight temperatures will continue into tomorrow, when daytime highs will rebound into the 50s.

It’s Monday, March 4th. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: For the first time in at least two decades, Austin’s crown jewel of events won’t be aligned with the spring breaks of the University of Texas and other area schools when the South by Southwest festival begins.

Good morning, it's Monday, March 4th. I'm Joseph Delaney and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Despite the end of meteorological winter last Friday, spring can’t quite get going in Austin. Frigid temperatures in the 20s are expected this morning across much of Central Texas, possibly breaking daily records and causing a hard freeze in the Hill Country.

It’s Friday, March 1st. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, a San Antonio Democrat, is considering challenging Republican Sen. John Cornyn for his seat in 2020, a campaign advisor to Castro told the American-Statesman this morning. A Joaquin Castro Senate candidacy would be an answered prayer for Texas Democrats amid the expectation that former U.S. Rep.