Austin American-Statesman

Good morning, it's Friday, February 22nd. I'm Joseph Delaney and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today will be cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain and a high near 65. It’ll be mostly cloudy tonight, with a 70 percent chance of rain and a low around 55. More rain is possible into the weekend. Our top story is: The Austin City Council has approved a resolution that aims to create a city-wide density bonus program.

It’s Thursday, February 21st. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: A former Travis County deputy medical examiner is no longer welcome in Travis County courtrooms, amid a investigation into his work for his new employer. The Travis County District Attorney's Office said it will not sponsor testimony by Dr.

Good morning, it’s Thursday, February 21st. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer and here is your Flash Briefing from the Austin American Statesman Today will be mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain and a high near 59. It’ll be cloudy tonight, with a 40 percent chance of rain before 9 pm, followed by patchy drizzle and fog. The low will be around 51. Cool temperatures and rain are possible through Saturday afternoon.

It’s Wednesday, February 20th. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: A long-running case of alleged Medicaid fraud has been settled for a $236 million payment to the state of Texas. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called the settlement with Xerox Corp. and its former business-services subsidiary -- Conduent Inc.

Good morning, it’s Wednesday, February 20th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer and here is your Flash Briefing from the Austin American Statesman. Today is cloudy in the morning, becoming sunnier this afternoon, with a high in the upper 60s. There’s a 25 percent chance of rain tonight, with a low around 40. The rest of the work week calls for increasing chances of rain, but temperatures should stay on the mild side.

It’s Tuesday, February 19th. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: A Texas A&M University study found that Texas state parks are increasingly beneficial to the economies of their surrounding counties, attracting out-of-county visitors who spend money near the parks. In 2018, state park visitors spent $240 million on local goods and services. That’s up from $202 million in 2014, according to the report.

Good morning, it’s Tuesday, February 19th. I’m Joseph Delaney and here is your Flash Briefing from the Austin American Statesman Today will be cloudy with a 70 percent chance of rain, mostly before noon, and a high near 48. A quarter-inch of rain is possible during the day. Night skies will be cloudy, with a 20 percent chance of rain, and a low around 41.

It’s Monday, February 18th. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: Wage growth in Austin perked up at the end of last year, as local employers competed to fill jobs amid the city’s booming economy and sub-3 percent unemployment rate, according to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Average hourly wages in the metro area climbed 4.9 percent in December, compared to the year before.

Good morning, it’s Monday, February 18th, I’m Joseph Delaney and here is your Flash Briefing from the Austin American Statesman Today will have a 20 percent chance of showers, with a high near 57. Then a 30 percent chance of showers at night with a low around 43. Expect north-northeast winds of 10 to 15 mph. Our top story is: Authorities still have few answers to how double-murder suspect Cedric Marks was able to escape from a private prisoner transport van, north of Houston on Feb.

It’s Friday, February 15th. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: Only 57 percent of McCallum High School students attended classes yesterday after the principal sent a late-night email notifying parents of several threats on social media. Austin school district officials report that attendance was 94 percent the day before.