Good morning. It’s Friday, February 8th. I’m Joseph Delaney, and here’s your Flash Briefing from the Austin American Statesman. Today will be mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain and a high near 42. It’ll be cloudy at night with a 20 percent chance of rain and a low around 36.

It’s Thursday, February 7th. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: The Austin City Council is back at it today, meeting with a somewhat abbreviated agenda. The council was set to make a decision on a sublease for Austin Public Library's used book store Recycled Reads that critics have said will lead to the store's closure. However, a vote on that item is postponed again.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, February 7th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your Flash Briefing from the Austin American Statesman. More rain is likely starting today, as a strong cold front swings through Central Texas and plunges temperatures. It will be mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain, mostly before noon, and a high near 67. It’ll be mostly cloudy at night with a low around 37.

It’s Wednesday, February 6th. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced today it has rolled out a new mobile-friendly state park reservation system that park officials say will improve wait times and park efficiency. The new system allows visitors to reserve day passes and specific overnight campsites online and in advance. Additionally, 12-month park passes can be purchased online.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, February 6th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s your Flash Briefing from the Austin American Statesman. Today will be cloudy with patchy drizzle before 7 a.m. and a small chance of sprinkling rain between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. The high will be around 76. It’ll be cloudy at night with a 40 percent chance of rain and a low near 64.

It’s Tuesday, February 5th. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: Texas’ top jurists have joined two lawmakers to push for legislation that would reform the state’s bail bond process. Identical bills by state Sen. John Whitmire, a Houston Democrat, and state Rep.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, February 5th. I’m Joseph Delaney, and here’s your Flash Briefing from the Austin American Statesman. Today will be cloudy with patchy drizzle until 1 p.m. and fog through 10 a.m. The high will be near 76 in the afternoon, with a low around 64 at night. Expect some patchy drizzle after 1 a.m. tomorrow.

It’s Monday, February 4th. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: A mixed martial arts fighter, accused of killing 2 people from Temple, fled a private prison transport van in Conroe yesterday morning, and was captured after a 9-hour manhunt. 44-year-old Cedric Marks was found hiding in a garbage can behind a house in Conroe, about 40 miles north of Houston. He was still wearing an orange prison jumpsuit.

Good morning. It’s Monday, February 4th. I’m Joseph Delaney, and here’s your Flash Briefing from the Austin American Statesman. Today will be mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain after 7 a.m. and a high near 77. Cloud cover will remain at night with a 20 percent chance of rain and a low around 61.

It’s Friday, February 1st. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: The Austin City Council unanimously approved a resolution for a third-party evaluation that will take a deep dive into how sexual assault investigations are conducted by the Austin Police Department.