Austin American-Statesman

Good morning, it's Wednesday, August 8. I'm Valikia Newsome, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. It will be slightly hotter than yesterday with a high expected to reach 99, under mostly sunny skies. Heat index values could climb to 106. In the evening, clouds will roll in again, keeping overnight temperatures above 77.

Good afternoon, it's Wednesday, Aug. 8. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: After months of testimony from police, health professionals, and criminal justice experts, Texas lawmakers today asked the public to weigh in on how to handle the growing opioid addiction problem in the state. It is the last meeting of the 13-member Texas House of Representatives Select Committee on Opioids and Substance Use.

Good morning. It's Tuesday, August 7. I'm Joseph Delaney, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today will be partly sunny and hot with a high near 98 and a heat index as high as 104. The evening will be partly cloudy with a low around 76. August temperatures have so far hovered just below the 100-degree mark and are expected to stay there this week. In media news: The hits keep coming for Austinite Alex Jones.

Good afternoon, it's Tuesday, Aug. 7. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: It may not be the revolutionizing voting system that Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir (DAY-boo-VWAH) has been after for more than a decade, but the county will have an electronic voting system with a paper trail in place by the November 2019 election.

Good morning, it's Monday, Aug. 6. I'm Joseph Delaney 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, but today will be mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. The low tonight will be about 76 degrees. Our top story is: The first bell will ring early this year for nearly all Central Texas school districts. N.Y.O.S. charter campuses were the first to reopen their doors to students on July 24.

Good afternoon, it's Monday, Aug. 6. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: A special Texas Senate committee that was formed to recommend changes in the wake of the Santa Fe High School shooting that left 10 dead in May, released a report today that focused on strategies for beefing up school security while rejecting actions that could limit gun rights.

Good morning, it's Friday morning, Aug. 3. I'm Valikia Newsome, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Friday will be sunny and hot, with a high near 100. The evening will be mostly clear, with a low around 73. Our top story is: According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Travis County has slipped into moderate drought after weeks of little to no rain in the Austin and surrounding area.

Good afternoon, it's Friday, Aug. 3. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: An American-Statesman investigation has found that an out-of-town company has been on an extraordinary buying spree in East Austin. In recent years, Eureka Holdings has purchased 114 parcels along and around the corridor, according to county records.

Good morning, it's Thursday morning, August 2. I'm Valikia Newsome, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today is going sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Tonight is going to be mostly clear, with a low around 73. Our top story is: CodeNext was all but dead yesterday after Mayor Steve Adler abruptly called for a halt to the city’s comprehensive rewrite to the land development code.

Good afternoon, it's Thursday, Aug. 2. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: To give retired teachers a chance at a pension bump — something that hasn’t happened in more than a decade for some — the Legislature will have to approve at least an additional $786 million in funding annually, according to new data from the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.