Good morning, it's Wednesday, June 6. I'm Joseph Delaney and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today’s weather will be mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99 degrees and heat index values as high as 105, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 76.

Good afternoon, it's Tuesday, June 5. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. The Austin Public Safety Commission is asking the city to find ways to help Austin’s homeless population, and to consider repealing criminal ordinances that target them. An audit found that ordinances that criminalize Austin’s homeless population do little to help and might be placing the city at legal risk.

Good morning, it's Tuesday, June 5th. I'm Joseph Delaney and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story: Parts of Northeast Metropolitan Park were closed indefinitely after Monday morning’s storms split trees, downed playscape structures and took out the electricity. All field play at the 349-acre park in northeastern Travis County has been suspended.

Good afternoon, it's Monday, June 4th. I'm Elise Randall and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Downtown Austin’s waterfront Seaholm facility should become a multifunctional meeting space, with a coffee shop, food trucks, large yard and kayak docking, according to a recommendation commissioned by the city and nonprofit park groups. The report included three layouts for the former power plant on the north shore of Lady Bird Lake.

Good morning, it's Monday, June 4th. I'm Joseph Delaney and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. National Weather Service meteorologist Jason Runyen said the storms are likely to be the only rain Central Texas will see through at least the remainder of the week. Nothing in the forecast for the next seven to 10 days indicates any tropical activity that could bring rain, either. Today’s forecast, though, called for a slight chance of rain in the morning.

Good afternoon, it's Friday, June 1. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Rejecting an appeal from state officials, the Texas Supreme Court today upheld a lower-court ruling requiring Texas to identify the pharmacy that supplies its execution drugs.

Good morning, it's Friday morning, June 1. I'm Joseph Delaney and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today will inch closer to 100-degree weather with forecasters saying temperatures could reach 99. The day will sunny, hot and have a heat index of 107. The evening will be cooler with mostly clear skies and a low around 75. Our top story is: Lead has been detected in the drinking water at 5 Austin schools, new data released this week show.

Good afternoon, it's Thursday, May 31. I'm Elise Randall and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. A new program for defendants in felony drug cases promises substance abuse treatment instead of jail time. But defense attorneys say it could hurt their clients by pushing them into bad plea deals.

Good morning, it's Thursday, May 31st. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. It will be another sweltering day with a high near 97 and a heat index possibly reaching 105 degrees. South winds of 10 to 15 mph could include gusts as strong as 20 mph. The evening should have increased cloud coverage and a low around 76.

Good afternoon, it's Wednesday, May 30. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Music industry giant Live Nation has acquired a majority stake in Austin-based concert promoter and festival producer ScoreMore Shows, organizers announced today. Sascha Stone Guttfreund and Claire Bogle co-founded ScoreMore in 2010, when Stone was a sophomore at the University of Texas. Today, the company produces about 200 shows a year, primarily in the southern U.S.