Austin American-Statesman

Good afternoon, it's Wednesday, June 6. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. A sharply divided Austin-based Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled today that a Houston man is not too intellectually disabled to execute. The 5-3 ruling came after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bobby Moore’s favor in March 2017.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Wednesday May 30. I'm Valikia Newsome, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Today expect much of the same kind of weather as yesterday, as temperatures climb to 98—but heat index values could go as high as 104. Evening cloudiness will contribute to a warm overnight that stays above 76 degrees.