Central Texas top stories for October 3, 2025. How to get around during Austin City Limits. More than a dozen Austin ISD campuses are slated to close next school year. A state district judge is expected to rule soon on an injunction against a controversial data center project in Williamson County. Lane closures this weekend on I-35 northbound in San Marcos are going to cause some slowdowns.

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Central Texas top stories for October 3, 2025. A long-awaited list of which Austin Independent School District campuses are set to close is being released later today. Monday is the deadline for Texans to register to vote for this fall’s election. The Longhorns will be back on the field tomorrow. It’s Day one of the Austin City Limits Music Festival, expect traffic around the city. A city near Austin is asking Musk and The Boring Company to help them make their streets more pedestrian friendly.

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Central Texas top stories for October 2, 2025. UT Austin is one of nine universities the Trump administration is asking to sign an agreement the administration says would give the schools an advantage in accessing federal funds. Advocates want to raise awareness about Texas’ Safe Haven laws. Travis County is introducing a new program to allow jail inmates to receive care via telehealth. Drought conditions are spreading in the Austin area.

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Central Texas top stories for October 2, 2025. UT Austin is one of nine universities the Trump administration is asking to sign a ten-point contract in exchange of giving the schools priority in accessing federal funds. Travis County and local public health provider Central Health have announced a new program to offer virtual medical care to Travis County jail inmates. If you’re traveling this month, know that ABIA is expected to be very busy. Austin FC lost their chance to win their first major trophy. 

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Central Texas top stories for October 1, 2025. Israeli forces have detained an Austin activist who’s part of an international protest to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid. It’s a busy time at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Texas Volleyball is on the road tonight against the Georgia Bulldogs. Austin FC hosts Nashville SC tonight in the final of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.

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Central Texas top stories for October 1, 2025. A coalition of Austin unions and groups is voicing its support for a proposed property tax increase. AISD is set to share the first draft of its school consolidation plans this Friday at 5:30 p.m. Anyone in Texas who sells items on eBay, Etsy, Poshmark or similar online marketplaces will now have to pay sales tax on the fees charged by those platforms. It’s expected to be a busy couple of weeks at Austin Bergstrom International Airport. The State Highway 29 bridge over I-35 in Georgetown will be closed starting tonight at nine until Friday morning at five.

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Central Texas top stories for September 30, 2025. The former soldier is part of a civilian-led humanitarian mission to Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory. Travis County’s budget is growing, along with property tax bills to pay for it. Tomorrow is an ozone action day in Austin.

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Central Texas top stories for September 30, 2025. Austin Police shared new details yesterday on how they found a new suspect in the 1991 ‘Yogurt Shop Murders.’ Taylor residents made a big showing at a court hearing yesterday to oppose a proposed data center. Texas Football will be back in action this Saturday, this time on the road. The Texas Commission on Environmental quality declared today an Ozone Action Day in the Austin area.

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Central Texas top stories for September 29, 2025. Austin Police say they’re certain they now know who killed four teenage girls in 1991. Leander ISD is set to hold a special meeting tomorrow to discuss its financial stability and long-range facility plans. People in Taylor made a big showing at a court hearing today in opposition of a proposed data center. The southbound main lanes of I-35 at State Highway 29 in Georgetown will be closed at night starting tonight and through Thursday. Construction starts today on a new roundabout in South Austin at the intersection of West Mary Street and Evergreen Avenue.

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Lowering a highway in flash flood alley comes with obvious risks. So TxDOT’s building a drainage tunnel wide enough to drive a semi-truck through it. KUT’s Nathan Bernier reports about this massive underground construction project that will shake things up… literally.

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