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Central Texas top stories for February 5, 2025. Self-driving cars will offer ride-hailing services to the public later this year in Austin. The city of Austin plans on renovating regulations on short-term rentals. It will be another warm day in the Austin area.

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Central Texas top stories for February 4, 2025. Austin may be making some changes to its Live Music Fund. Texas Governor Greg Abbott wants the state legislature to secure the future of the Texas water supply. Rent prices in the Austin area fell again last month. Austin Community College will begin offering classes in Lockhart this month. There’s been a sudden jump in gasoline prices in the Austin area.

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Central Texas top stories for February 4, 2025. The Texas Senate is set to begin the debate on school vouchers today. Texas Governor Greg Abbott is calling for a “Texas-sized investment” to secure the state’s water supply. Here’s how tariffs could impact your economy. We hit record high temperatures yesterday.

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Central Texas top stories for February 3, 2025. New rules are now in effect for crypto-currency mining in Texas. Austin ISD’s Board of Trustees is taking stock of bills that could impact public education funding. Texas House Democrats are calling on the governor to put public schools ahead of school vouchers. The City of Austin is looking to make some changes at parks, trails and greenbelts to prevent vehicle break-ins. Work is now starting to convert an abandoned railroad line in South Austin into a 6.5 mile trail. The weather rollercoaster continues.

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Central Texas top stories for February 3, 2025. Gov. Greg Abbott gave his state of the state address yesterday, here are the details. Texas lawmakers are proposing increasing school safety funding by hundreds of millions of dollars, AISD says it might not be enough to comply with security measures. An abandoned rail line in Austin is being converted into a trail for pedestrians and cyclists. APD is increasing security after vehicle break-ins at parks and greenbelts. 

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Central Texas top stories for January 31, 2025. Tax season is here. Senator John Cornyn says he will vote to confirm the appointment of Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence. Governor Greg Abbott announced an expanded list of China-affiliated apps banned from state-issued digital devices and personal devices used for work. Local police say they are not participating in recent immigration enforcement. The City of Austin is looking into changing the way it responds to mental health emergencies. The Texas Men’s basketball team will face LSU on the road tomorrow.

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Central Texas top stories for January 31, 2025.  The City of Austin will look into changing the way it responds to mental health emergencies. The Mexican Consul General says at least 39 people from Mexico who are in the U.S. without legal status were detained in the Austin area over the last week. $42 million were approved for more affordable housing in Austin.

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Central Texas top stories for January 30, 2025. The achievement gap is widening for Austin ISD students. Jacob’s Well is looking unlikely to open for swimming this summer. The Austin City Council voted today to approve conducting a study of wildfire fuel conditions in the Balcones Canyonland Preserve. The City of San Marcos is looking to partner with Texas State University on a new transit system. Extreme Drought conditions in Central Texas expanded in the past week.

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Central Texas top stories for January 30, 2025. Advocates say recent immigration enforcement is sowing fear among undocumented migrants in the Austin area. Despite the rain, Jacob’s Well is unlikely to open for swimming this summer.

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Central Texas top stories for January 29, 2025. Trump administration policy changes have caused some confusion among scientists. Daniel Perry will go back on trial on a charge for deadly conduct. Austin Water and the Lower Colorado River Authority are working to get Lady Bird Lake back up to its normal level. Rain chances will rise tonight into tomorrow.

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