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Central Texas top stories for May 10, 2024. Austin ISD faces a bigger budget deficit than originally anticipated. Central Health is being sued. Last night’s severe thunderstorms brought baseball-size hail to Central Texas. Hear from a Kyle traveling to Kyle for the gathering of the Kyle’s.

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Central Texas top stories for May 9, 2024. A San Marcos man was charged with illegally carrying a gun during a protest on the University of Texas campus last week. How the power grid held up under yesterday’s unseasonably hot temperatures. A cold front is bringing a chance of rain and severe weather to Central Texas. The UT Austin president says the university will not allow disruptions to its graduation events. Travis County District Attorney José Garza can use county money to help him fight a petition filed to remove him from office. #1 ranked Longhorns in their final Big 12 Softball tournament.

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Central Texas top stories for May 9, 2024. A man has been charged for illegally carrying a weapon during a pro-Palestinian portest at UT Austin last week. The head of the U-T System Board of Regents says divesting from Israel is “not an option.” Severe storms are possible for parts of Burnet, Travis, and Williamson counties today. The City of Austin has announced a survey to take residents’ input for the 2025 budget plan. A long-awaited hearing in a lawsuit brought by taxpayers against Central Health takes place today. Officials at ABIA want to build a new parking garage. Correction about arrests related to last week’s surge of overdoses.

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Central Texas top stories for May 8, 2024. Ascension has cybersecurity issue disrupt clinical operations. Texas House Republicans praised UT President Jay Hartzell for his response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus. Texas Governor Greg Abbott told public universities in Texas not to comply with changes made to Title IX by the Biden administration. Recent rain not enough to avoid drought restrictions for some Austin-area residents. The city of Kyle is buying water from San Marcos. The city of Austin is holding an open house tonight to discuss changes to the city’s land code. An oil and gas waste facility has pleaded guilty to polluting charges.

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Central Texas top stories for May 8, 2024. Manor ISD will allow staff to take mental health days next school year. The number of unsheltered people in Hays County has gone up over the last four years. Leander is teaching residents how to conserve water ahead of another hot and dry summer. A Professor Emerita at UT Austin has won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for history.

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Central Texas top stories for May 7, 2024. Hays County’s Mental Health Court. Austin Police are still trying to find the source of the opioids responsible for the recent spike in overdose cases. APD staffing update. Bastrop ISD’s food bank. Temperatures are on the rise. Austin lifeguard staffing levels. UT Austin commencement.

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Central Texas top stories for May 7, 2024. APD arrests five suspects related to last week’s surge of overdoses. “Quiet zones” start today. Austin ISD is looking for community feedback on what to look for in a Special Education Ombudsperson. Lockhart residents could vote to bring Austin Community College to their school district. Three neighborhoods voted to be disannexed from Austin’s city limits. Georgetown ISD voters approved a $650 million bond package.

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Central Texas top stories for May 6, 2024. Austin’s new city manager outlined his priorities on his first day on the job. Elgin ISD and Georgetown ISD voters approved school bond packages. May rains. Wildfire risk management. Four Austin-area hospitals got a “C” grade for how well they prevent errors, accidents, and infections. The TSA will move the lines for PreCheck and CLEAR to a single checkpoint at Austin-Bergstrom this week. The Texas softball team finished their final year of Big 12 competition as regular season champions.

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Central Texas top stories for May 6, 2024. May Day protest at UT Austin on Sunday. Austin has a new city manager. Rent prices in the Austin area fall for the 11th consecutive month. Candidates backed by the local Democratic Party won all three elected spots on the Travis Central Appraisal District’s board of directors in Saturday’s election. Researchers at UT Austin’s school of engineering developed e-skin robots. The UT Austin softball team won the Big 12 Conference championship Sunday.

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Central Texas top stories for May 3, 2024. UT Austin is gearing up for what could be the largest pro-Palestinian demonstration in recent weeks. APD said the outbreak of overdoses in Travis County this week is believed to have been caused primarily by crack cocaine laced with fentanyl. How should Austin Energy ensure electric reliability for its customers into the future while reducing greenhouse gas emissions? Flights from Austin to Montreal started today on Air Canada. The City of Austin is creating its own poet laureate program. Austin FC faces the Vancouver Whitecaps this weekend. The Pecan Street Festival is happening this weekend.

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