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Central Texas top stories for March 14, 2024. The city of Austin resumed contract negotiations with the local police union. The median sales price of homes in the Austin area is up slightly. Georgetown could partner with Williamson County to expand its animal shelter. The NAACP this week urged Black athletes to boycott predominantly white […]

Central Texas top stories for March 13, 2024. Reaction to 5th Circuit Court decision requiring parental consent for minors seeking birth control. Artists protest SXSW. Some Austin-area firefighters are expected to return home today after helping battle the Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas Panhandle. Longhorns in the Big 12 Championship tournament.

Violence has been flaring in Haiti as gangs have attacked government facilities after elections were delayed. There is still no ceasefire agreement in the Israel-Hamas war. Concerns persist about potential Russian aggression in Europe two years after the invasion of Ukraine. It can be easy to feel overwhelmed or even hopeless in the face of […]

Central Texas top stories for March 13, 2024. The city of Austin has activated its spring festival operations center. Musicians protest SXSW. More counties issue disaster declarations for the total solar eclipse. The police chief of Uvalde announced his resignation Tuesday. The UT women’s basketball team has won this year’s Big 12 conference championship title.

Central Texas top stories for March 12, 2024. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling that grants a Texas father the right to block his daughter from receiving birth control. An I-35 tunnel through downtown Austin is getting closer to becoming a reality. A pedestrian was killed, and another injured, in a hit-and-run […]

Central Texas top stories for March 12, 2024. Rent prices in Austin continue to fall. UT Austin will begin requiring standardized test scores as part of its admissions process. Former Uvalde mayor reacts to an independent investigation into the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School. The city of Kyle is participating in a Warrant Amnesty […]

Central Texas top stories for March 11, 2024. Austin City Council approved the creation of a workforce development program. Austin could be doing more to address 911 calls. UT Austin plans to require standardized test scores for admissions. Some school districts are staying open during next month’s eclipse. Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center’s new Owl Cam.

Central Texas top stories for March 11, 2024. One Austin city manager candidate withdrew from consideration. TxDOT is taking public input on a possible road expansion in southwestern Travis County. U.S. Supreme Court will soon rule on whether Texas state troopers can arrest immigrants who cross into the U.S. Emergency communications for blind and deaf […]

Central Texas top stories for March 8, 2024. The Austin Independent School District is preparing to make major budget cuts to remain financially stable. A jury in Travis County has acquitted two former Williamson County Sheriff’s deputies of manslaughter charges. Today is your last day to order free at-home COVID-19 tests through the U.S. Postal […]

Central Texas top stories for March 08, 2024. Former Williamson County Sheriff’s deputies acquitted in manslaughter case. The Austin Independent School District is preparing to make significant spending cuts to remain financially stable. City of Uvalde independent investigation finds officers did not violate department policies in Robb Elementary shooting. SXSW road closures. Austin’s Living Streets […]