The rush is on to test Austin Independent School District students and staff for COVID-19 before they return from winter break Jan. 5, but even after a third of 1,200 tests came back positive Monday, superintendent Dr. Stephanie Elizalde said students are headed back to class. STORY: https://www.kxan.com/news/education/aisd-superintendent-will-not-hesitate-to-close-classrooms-or-schools-if-covid-19-cases-surge/
The rush is on to test Austin Independent School District students and staff for COVID-19 before they return from winter break Jan. 5, but even after a third of 1,200 tests came back positive Monday, superintendent Dr. Stephanie Elizalde said students are headed back to class. STORY: https://www.kxan.com/news/education/aisd-superintendent-will-not-hesitate-to-close-classrooms-or-schools-if-covid-19-cases-surge/
Austin city council is holding a work session to discuss Project Connect, Gov. Greg Abbott called the first of what he says will be several special sessions, and construction begins on a bridge on William Cannon Drive. Plus, a look at the forecast. More on KXAN.com.
Round Rock's transportation team unveiled its recommendations for road safety and capacity improvements.
One of Central Texas' most popular summer activities, tubing down the San Marcos River offers a refreshing retreat from the blazing hot Texas summers. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/san-marcos-river-texas-tubing-floating-destination-at-little-cost/
7 people were treated for injuries after what medics called a "bee swarm attack" Monday at a south Austin park. No one needed to go to the hospital as a result of their injuries. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/7-people-reportedly-hurt-after-bee-swarm-attack-near-south-austin-park/
Within the final hours of the legislative session, Texas lawmakers passed a measure designed to attract businesses to Texas and create high paying jobs, but critics say it hurts schools.
SB 490 was signed by Gov. Abbott before the end of the legislative session, and it will require hospitals to provide patients with itemized bills before taking them to collections. The bill was written as a direct result of a KXAN investigation. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/investigations/medical-billing-transparency-legislation-signed-by-gov-abbott/
Austin ISD campuses will get much-needed repairs and improvements to HVAC systems that parents says are long overdue. KXAN's Avery Travis spoke with the district to see when and how they'll make fixes. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/investigations/hvac-fixes-could-begin-as-soon-as-this-summer-for-some-austin-isd-campuses/
An Austin firefighter was stabbed in the thigh early Monday morning while trying to put out fires along Interstate 35 and Riverside Drive. The suspect is in custody. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-firefighter-stabbed-while-responding-downtown/
Austin leaders are still in the process of updating the city's outdated land development code, but as KXAN's Grace Reader reports, the changes the city council as tried to make are far from being implemented. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-city-council-to-prioritize-backlogged-land-development-code-adjustments/
The 12 members of the Texas House of Representatives named to serve as impeachment managers when Attorney General Ken Paxton's trial begins in the Senate discussed their selection for this role.
The Texas House of Representatives approved which 12 of its members will serve as managers when the Senate holds an impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/texas-house-selects-12-managers-for-ken-paxton-impeachment-trial/
Students at Harmony School of Excellence in southeast Austin were unaware of the soggy exit teachers and staff had planned for the last day of school.
