After a downtown Austin Fire and EMS station temporarily closed for emergency renovations — highlighting the need for additional public safety spaces in busy parts of town — some city leaders are looking at ways to incentivize the private sector to help. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-could-tap-private-developers-to-help-fill-public-safety-gaps/

Breaking news: A man was arrested for Capital Murder Tuesday in connection to a string of shootings in Austin and Bexar County that left 3 people injured and 6 people dead. Read more here: https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/sources-officer-shot-in-southwest-austin/

https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/sources-officer-shot-in-southwest-austin/ A man was arrested for Capital Murder Tuesday in connection to several homicides as well as the shootings of an Austin Independent School District officer and an Austin police officer, the Austin Police Department said early Wednesday morning.

Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/sources-officer-shot-in-southwest-austin/ A suspect was arrested Tuesday in connection with a homicide and two separate shootings involving an Austin Independent School District officer and an Austin police officer, multiple law enforcement sources confirmed to KXAN.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is investigating a homicide in south Austin that left two people dead, APD Sgt. Destiny Silva said during a media briefing on Tuesday.

Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/southwest-flight-returns-to-air-after-runway-not-clear-at-austin-airport-faa-says/ Data from a Southwest flight from Nashville to Austin indicates a plane was 600ft off the ground before it returned to the air for several minutes Monday night. A viewer tip said the plane circled in the air to avoid an aircraft already on the runway.

The University of Texas Austin says its iconic tower needs some renovations. A project from UT focuses on the exterior of the tower and main building.

Austin ISD students and parents reunite off-campus after officer shot at Northeast Early College High School

Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/texas-legislature-finishes-fourth-special-session-without-school-vouchers-public-education-funds-and-more/ With the final gavel of the year in the Capitol chambers, special session four came to close Tuesday without passing Gov. Greg Abbott’s priorities regarding school safety, teacher pay, education savings accounts, and an election bill.

Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/northeast-echs-on-lockdown-due-to-shots-heard-in-the-area-school-district-says/ An Austin Independent School District police officer was expected to be released from the hospital Tuesday after getting shot in the leg, AISD Police Chief Wayne Sneed said.

Officers investigate two shootings, including one that left an Austin ISD policer officer with non-life threatening injuries.

Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/apd-investigating-homicide-in-south-austin/ Law enforcement sources told KXAN on Tuesday night that a suspect was arrested in connection with the homicide and two separate shootings, which involved an AISD officer and an Austin police officer.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is investigating a homicide in south Austin that left two people dead, APD Sgt. Destiny Silva said during a media briefing on Tuesday.