Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Keaton Beach, Florida as a high-end Category 3 storm.

One person is dead, and the Austin Police Department is investigating the incident as a homicide at a south Austin apartment complex, the agency said during a media briefing on Thursday. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/apd-investigating-south-austin-homicide/

Concerns are growing after the Texas Medical Board said it will take two years to fully implement a new state healthcare law meant to protect patients. Three weeks after the law went into effect, it’s creating confusion, not confidence, among some patient advocates. Read more https://www.kxan.com/investigations/excessive-disappointing-concerns-grow-over-texas-patient-safety-law-delay/

The Austin Police Department asked for help Thursday in its search for a man suspected of attacking a gas station cashier. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/apd-asks-for-help-in-search-for-man-who-assaulted-gas-station-cashier-with-beer-can/

On Thursday, the University of Texas at Austin said it received reports of antisemitic vandalism on or near the campus. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/antisemitic-graffiti-found-near-ut-austin-campus/

On Thursday, Austin Independent School District board members decided not to vote on the Texas Education Agency’s plan for how the state will intervene in the district’s special education services. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/austin-isd-school-board-postpones-vote-on-texas-education-agencys-state-intervention-plan/

Overdoses continue in Hays CISD, but new program could help

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/overdoses-continue-in-hays-cisd-but-new-program-could-help/

Officials in Central Texas on Thursday celebrated the completion of a major transportation project that improved the corridor connection Austin and Bastrop. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/traffic/traffic-projects/officials-celebrate-completion-of-sh-71-colorado-river-bridge-project/

Austin City Council approved Thursday submitting a federal grant application for construction funding assistance with its Our Future 35 Cap and Stitch program. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/traffic/traffic-projects/i-35-expansion-project/austin-vying-for-federal-grant-for-i-35-cap-and-stitch-program/

A Georgetown man and former Round Rock pastor was sentenced to serve 70 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release on an “enhanced charge of possession of child pornography.” Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/former-round-rock-pastor-sentenced-on-child-pornography-charge/

Austin’s public library system will premiere season two of its podcast series “APL Volumes” Sept. 27. The second season will focus on all of the non-literature items available for use through APL: from tools and board games available to rent, to craft supplies and seeds residents can come use. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/new-podcast-dives-into-all-of-the-austin-public-librarys-non-book-offerings/

Austin City Council has more than 100 items on its Sept. 21, 2023 meeting. Here’s some of what KXAN is watching. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-city-council-future-of-healthsouth-building-police-oversight-implementation/

The Oscar-winning actor appeared earlier this week on an episode of the “SmartLess” podcast with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett to promote his new picture book called “Just Because.” Their discussion, though, turned to politics after McConaughey talked about his Greenlights Grant Initiative, which is a national program he launched connecting school districts to available federal school safety funding. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/matthew-mcconaughey-again-floats-possibility-of-running-for-political-office/