Mayor Kirk Watson discussed Project Connect and other initiatives encapsulating $25 billion's worth of mobility infrastructure improvements coming down the pipeline in Austin. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/traffic/traffic-projects/once-in-a-generation-opportunity-austin-mayor-applauds-25b-in-transportation-upgrades
Mayor Kirk Watson discussed Project Connect and other initiatives encapsulating $25 billion's worth of mobility infrastructure improvements coming down the pipeline in Austin. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/traffic/traffic-projects/once-in-a-generation-opportunity-austin-mayor-applauds-25b-in-transportation-upgrades
The Williamson County Clerk’s Office announced Wednesday it was offering property owners a free way to protect themselves from fraud. https://www.kxan.com/news/local/williamson-county/williamson-county-launches-fraud-alert-program/
Austin activists want the city council to reconsider new development in East Austin. We're talking about the Borden Dairy site, near Cesar Chavez Street, U-S 183, and the Colorado river. Protesters met at the site today. They say they're not against developing the site all together, but they do worry there is not enough thought with this project in terms of affordable housing or the proximity to the Colorado River.
KXAN learned more about Raul Meza Jr.'s past after he was released from prison in 1993 for killing 8-year-old Kendra Page. He tried to convince the public he had changed.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission announced Wednesday it received federal approval to replace stolen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for people who were victims of fraud. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/if-someone-stole-your-snap-benefits-heres-how-you-can-replace-them/
Travis County District Attorney José Garza must record his presentation of evidence to a special grand jury considering whether there is evidence that several officers used deadly conduct during the racial justice protests in May 2020. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/attorneys-for-austin-officer-accused-of-criminal-conduct-win-emergency-court-order-to-record-grand-jury-proceedings/
It’s called “TXANS”, and it’s a new way the Electric Reliability Council of Texas plans to communicate grid conditions to the public, launching as summer temperatures rise and energy use increases. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/ercot-introducing-campaign-to-communicate-grid-conditions/
Former Texas Secretary of State John Scott was appointed Wednesday by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as interim attorney general following the impeachment of Ken Paxton from the position. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/gov-abbott-appoints-former-secretary-of-state-john-scott-as-interim-attorney-general/
A man charged in connection with the death of an 80-year-old Pflugerville man earlier this month was previously convicted of murder in the 1980s, and law enforcement officials now say he might be linked to several cold cases.
TIMELINE: What we know of Raul Meza’s criminal history
Experts in technology are sounding the alarm. They want lawmakers to take A.I. seriously, saying it could be a threat to humanity. Our Sally Hernandez sits down with The Hill to learn about those demands.
On the 10-year anniversary of the deadly El Reno, Oklahoma tornado, News Photographer Austin Anderson talked to David Yeomans about his story of survival.
