Just days after the Austin Board of Realtors said the local housing market is starting to “rebalance,” Zillow has released a much harsher outlook: the Austin market is now “ice cold.” Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/zillow-austin-housing-market-now-ice-cold-falls-out-of-list-of-hottest-markets-in-the-country/

Texas judges have the right to keep drivers from renewing their license if they don't pay traffic tickets or the fines associated with delaying payment — and our investigation found nearly one million current orders to do just that. Our KXAN investigation found it's a system keeping people from driving to work, and childcare, and often trapping families in a cycle of debt. Read the full investigation: https://www.kxan.com/investigations/nearly-1m-drivers-at-risk-of-losing-licenses-are-you-one-of-them/

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/live-blog-freezing-weather-causing-wrecks-school-closures/

KXAN's Nick Bannin and Jim Spencer spoke on the impacts of the recent ice storm. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/live-blog-freezing-weather-causing-wrecks-school-closures/

A judge sentenced Magen Fieramusca to 55 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to killing her best friend in 2019. The victim's mother read a statement in court, which led Fieramusca to cry. Read more here: https://www.kxan.com/investigations/magen-fieramusca-expected-to-plead-guilty-in-death-of-friend-baby-kidnapping-charges-dropped/

In an email, officials said CapMetro attempted a test trip to an area clinic and the vehicle “was stuck for an hour.” Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/capmetro-suspends-trip-to-dialysis-clinics-due-to-road-conditions-outages/

Austin Water confirmed the city is not under a boil water notice, quashing rumors flying mid-morning that one was imminent. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/no-boil-water-notice-for-city-of-austin/

A downed utility pole and power lines near Shell Spur and Logan Ranch Road in Georgetown are causing issues for drivers in the area. Police are asking people to avoid the intersection if possible.

KXAN's Dylan McKim reports live in Williamson County, where a neighborhood is beginning what's expected to be a long cleanup process after a days-long ice storm.

One Austin-area tree trimming service company has received more than 100 calls for limb and brush removal following this week's ice storm.

After a press conference with Travis County and Austin City leaders about the response to a days-long ice storm, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson spoke with KXAN to answer questions about the city's preparedness.

Thousands of Austin Energy customers remain without power because of outages caused by the ice storm. Leaders from the utility, the city and the county shared information about ongoing efforts to restore electricity to homes. Read more here: https://www.kxan.com/.../blog-power-outages-in-austin-area/

Austin councilmember Zo Qadri discusses ice storm impacts