August 10, 2021 Austin and Dallas schools implement new mask mandates, contravening Gov. Abbott's ban The Austin Independent School District joined Dallas this week in mandating masks in schools, challenging Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's order banning mask mandates by local governments and other entities.
August 9, 2021 Austin activates emergency alert due to severe COVID-19 'crisis' Health officials in Austin issued an emergency alert over the weekend that the COVID-19 situation in the city was "severely worsening" and has reached a "critical" point.Â
July 29, 2021 Austin matches number of homicides in all of 2020, McCaul blames 'defund the police' Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, blamed the "defund the police" movement as Austin is seeing what's been described as a "grim milestone" for homicides in 2021.
July 28, 2021 Austin police shortage at 'crisis' level, 911 callers forced to wait With fewer officers on the streets and no major recruitment plans in the works, law enforcement experts say it’s having a major ripple effect through one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities.
July 13, 2021 'You oppose Voter ID?': Hegseth clashes with Texas Democrat who fled quorum to DC over election reform bill On Tuesday's "Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Primetime," host Pete Hegseth clashed with one of the dozens of Texas Democratic state lawmakers who fled the Lone Star State for Washington to prevent a legislative quorum for a vote on election reform legislation.
June 22, 2021 Austin shooting update: New suspect ID'd, charges against 2 juveniles dropped, police say Charges against two juvenile suspects who were apprehended following a June 12 shooting in Austin, Texas, have been dropped and a manhunt was underway for a new adult suspect in the case, authorities said Tuesday, according to a report.
June 16, 2021 Texans urged to conserve power through week as heat wave grips West As a heat wave scorches the Southwest, bringing record-shattering temperatures, officials at the Texas power grid operator are warning residents to prepare for continued outages and to conserve energy.
June 16, 2021 Austin shooting victim's brother on 'America's Newsroom': His death shouldn't be 'politicized' for gun control The family of the man killed in Saturday's shooting in Austin, Texas, is speaking out against efforts to "politicize" the tragedy, telling Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ that attempts to invoke the gun control debate are "deeply disturbing."
June 14, 2021 Austin mass shooting: Second suspect arrested following deadly attack The second suspect wanted in connection with an Austin, Texas mass shooting that killed one person and wounded 13 others on a bustling downtown street over the weekend was arrested Monday while in summer school, authorities said.Â
June 13, 2021 Violent weekend: Mass shootings in 3 states leave 2 dead, at least 30 wounded Two people were killed and at least 30 more were wounded in separate weekend mass shootings reported in three states, stirring already brewing fears that a spike in gun violence could continue into summer.