In Austin, two spots each on the Austin City Council and Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees are up for grabs while one position on the Georgetown City Council is set to be decided.
KXAN will host a live-streamed conversation Thursday afternoon with three college seniors about what the school year has been like for them and how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is affecting their future plans.
It's a social media based campaign similar to the "Ice Bucket Challenge," which raised money and awareness for ALS, but in its second year, this challenge asks people to show kindness, like how Myles Hutcheson did to everyone he met before his untimely death.
A Taiwanese man was lucky enough to score the newest Playstation 5, but his time with the device was short-lived because his wife sold the console when she found out it wasn't an air purifier like he'd told her.
Austin Public Health leaders will discuss the "preparation for the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in Austin and Travis County, including coordination among health care systems and providers."
TxDOT officials are proposing high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes stretching along the entire section.
West says because of the pandemic those numbers are not where they need to be. Right now, they have about 700 substitute teachers in their sub pool, but only about 375 of those are considered active, which means they have taught at least once this year.
Council is expected to adopt enhanced guidelines for grant programs that benefit live music venues and legacy businesses. The Austin Legacy Business Relief Grant is a $5 million program to help support Austin-based live music venues impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Austin Live Music Venue Preservation Fund offers $5 million to help support impacted Austin-based live music venues.
Austin Mayor Steve Adler told KXAN he regrets traveling to Mexico with his family earlier this month as he urged residents to stay home to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas is expected to receive a first allotment of more than 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in less than two weeks.
