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Central Texas top stories for August 10, 2022. Monkeypox declared a health emergency in Travis County. Rent in Austin keeps climbing at historic rates. Austin ISD school board votes Thursday on a potential 2022 bond package. School bus driver and crossing guard shortages. Capital Metro updates guidelines for free rides to cooling centers. Williamson County budget update.
July 30, 2025
The Austin City Council is set to decide tomorrow whether to ask voters to approve a property tax rate hike. Some school programs set to be cut due to pauses in federal funding can continue. Fort Cavazos in Killeen was renamed back to Fort Hood this week.
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July 29, 2025
The Texas Senate had another in a series of hearings today on redrawing congressional districts at the behest of President Trump. Hays County is looking to make the most of its water supply. Tesla says it’s struck a deal with Samsung to produce semiconductor chips at the South Korean company’s forthcoming plant in Taylor. East Austin has a new pocket park. Humidity has been so low this afternoon that the heat index has been lower than the air temperature in the Austin area.
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July 29, 2025
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a legal petition against a New York county clerk in an ongoing battle over conflicting state abortion laws. The Texas Senate’s Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting on Monday held the third of four scheduled meetings. The Austin area is returning to hot, dry weather this week after an unusually wet start to the month.
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July 28, 2025
A lawsuit filed by school districts had blocked the T-E-A from releasing the 2024 A-through-F grades, until now. Central Health has unveiled its proposed budget for the next fiscal year. You can learn more about what is in the proposed Austin budget at a variety of town hall meetings starting today. The Marble Falls Volunteer Fire Department is planning a memorial for Chief Michael Philips.
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July 28, 2025
Texas state lawmakers heard public testimony in Houston Saturday as part of mid-decade congressional redistricting. Storms brought deadly flooding, but also refilled Austin’s water reservoirs. People in Travis County impacted by flash flooding earlier this month can now get federal help at a different location. Kyle voters could vote to impose term limits on city council members this fall.
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July 25, 2025
It could take weeks for CapMetro to repair railroad tracks damaged by recent flooding. The latest in the City of Austin’s efforts to improve the safety of 6th Street. 15 Texas House Democrats are leaving the state to see how top leaders in blue states are dealing with the sweeping new spending and tax legislation passed by Congress this month. Austin hit triple digit temperatures for the first time since mid-May. A former Camp Mystic camper recounts the many memories she wears on her wrist.
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July 25, 2025
Central Texas top stories for July 25, 2025. The Texas state legislature kicked off a series of hearings on redistricting; advocates and elected officials held a rally outside the Capitol. Austin is dedicating more money to preventing and responding hate crimes. A new hotel and convention center is coming to Austin near the Circuit of […]
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July 24, 2025
The City of Austin is trying to set up an air traffic controller academy in ACC, but there’s no guarantee it will happen. The Texas House and Senate’s new special committees on flood relief and preparedness met for the first time this week. The Austin City Council is postponing a vote to update the city’s comprehensive plan. Prices at the gas pumps have been trending lower.
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