Central Texas top stories for July 16, 2024. How Austin’s mayoral candidates stack up in terms of fundraising. Travis County’s Emergency Services Districts are getting $5 million for new radios and other communication equipment. Austin Energy has backed away from a plan to look at selling part of its utility to a private entity. The city of Austin has named two finalists in the search for its next police chief. The Animal Advisory Commission is recommending that the City of Austin permit all companion animals to enter the city’s cooling shelters. Relief from triple digit temperatures inbound. The deadline to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance after the severe weather in late April through early June has been extended.
July 16, 2024