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July 16, 2025
Central Texas top stories for July 16, 2025. The Austin city manager’s $6.3 billion budget proposal includes enough cuts to get rid of a $33 million shortfall.The City of Kyle’s Mayor has announced that he’ll be stepping down from his position in November. The average cost of rent in the Austin area was down eight percent last month. Marble Falls is under a boil water notice due to recent flooding in the area.
July 16, 2025
At the current pace, it would take two-hundred years for all the city’s low-water crossings to be repaired. KUT’s Nathan Bernier reports on why these fixes could take generations.
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July 16, 2025
The Austin city manager’s $6.3 billion budget proposal includes enough cuts to get rid of a $33 million shortfall. The average cost of rent in the Austin area was down eight percent last month. The City of Kyle’s Mayor has announced that he’ll be stepping down from his position in November. Marble Falls is under a boil water notice due to recent flooding in the area.
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July 16, 2025
Central Texas top stories for July 16, 2025. Williamson County officials say they have shifted to clean-up and recovery mode after deadly flooding swept through the area on July 5th. Austin’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is hosting an Emergency Preparedness Pop-up event today where people can learn what to do before and […]
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July 15, 2025
The Lower Colorado River Authority has one gate open at Buchanan Dam, sending water down into Lake Travis. Catastrophic flooding in Austin would have happened again if not for that system of up-river lakes and dams. Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax is proposing a $6.3 billion budget. Women over the age of 40 can get free mammograms at Ascension Seton Primary Care through July 25th.
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July 15, 2025
Central Texas top stories for July 15, 2025. The Austin area is still under a Flood Watch until 1 p.m. today. Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax released a proposed budget of $6.3 billion for the 2026 fiscal year. AISD is working on a plan to close certain campuses to reduce its multimillion-dollar budget deficit. Travis […]
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July 14, 2025
A Flood Watch has been extended until tomorrow morning at 7:00 for the Austin area and west into the Hill Country. The Lower Colorado River Authority opened four flood gates this afternoon at Buchanan Dam. Debris pickup services in the northwest Travis County neighborhood near Big Sandy Creek started today. Travis County officials are working to restore access to homes near Big Sandy Creek after flooding in the area severely damaged a bridge and left some people in the neighborhood trapped on one side of the creek. Mexican volunteer teams helped with recovery efforts in Kerr County.
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July 14, 2025
Austin-area home for disabled Texans begins recovery after losing ‘office mom’ in flooding
Sherry Richardson, 64, was considered the “office mom” at Hope House, a long-term residential home for children and adults with disabilities in Liberty Hill.
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July 14, 2025
Central Texas top stories for July 14, 2025. A flood watch is still in effect for Central Texas until 9 tonight. A candlelight vigil in Leander this weekend helped people grapple with the grief caused by deadly floods in Central Texas over the Fourth of July weekend. Congregants from churches across Kerrville, in Central Texas, […]
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