Central Texas top stories for September 19, 2024. Schools in Central Texas and throughout the U.S. have been seeing an uptick in threats of violence. Concerns about ballot secrecy swept Texas earlier this year. In Texas, deaths among pregnant women and new moms increased dramatically in the most recent years for which we have that data. School districts across the state are struggling to comply with a safety law more than a year after it went into effect. Second gentleman Doug Emhoff will be in Texas next week for campaign events with the Texas Democratic Party. Austin City Limits money will help improve local parks.