Central Texas top stories for October 18, 2024. Austin and Travis County are issuing preemptive disaster declarations as dry, windy conditions increase the risk of wildfire. Texas lawmakers are looking at how social media affects children and the impact of a law they passed last year seeking to address this issue. More than a year after Austin voters approved a measure to make them public, the so-called “G-files” of police officers accused of misconduct are published.