Central Texas top stories for November 4, 2024. Crews continue working to contain a wildfire in Bastrop County. Election Day is tomorrow, millions of Texans cast their ballots during early voting. In Travis County, about half of registered voters cast their ballots during early voting. Conflicts over LGBTQ student rights, lessons about race and book bans are costing public schools a lot of money. Georgetown is finding ways to increase the city’s water supply. Trains in San Marcos are sounding their horns again.
Trains
This Is My Thing: Vintage Railroading!
Some folks like to watch trains or photograph trains or build model trains, but for Marc Opperman only the real thing will do. His love of trains led him to become a student conductor on a real, functioning vintage train.
DPS whistleblower says troops at border have ‘inhumane’ policies toward migrants
A new report says Texas troopers were told to push back migrants and deny water amid soaring temperatures.
How a redistricting case from Alabama could have ripple effects on Texas’ Galveston County and beyond.
A Sriracha shortage is putting the squeeze on people who love the red sauce, and some Texas restaurants are getting inventive.
How the writers’ and actors’ strikes in Hollywood could play out close to home.
And a reconsideration of the baseball team that won it all in 2017 but was accused of stealing signs: A talk with the author of “Astros and Asterisks.”