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Unexpected Impact! Multiple Lawsuits Target CenterPoint for Recent Power Outages
CenterPoint Energy is facing several legal actions due to power outages in southeast Texas following Hurricane Beryl. Three new lawsuits have been brought against the company this week. It took 12 days to restore power to customers in the area affected by the hurricane. The Governor, Greg Abbott, insisted that...
Austin officials to undergo process toward funding climate-related projects
A resolution passed July 18 by Austin City Council kickstarts a process to create a bond package to fund climate-related projects to be placed on ballots by November 2026. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact) A formal process will take place before Austin voters ever see a climate-related bond on a future ballot,...
Austin's Downtown Alliance Launches National Search for New CEO to Build on De Peart's Tenure
The Downtown Austin Alliance has publicly initiated a nationwide search for their next CEO to succeed Dewitt "De" Peart, who has steered the nonprofit overseeing the enhancement and preservation of downtown Austin's charm and vitality, as per his imminent retirement in the first quarter of 2025. This announcement marks the culmination of Peart's tenured leadership, which spanned a transformative decade for the organization and the downtown area it serves. In efforts to continue this momentum, DAA has been working with HRS, Inc., an executive search firm, to carefully source the future leader who is to navigate the complexities of Austin's urban development.
5 key recruits impressed by Texas's late July bash event
Elite five-star San Antonio (TX) Alamo Heights athlete Michael Terry was one of the top-ranked visitors from the 2025 class on campus for the pool party/BBQ bash yesterday. Terry was one of the early arrivals for the bash event yesterday afternoon, and he stuck around until the evening. Texas was...
License plate readers helping Austin police catch criminals
AUSTIN, Texas - License plate readers are back, and the Austin Police Department is using the technology, located throughout the city, to catch criminals. Just this week, they said the city’s camera systems helped officers arrest men accused of violent crimes. "The ability for individuals, any of us, to...
Blue City: The State of Public Safety in Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — Early in the afternoon of May 24, 2023, Patrick Reed, a detective with the Austin Police Department, answered the homicide office’s phone. “My name is Raul Meza,” the voice at the other end of the line said, according to police records, “and I think you are looking for me.”
Man charged after allegedly threatening another man with an AR-15 over a basketball court, then accidentally shooting himself
AUSTIN, Texas — A man has been arrested and charged after allegedly threatening another man with an assault rifle over the use of a basketball court in East Austin. The suspect, 31-year-old Jacob Wheatley, later accidentally shot himself, according to court documents. An affidavit obtained by KVUE states that...
UT Expands Support for Students in Rural Communities
Students in small towns and rural communities across America graduate high school at roughly the same rate as students in metro areas, but they are only half as likely to graduate from a selective college or university. Because of distance and cost, college admissions offices aren’t as present in small towns and rural communities, and students in those areas are less likely to receive admissions and financial aid information or attend recruitment events on campuses.
Liberty Hill ISD student enrollment projected to double over next decade
Student enrollment is projected to grow across all district campuses over the next 10 years. (Chloe Young/Community Impact) Student enrollment in Liberty Hill ISD—which currently sits around 9,000—has nearly doubled over the past five school years and is expected to keep climbing throughout the next decade. A recent...
New menu items coming to Fast Friends Beer Co. as culinary leader changes
Fast Friends Beer Co. opened May 26 at 7313 N. I-35 Frontage Rd., Austin. (Amanda Cutshall/Community Impact) Southwest Austin brewery Fast Friends Beer Company announced a new leader of the culinary program July 1. Laura Cristina Licona, a Michelin-trained chef with 15 years of experience, will head the menu. Some...
Texas Wide receiver Ryan Wingo's 2024 snapshot profile
Texas Longhorns wide receiver Ryan Wingo heads into his freshman season with high expectations. The former All-American was ranked as the second-best wide receiver in his recruiting class in Missouri by 247Sports. In Wingo, the Longhorns have a player who provides lots of versatility. He was a dual-threat athlete in...
Candidates for office can spend campaign money on event tickets. But on clothing? Not so fast.
Austin mayoral candidate Carmen Llanes Pulido may have violated campaign finance rules by spending nearly $400 of her campaign finance contributions on clothing and beauty supplies. The rules are used to hold candidates and officeholders accountable for how they raise money and what they are spending it on. But campaign...
Austin parks board recommends $2.6M extra for parks maintenance, homeless response
It's the thick of budget season for the City of Austin, and the Austin Parks and Recreation Board is calling on city leaders to allocate an additional $2.62 million into the Parks and Recreation Department's budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
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