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Austin Police will leave a "public safety zone" in place on Sixth Street as they expect SXSW attendants to remain in the city for a few more days, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told reporters that his goals in the war against Iran will ultimately create the conditions for a civilian uprising, The Treasury Department is taking over some federal student loans as part of the Trump adm...

The City of Austin has launched a new redesign of its website that cost over a million dollars, a major investigation by The New York Times has revealed allegations that the late labor icon Cesar Chavez sexually abused and raped women and girls and top national security and intelligence officials testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding the war with Iran. See omnystudio.com/lis...

Allies reject Trump's calls for help securing the Strait of Hormuz as oil continues to flow but with rising risks and prices, the City of Pflugerville has found another break in a pipeline that carries water from the Colorado River to Lake Pflugerville, making it the fifth break discovered for the troubled pipeline and A federal judge in Houston has extended the Texas school choice voucher applica...

Attorney Doug O'Connell, who represents an Austin Police officer indicted in relation to the 2020 summer protests in Austin, joins the show to discuss alleged misconduct by Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza and O'Connell's motion to dismiss the case, U.S. Representative Greg Casar crashed U.S. Senator John Cornyn's press conference at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and the Austin...

The Trump administration is preparing to announce that several countries have agreed to form a naval coalition to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, The Department of Energy will begin to pull oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help reduce prices that have risen due to Operation Epic Fury and Austin city councilmembers are calling for immigration enforcement...

AI is quickly becoming one of the most influential technologies of our time as more and more people turn to the tech to help them in everyday life. Jewish houses of worship in Central Texas are on heightened alert following an attack at a synagogue in Michigan yesterday. The application process for school choice vouchers in Texas is nearly complete, with the portal closing on the 17th. See omnystu...

Austin Independent School District leaders are facing backlash for confusing messaging regarding multiple school closures, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is pressuring Collin County to reject plans for the planned Muslim community Epic City and Iran has allegedly launched its first major cyberattack of the war against a U.S. company, reportedly targeting a medical technology group See omny...

Three children have been confirmed dead at the scene of an apartment fire in southeast Austin, Stage 3 water restrictions continue in Pflugerville after there was a break in a thirty inch pipeline that supplies Lake Pflugerville and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton finds himself with an early lead in the polls in his Senate runoff against incumbent Senator John Cornyn. See omnystudio.co...

President Trump is issuing new threats to Iran over the possible blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, two men have been charged with federal terrorism offenses after throwing "ignited devices" near the residence of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Austin Police Department is increasing security measures ahead of SXSW following a deadly shooting earlier this month.  See omnystudio.com/listen...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has issued a statement addressing an explosive that was thrown outside his home during a protest over the weekend, an attorney representing a woman who was reportedly injured at the Tesla Gigafactory by the man behind the 6th street mass shooting attack is now claiming Tesla might've been able to prevent the shooting altogether and a new map shows that no physica...

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis has sent a memo outlining updated guidelines regarding how APD officers interact with ICE agents, the Austin Police Department has released 911 audio and body cam footage of the recent mass shooting on Sixth Street and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is hinting at dropping out of the U.S. Senate race to make a clear pathway for incumbent John Cornyn. See omnystudio...

A new report from Austin's city auditor shows the city spends way more money on I.T. staff than most cities its size do as well as employing far more staff than those cities, Austin Pets Alive is asking for donations after dozens of puppies and dogs contracted parvovirus and the Williamson County Elections Office says some votes cast during Tuesday's extended hours at two polling locations may not...

State Rep. James Talarico has defeated Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Democrat primary for the U.S. Senate seat in Texas while current U.S. Senator John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will head to a runoff for the Republican side, Republican Congressman Chip Roy and Texas state senator Mayes Middleton will head to a runoff election for the Texas Attorney General seat and Travis County...

Dozens of Texas lawmakers are calling on Congress to put a full pause on immigration following the mass shooting in Austin over the weekend, voting in the Democrat and Republican primaries in the U.S. Senate election in Texas begins today and a Houston area parent has filed a federal lawsuit over school vouchers claiming they discriminate on the basis of religion. See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

Three people are dead and 14 others are wounded after a mass shooting outside a bar on Sixth Street, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is confirmed dead after joint U.S. and Israeli airstrikes were carried out over the weekend and self-driving taxi company Waymo has yet to respond to backlash from a video showing one of its autonomous vehicles blocking Austin first responders from gett...

PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BORDER SECURITY PLAN IS NOT SITTING WELL WITH SOME IN WEST TEXAS. A BORDER WALL COULD SOON BE BUILT INSIDE BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK. THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A NEW NOISE ORDINANCE AIMED AT TAMPING DOWN ON LOUD VEHICLES. THE OLD CONVENTION CENTER IS GONE AND CONSTRUCTION WILL CONTINUE FOR YEARS IN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN TO BUILD A NEW ONE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

The Austin City Council is expected to vote today on a number of items aimed at tackling homelessness, including funds to expand the Esperanza community, Austin Water is asking the city for another $600 million to fund its Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant and rural Republicans are coming out against building new data centers as their constituents are concerned about the amount of resources...

The Austin City Council is expected to vote tomorrow on a proposed change to the noise ordinance to limit how loud cars and motorcycles can be, Austin's Homeless Strategy Office has released a new plan outlining its plans through the 2027 fiscal year and data from the Austin Fire Department shows over 400 fires that have been sparked over the last two months were linked to homeless camps. See omny...

Early survey work will soon begin on Austin's light rail project after the Austin Transit Partnership approved a $60 million contract this month, the families of nine of the victims from last year's July 4th flooding have filed a new federal lawsuit against six officials with the Texas Department of State Health Services and a federal judge has temporarily blocked three Texas public school distric...

An off-duty Austin police officer is being hailed as a hero following a shooting at a barbershop in Pflugerville, the City of Austin is asking for community input as it works to shape a proposed $700 million bond package that could appear on the November ballot and the Lower Colorado River Authority is considering building another reservoir to help meet rising demand fueled by rapid growth. See om...

According to data from Travis County early voting in the primary election is seeing much higher turnout than in the last midterm cycle, an Austin man seen on video abusing his dog on his apartment balcony is facing a felony animal cruelty charge and won't be getting his dog back and a judge in Austin has officially declared the innocence of the four men wrongfully accused in the 1991 yogurt shop m...

The Canadian Olympic curling team is under fire for accusations of cheating at the Winter games, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is filing a class action lawsuit against companies with ties to China, and the Lower Colorado River Authority has approved a new 12-year plan aimed at changing how water usage is managed in Central Texas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The San Marcos City Council has voted to outright reject a proposed $1.5 billion data center, the Austin ISD has announced significant process on a backlog of special education evaluations and that they're no longer under the watchful eye of the TEA and early voting for the Texas primary is underway through February 27th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As enrollment continues to plummet the Austin ISD is putting a focus on getting kids who left the district back into their classrooms, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into firetruck manufacturers over alleged anti-competitive pricing and Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra is supporting new water restrictions on large-use developments such as data centers. See omnystudio....

On Friday, more than 100 students walked out of class at McNeil High School, and once again, things got a little out of hand. The Austin Police Department is investigating the deaths of two people who were found inside their home over the weekend. An Austin councilmember says construction around the University of Texas campus will make it very hard for students to vote. See omnystudio.co...