ATX PULSE 1/31/25 (free): ATX City Council Approves $350M for Homelessness // Judge: Perry Must Stand Trial for Deadly Conduct Charge // 5 Capital Murder Suspects Arrested // Texas State Boasts Record Enrollment // Tesla to Test Self Driving Taxi Service in ATX by June // Texas Men's Basketball Faces Two Must Win Games // ATX MLB Fan Event Sat 1-3pm

YOU’RE INVITED: ATX MLB Quarterly Fan Party Tomorrw Afternoon!

Austin-area Baseball Fans: The Austin Baseball Commission, founded to bring an expansion MLB team to Austin, will be hosting our first Quarterly Fan Party in 2025 this Saturday from 1-3pm at Nomadic Brewery!

Please come and support us and network with some local government official, ATX MLB leaders, business leaders, and former MLB Players!

RSVP IS REQUIRED: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/austin-baseball-commission-mlb-quarterly-fan-party-tickets-1143170376369?aff=oddtdtcreator

** Tickets are $25 and include food and drinks.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2025

Compiled by Matt Mackowiak

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TODAY’S WEATHER

H: 72° / L: 41°. Warm afternoons and lots of sunshine. Latest forecast from Fox 7 Austin’s Zack Shields here.

TOP NEWS

“Austin leaders vote to make homelessness a top financial priority for the city” CBS Austin

“Daniel Perry to face trial for deadly conduct after being pardoned for murder conviction” AAS ($)

“Texas State sets multiple enrollment records for spring semester” KVUE

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THE BLOTTER

“5 Austin capital murder suspects arrested for November 2024 deadly shooting” Fox 7 Austin

“1 rescued, 1 arrested in San Marcos hostage situation” Fox 7 Austin

“Del Valle fentanyl dealer sentenced to 10 years for selling counterfeit pills” CBS Austin

“2 arrested in Kyle after participating in kidnapping ‘TikTok prank’ near Hays CISD elementary school” KXAN

“Round Rock police shuts down illegal game room, seizes 64 gambling machines” CBS Austin

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

“City of Austin approves $42M for affordable housing in five districts” CBS Austin

“AISD student scores on national test returning to pre-pandemic levels” KXAN

“Manor ISD exits TEA monitoring after six years” KXAN

“Leander ISD to open 2 new elementary schools in 2028-29 school year”Community Impact Austin

2025

“Lakeway to hold election for mayor, 3 council seats” Community Impact Austin

BUSINESS NEWS

“Tesla to launch self-driving taxi service in Austin by June” CBS Austin

“Electric vehicle platform manufacturer REE abandons Pflugerville HQ project” ABJ ($)

LOCAL SPORTS

TEXAS FOOTBALL: “Texas football 2025 running back preview: CJ Baxter back to join Tre Wisner, others” AAS ($)

TEXAS FOOTBALL: Golden: “Four more wins is all Texas basketball needs to go dancing” AAS ($)

TEXAS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: “Fifth-ranked Texas shrugs off halftime deficit, tops Missouri 70-61” KXAN

QUICK LINKS

~ St. Edward's University unveils new nursing program. How officials hope it'll help Austin - Austin American-Statesman

~ Did you feel it? 4.5 magnitude earthquake near San Antonio felt across Central Texas - Austin American-Statesman

~ Council OKs historic zoning for east side house on first reading - Austin Monitor

~ Documentary film highlights the history of an 1870s-era home and the story of Clarksville - Austin Monitor

~ Girl killed in Driftwood was Wimberley ISD student, according to school district - KVUE

~ Cedar Park approves $300K alternative water supply study - Community Impact Austin

~ Power returned to thousands of Austin Energy customers after South Austin outage - KVUE

~ Eanes ISD projects more revenue losses in 2025-26 - Community Impact Austin

~ Bastrop County sees a nearly 35% increase in new home listings in December year over year - Community Impact Austin

~ 1972, Austin's first women's sports pub, to open downtown this spring - Community Impact Austin

~ Bluebonnet Beer Co. marks 10 years of local pours in Round Rock - Community Impact Austin

AUSTIN CULTURE

~ DINING: 8 Austin restaurants update their menus for monthlong lamb competition Culture Map Austin

~ DINING: Three Austin eateries make Yelp's list of top 100 date night restaurants CBS Austin

~ SXSW: Billboard announces SXSW performances for 2025 KXAN

~ TEXAS RANGERS: Nexstar Media Group to air some Texas Rangers games on KBVO in Austin KXAN

WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND

~ Here are the top 7 things to do in Austin this weekend Culture Map Austin

~ Best concerts in Austin this week: 8 album releases, 2 birthday parties and more AAS ($)

~ Things to do in the Austin area this weekend: Lunar New Year events, a tattoo convention and more KVUE

Fri

~ COMEDY: Kevin Hart. Bass Concert Hall (2350 Robert Dedman Dr.). Show 7:30pm. Tix $89.50 and up here (low inventory).

Sat

~ TEXAS MEN’S BASKETBALL: Texas at LSU. 5pm. Airs on SEC Network.

~ COMEDY: Kevin Hart. Bass Concert Hall (2350 Robert Dedman Dr.). Show 7:30pm. Tix $109.50 and up here (low inventory).

Sun

~ COMEDY: Kevin Hart. Bass Concert Hall (2350 Robert Dedman Dr.). Show 7pm. Tix $69.50 and up here.

COOL JOB ALERT

~ Chief Financial Officer (CFO). City of Lago Vista. Salary: Depends on qualifications. Info / apply here.