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THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2025

Compiled by Matt Mackowiak

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TODAY’S WEATHER

H: 87° / L: 69°. Warm with rain chances increasing, per Fox 7 Austin. Severe storm risk overnight Friday, then cooler air moves in for the weekend, per KVUE.

TOP NEWS

“Businesses close and prepare to move due to I-35 expansion project” KXAN

“More than 40 people possibly linked with Venezuelan gang taken into custody in Hays County” KXAN

“Texas Senate narrowly confirms formerly indicted Austin cop to police watchdog agency” AAS ($)

“SOS suing state agency over failure to provide information on MoPac expansion” Austin Monitor

“University of Austin unveils new criteria offering automatic admissions based only on test scores” KVUE

THE BLOTTER

“Driver arrested for DWI after multi-vehicle crash on I-35” CBS Austin

“Gravedigger arrested after baby’s corpse found on West Virginia cemetery’s grounds” KXAN

“19 dogs from Bastrop County breeding operation at AHS; over 30 dogs in total rescued” Fox 7 Austin

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

“What’s going on with the hotels Austin bought to house the homeless?” KXAN

“Austin Water report deems water safe from harmful PFAS, no additional treatment required” CBS Austin

“New Austin park marks end stage of 20-year plan to redevelop old airport” Culture Map Austin

“Bastrop County's Waterloo Solar project to boost economy by $2M annually, create 300 jobs” Community Impact Austin

BUSINESS NEWS

“Minnesota developer plans to build data center north of Austin” ABJ ($)

“Heirloom project could bring another 'Main Street' to fast-growing Austin suburb” ABJ ($)

QUICK LINKS

~ TCSO seeks crisis response volunteers to help with victim services KXAN

~ Safety and rent issues highlight closure of popular Downtown Austin grocery store location KVUE

~ Leander police looking for man who tried to kidnap 4-year-old - Austin American-Statesman

~ Tom Spencer, civic leader and Austin PBS talent, dies at age 68 - Austin American-Statesman

~ First phase of upscale condo project launches near Lady Bird Lake hike-and-bike trail - Austin American-Statesman

~ Emmer & Rye Breaking Bread Dinner Series: OKO - Austin American-Statesman

~ Chief Animal Services Officer Don Bland to retire following administrative leave - Austin Monitor

~ Resource Management Commission, Austin Energy discusses reforms to homeowner solar incentives - Austin Monitor

~ Check out updates on 2 master-planned developments in Hays County - Community Impact

~ Crunch Fitness expanding with Southpark Meadows location this fall - Community Impact

~ Crypto reserve, school meals, Congress Ave. takeover: 10 updates from Central Texas lawmakers - Community Impact

~ Lake Travis ISD advances construction of second high school, discusses enrollment concerns - Community Impact

~ 295 apartments to open in The Bower in Pflugerville - Community Impact

~ Dozens of suspected Tren de Aragua members arrested east of Dripping Springs - KVUE

~ Fallen East Texas volunteer firefighter honored in Austin - KETK.com

~ More than 40 arrested in Hill Country ICE raids - MySA

~ Georgetown ISD partnering with Georgetown, TxDOT for traffic signal at Hwy. 29, Parkside Parkway - Community Impact

~ Leander police search for person they say abandoned multiple cats - KVUE

~ Man arrested following southeast Austin SWAT call - KVUE

~ SWAT responds to call in southeast Austin - KXAN Austin

~ Could We See A Special Session In Austin Again? - NewsRadio 740 KTRH

~ Austin Humane Society rescues 'oodles of doodles' from Bastrop County home - KVUE

~ Austin advocacy group backs bill for implicit bias training for judges - KEYE

~ 'Death by a thousand cuts' | Austin Public Health reveals impact of federal funding loss - KVUE

~ 'We're just in a really tough place' | Austin ISD considering school consolidations to manage deficit - KVUE

~ Austin native, former Longhorns quarterback Ehlinger signs with new team - KVUE

~ Austin partners with nonprofit, Zillow to get people experiencing homelessness into housing - ABJ

~ James Beard Award selects one finalist from Austin - ABJ

~ LegalZoom sells Northwest Austin office building to Round Rock ISD for $38M - ABJ

~ Crunch Fitness doubling expansion plans, seeking space in Austin metro - ABJ

~ Uchibā rolls out lunch service, the second Uchi restaurant to do so - ABJ

AUSTIN CULTURE

~ COCKTAILS: “The Best New Cocktail Bars in Austin, April 2025” Eater Austin

~ DINING: “Here Are Austin’s 2025 James Beard Award Finalists” Eater Austin

~ WINE: “Austin wine pro earns city's only nomination as James Beard finalist” Culture Map Austin

WHAT TO DO TONIGHT / THIS WEEKEND

~ WEEKEND PLANS: “Here are the top 7 things to do in Austin this weekend” Culture Map Austin

~ LIVE MUSIC: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. ACL Live. Show at 8pm. Tix $75 and up here.

COOL JOB ALERT

~ VP, Global Risk, Regulatory Risk/Global Markets. Paypal. Salary: $250,000-$360,000 / annually. Info / apply here.