Patrick says he'll be replaced by Mayor Watson's new appointee: Austin real estate attorney Spence Howden. The City Council will vote on that appointment and others tomorrow.
Patrick Rose says he will resign as chair of Austin's Airport Advisory Commission at 6 p.m. today. Rose said he has other civic duties that will take up his time.
This is an unpaid, volunteer position. Members are appointed by City Council. Rose was appointed by Mayor Watson.
Starting May 21, Canadian carrier Porter Airlines will fly nonstop from Austin to Toronto.
Right now, only Air Canada covers that route. This is Porter's first time in Texas.
Porter claims to operate "one of the world’s most environmentally-sustainable aircraft fleet."
Texas is banning the sale and manufacture of smokable cannabis effective March 31. The rules have now been adopted by DSHS.
The annual fee for hemp stores will go from $150 to $5,000.
The annual fee for hemp manufacturers will go from $250 to $10,000.
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Emails obtained by KUT News show TxDOT and a nonprofit managing the Butler Trail spent months trying to steer $25 million for a new Lady Bird Lake Boardwalk around city government and the city council.
There was one problem: state rules didn't allow it.
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TxDOT is warning Austin's City Council: approve the deal for a $25 million boardwalk on Lady Bird Lake or the money disappears.
Almost three years after the boardwalk was announced, construction hasn't even started.
Internal emails obtained by KUT News help explain why.
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A bit of background on the new double-decker highway:
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More details on detours in this press release from TxDOT.
MAJOR I-35 CLOSURE THIS WEEKEND:
The northbound mainlanes of I-35 will be closed from Slaughter Lane to Ben White Boulevard — four miles — on Friday night and Saturday night, lasting from about 11 p.m. till 9 or 10 a.m.
This is for construction work on the new elevated lanes.
As of 8:25 a.m., no wait to vote and a smooth process at this polling location at 8601 South 1st Street in Austin.
Tickets for speeding and distracted driving have more than doubled in Austin since 2024, according to city data.
KUT’s Luz Moreno Lozano reports APD is putting more emphasis on traffic enforcement.
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Austin removed three federally approved experimental crosswalks this week after the FHWA terminated a safety study.
The FHWA said the colorful crosswalks posed "safety concerns."
We obtained the city's report to Washington showing results were mixed.
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NEW: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport says it had 21,666,852 departing and arriving passengers last year, the third-highest total on record.
Smokable cannabis remains legal in Texas for now.
Today, a spokesperson with the Department of State Health Services said they received hundreds of public comments on the proposed rule, and they’re still reviewing them.
Background: www.kut.org/politics/202...
The Cesar Chavez on-ramp was closed in July 2025 so TxDOT could excavate a drop shaft for a massive drainage tunnel under the highway and Cesar Chavez.
Starting Monday, they'll begin work on their ninth drop shaft at Edgewood.
More details about the tunnel here: www.kut.org/transportati...
TxDOT says the ramp closures starting Sunday, Feb. 1 are for work to rebuild the I-35 bridges over Lady Bird Lake.
They've said they'll keep at least three lanes open in each direction during construction.
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MAJOR I-35 RAMP CLOSURE: Starting Sunday, the northbound I-35 exit at Riverside Drive and the northbound Holly Street entrance ramp and exit will permanently close.
Detour: Woodland exit.
In early February, the northbound I-35 entrance ramp at Cesar Chavez will reopen.
A new flyover ramp opens Saturday connecting the northbound MoPac toll lane with the new toll lanes on northbound U.S 183.
CTRMA says the southbound toll lanes on 183 North should open in late-February or early-March, weather permitting.
CapMetro confirms ALL its buses now have Tap-to-Pay.
Feb. 1 is the date they’ll “officially launch” the new service and start promoting/marketing it.
But you can pay with your phone or credit card now and get daily fare capping.
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This page lists traffic crashes reported to police, updated every five minutes.
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TxDOT has a traffic camera map, too.
its.txdot.gov/its/District...
Reminder you can get a live look at Austin road conditions using the city's traffic cam map.
data.mobility.austin.gov/traffic-came...
Austin police say they received reports of 67 car crashes from noon yesterday to 9 a.m. this morning.
NEW: CapMetro will have delayed start Monday with limited service beginning at noon, Mayor Watson says.
- First trains will leave Lakeline at 12:22 pm and downtown Austin at 12:29
- Access trips start at noon
- All Pickup zones will run except Lago Vista
- No Bikeshare
At ABIA, one of two runways is closed (West runway 18R/36L) so they can focus snow removal on a single runway. They use trucks retrofitted with plows.
ABIA deputy chief Sam Haynes confirms 115 departing flight cancelations and 87 arriving flight cancellations.
We're continuously updating this post throughout the day with this information and lots more:
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More than 200 cancelations today at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, according to FlightAware.
www.flightaware.com/live/cancell...
Mayor Kirk Watson confirms the man found dead at a Shell station at I-35 and 38 1/2 Street died from exposure to the cold.
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NEW: CapMetro will have delayed start Monday with limited service beginning at noon, Mayor Watson says.
- First trains will leave Lakeline at 12:22 pm and downtown Austin at 12:29
- Access trips start at noon
- All Pickup zones will run except Lago Vista
- No Bikeshare
BREAKING: AISD is canceling school Monday, along with many other area school districts and colleges including UT-Austin.
