Austin leaders holding a news conference on the power outage. Austin Mayor says the city let the citizens down, it’s unacceptable and apologizes to people of Austin. Watch live here:
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Austin Water doesn't expect to issue any city wide boil water notice due to power issues in the city.
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Travis Co Judge Andy Brown - We are making good progress clearing roads but there is a ton of work to do. As we get reports back, it seems like the number of trees down is massive. Looking at declaring a disaster declaration.
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Austin Energy said outages may extend into tomorrow. The provider asked residents to prepare with emergency plans and relocate safely, if needed
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Workers setting up barricades tell me they are doing so in preparation for any possible demonstrations that may take place this weekend in light of what happened in Memphis. Not confirmed, but what workers are telling me.
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is introducing four Uvalde-related bills. Families of the Robb Elementary shooting victims are here. Sen. Gutierrez announced he will host these press conferences weekly because it is a “process” as they “carve out pieces of legislation.”
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Now: State Rep is discussing his bill to give all Texas teachers a $15,000 raise. Talarico, a former teacher, notes educators are struggling to make ends meet and 40% work a 2nd job. #txlege
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In closing, says "together, we are going to make sure Texas remains the greatest state in the greatest country the world has ever known."
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Gov. Abbott affirms his commitment to securing the border, noting Texas is the only state building a border wall. Commits to taking action on fentanyl -- saying "DPS has seized enough fentanyl to kill every man, woman, and child in the United States."
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Abbott says this session lawmakers must pass mandatory sentences on "criminals" caught with guns.
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On school safety, says "We will not end this session without making our schools safer."
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On education, Abbott says "our schools are for education, not indoctrination" -- adding schools should not push "social agendas."
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Abbott notes he passed 14 laws last session to improve the power grid and there were no grid-related power failures since. But adds there will be more demand as the state grows and improving the grid is a priority.
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Gov. Abbott says Texas must bolster infrastructure including roads, water and ports
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Speaking on the budget surplus, Gov says lawmakers will use the money to provide the largest property tax cut to Texans #txlege
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Priorities of Lt. Gov. Patrick:
- tax relief
- securing the border
- parental school choice
- educator pay raises
- critical race theory in colleges
- millions of dollars to law enforcement in rural counties
- mental health hospitals
- strengthen the grid
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Adding more megawatts to the Texas grid is also on Patrick's priority list.
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Patrick also says getting rid of tenure for college professors is a priority, stemming from professors offering courses on critical race theory.
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Patrick also makes his case for "school choice" -- allowing tax dollars to follow the student rather than directly funding public school districts.
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Happening Now: Texas Gov and Lt. Gov. take the oath of office. Watch it live here: youtube.com/watch?v=iR8vrJ #txlege
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Breaking: is the projected winner of the Austin Mayoral Race. With 100% of precincts in Travis, Williamson and Hays Counties reporting the results are:
Watson - 57,346
- 56,460
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Hays County Early voting totals just dropped. Only 21 people voted early, out of the 30,000+ registered voters in the country who live in Austin. Yes, 21.
18 voted for , 3 for
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Jose Velasquez - 55.3%
- 44.7%
D5
Ryan Alter - 61.1%
38.9%
D9
- 51.5%
@LindaGuerreroD9 - 48.5%
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First drop of #AustinRunoffElection results:
Mayor
Travis County
- 51.8%
- 48.3%
Williamson County
Watson - 64.9%
Israel - 35.2%
No results from Hays Co yet
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It’s not too late to #vote Austin! Cast your ballot to decide who will be the city’s next mayor and if you live in council districts 3, 5 & 9, you are electing a council member. You can find everything you need to cast a ballot here: kvue.com/article/news/p
#VoteTexas
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Moments ago I spoke to Brittney Griner.
She is safe.
She is on a plane.
She is on her way home.
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BREAKING: Brittney Griner released from Russia in a prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to a senior U.S. official.
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Here: Austin mayoral candidates square off in KVUE debate Early voting for the mayor runoff ends Friday, Dec. 9. Election day is Tuesday, Dec. 13
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One day after TX Sec. Of State John Scott announces his departure at the end of the year, Gov appoints @SenJaneNelson, the longest serving Republican in the #TXSenate and former finance chair, as SOS. Sen. Nelson did not run for reelection and planned to retire.
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In letter to Gov. he writes
"Texas has made tremendous progress in restoring faith in our elections over the past year...the Texas Secretary of State's office has developed a successful framework for analyzing and transparently reporting on election security..."
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