At least 20 girls are missing after a summer camp in the Texas Hill Country near Kerrville experienced severe flooding. l8r.it/wPWc

Evacuations underway as San Gabriel River floods in Georgetown, Liberty Hill Community Impact communityimpact.com/austin/georget…

Approximately 100 people have died due to severe flooding in parts of Central Texas, state and local officials reported Monday. Here's how to apply for recovery assistance and help those impacted by the disaster, via Brooke Sjoberg and me: communityimpact.com/austin/south-c…

NEWS: Gov. Greg Abbott tells me he wants to BAN intoxicating consumable THC products in Texas: "The only hemp product that's going to be out there is non-intoxicating hemp, which is below 3 milligrams of THC." Story tk via Community Impact #txlege

I’m at Guerrero Thompson Elementary where lots of excited students are back for the first day of school in Austin ISD. Superintendent Matias Segura visited Ms. Alina Reyes’ second grade bilingual classroom.

ICYMI: Liberty Hill ISD will ask voters to approve a $0.07 increase to its tax rate in a Nov. 4 election. LHISD is seeking to generate $10.9M in additional revenue through the VATRE after making $8M in budget cuts and realizing a $2M deficit in FY 2024-25. communityimpact.com/austin/leander…

This fall, Austin ISD will decide on school closures along with potential rezoning and transfer policy adjustments in the 2026-27 school year. Here is my recent deep dive for Community Impact into what big changes could be coming in the months ahead: communityimpact.com/austin/north-c…

With a new school year underway, I spoke with City Cast Austin for Community Impact about Austin’s biggest education news, including school closures in Austin ISD, new state laws, AI academies from Alpha, and more. Listen here: megaphone.link/CC9203817882

Parents were walking their children to school this morning at the same time that a manhunt was underway for a suspect in shooting. But the alerts left many confused and fearful about what was most safe. w/ Lily Kepner & Austin Sanders #txed statesman.com/news/crime/art…