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A big thank you from me and the CapMetro team to Jeff Travillion Vanessa Fuentes 💃🏽 and Travis County Judge Andy Brown for helping us welcome the APTA Mobility Conference to Austin! 🌟 #APTAMobility2025 #ATX"

Measles cases are rising across Texas. Please check that your vaccines are up to date and effective, and vaccinate your children as recommended by their healthcare provider. This is important to keeping newborn children in our community safe.

Fort Worth company moves ahead with high-speed rail project after $64M federal grant cut fortworthreport.org/2025/04/15/for… via Fort Worth Report

Finally some good news: Accidental drug deaths are going down in Travis County kut.org/health/2025-04…

🚨 A second measles case has been detected in Austin-Travis County. Travis County Judge Andy Brown Andy Brown is asking everyone who is eligible to get the MMR vaccine. Not only will it protect you, but also those who cannot get the vaccine like newborns.

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Please make no mistake. These are dangerous storms. You need to start to shelter indoors in a safe place as they begin to move into the county. Wind gusts to 90 MPH, golf ball sized hail and tornadoes are all possible with these storms.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued that includes western and northwestern parts of Travis County. Please shelter if you are in these areas.

Lt Gov Dan Patrick clearly thought it was “stupid” of me to ask him why he can’t allow grown adults to buy THC products in Texas.

Thanks to Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death by an assassin in her home last night, Minnesota finally started requiring background checks on all gun sales in 2023.

‘No Kings’ protest draws up to 20,000 in Austin despite 'credible threat' to Texas lawmakers statesman.com/story/news/loc…

Travis County is coordinating with Texas Division of Emergency Management and deployed a STAR Flight helicopter this morning to assist with rescue efforts. If you're in an affected area, follow all evacuation orders and call 911 in an emergency. Travis Co. stands ready to support our neighbors in Kerr County.

Radar update: heavy rains across western parts of the county. Area in green is flash flood warning. Drive safe!

The LCRA now says that all 10 floodgates may need to open overnight at Starcke Dam to pass flood water down to Lake Travis. That's a LOT of water moving through LBJ and Marble Falls. Lots of debris will be flowing quickly. I'd hold off on boating for the rest of the weekend

.Austin Statesman photographer Mikala Compton 🦇 & I are boarding one of Travis County’s Starlight helicopters to survey damage from the flood in the Austin area with Judge Andy Brown Updates to come

In northwest Travis County outside of Austin, in central Texas, floods utterly destroyed a bridge near the intersection between Cow Creek Rd and FM 1431:

🚨If you or a loved one is in need of support due to flooding, H-E-B will be at the Round Mountain Baptist Church giving out supplies starting TODAY, Monday, July 7th until further notice. Please share to spread the word. 📍 14500 Round Mountain Rd, Leander, TX 78641

We thank H-E-B for their service to Central Texas. They will be handing out supplies such as first aid kits, hygiene kits, cleaning supplies, snacks, and water.

🧵Our Sandy Creek & Cow Creek neighbors have endured unimaginable loss. From the first 911 calls Friday night, first responders have worked tirelessly — ESDs, EMS, the Sheriff’s Office, TNR & TDEM — rescuing nearly 50 people and continuing search efforts across 18 miles of creek.