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🟪 BG Reads Weekend Edition (1.19.2025)
BG Reads Weekend Edition (1.19.2025)
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WEEKEND NEWS
➡️ Moderate snowfall anticipated in Austin on Monday and Tuesday (Austin American-Statesman)
As a polar vortex sweeps across much of the United States, a winter storm is expected to hit Central Texas on Monday evening, bringing moderate snowfall and sleet, according to local meteorologists.
Daytime highs in Austin will reach the upper 30s to low 40s on Monday before a snowstorm strikes Central Texas in the evening, continuing into Tuesday morning, according to Paul Yura, a National Weather Service meteorologist based in New Braunfels. He said one to two inches of snow and sleet are possible in the Austin area, with up to three inches possible further east, near La Grange.
From Monday to Thursday, wind chills will range in the teens and low 20s, making it feel much colder. Areas with higher elevation, like the Hill Country, will experience even colder temperatures and single digit wind chills.
A hard freeze will make temperatures even chillier Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, dropping into the high teens and low 20s. Wednesday's daytime high will reach into the low 40s. The freeze will mostly dissipate by Thursday afternoon, when temperatures return to the low 50s. By Friday, the high is projected to be in the high 50s… 🟪 (LINK TO FULL STORY)
➡️ Austin cancels MLK March and postpones festival due to cold weather (KUT)
Austin's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day March has been canceled, and the festival will be postponed due to an incoming arctic blast bringing frigid temperatures and the possibility of snow on Monday.
Monday and Tuesday are expected to be the coldest days of the snap, with daytime highs in the mid to high-30s and sub-freezing temperatures at night.
The rescheduled festival will take place at Huston-Tillotson University on Feb. 1 at 11 a.m. There will be family-friendly activities, live performances by local bands — Blue Vinyl Crates, The Levites, Distinguished Soundz, Noella Gray and the Imaginary Band and Wave Rowanne — and a variety of vendors… 🟪 (LINK TO FULL STORY)
➡️ From housing to transportation: Watson addresses Austin's key issues at Mayors Conference (CBS Austin)
It's been a busy few days for Austin Mayor Kirk Watson who attended the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 93rd Annual Winter Meeting in Washington D.C.
The conference, held from January 17-19, brought together over 250 mayors from across the country to discuss solutions to pressing urban issues. Watson actively participated in the conference, highlighting Austin's successes while acknowledging the city's ongoing challenges.
Watson emphasized that many of the issues facing Austin are also faced by cities across the country, making collaboration and shared learning essential.
"We're not as unique as we might think we are when it comes to the problems," said Watson, "We're also not as unique when it comes to thinking we're the best there ever was."
Watson emphasized Austin's innovative approach to workforce development, pointing to the Austin Infrastructure Academy as a model for creating career pathways for residents without requiring a four-year degree.
"This morning when I was asked to speak, we talked specifically about the Austin Infrastructure Academy and other [mayors] are interested in how we're doing that and how they might participate in something like that in their cities," Watson said… 🟪 (LINK TO FULL STORY)
➡️ Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes testifies before Congress on need for transit infrastructure funds (KXAN)
One of Austin’s top officials testified before Congress this week about the vitality of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as funding from the historic act is set to expire next year.
Congress passed in November 2021 the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which allocated hundreds of billions of dollars to enhancing and revitalizing transportation systems and infrastructure in communities across the country.
Here in Austin, the funding has supplied millions toward improvements at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, the Barton Springs Road Bridge project and efforts to add caps on top of the soon-to-be-expanded Interstate 35.
Austin City Council’s Mayor Pro-Tem Vanessa Fuentes testified before the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Wednesday, representing the National League of Cities... 🟪 (LINK TO FULL STORY)
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