News from 2022
Holiday traveler on flight cancellations: 'Children were asleep on the concrete floor in Christmas pajamas'
By John Suayan | Dec 27, 2022
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) has felt the dire effects of Dallas-based Southwest Airlines’ (SWA) decision to cancellation many flights during the busiest travel period of the year.
Authorities find body of missing TAMU student in Austin: 'This is not the outcome that we have all been praying for'
By John Suayan | Dec 27, 2022
The search for a missing Texas A & M (TAMU) student reached a tragic end on Saturday when he was found dead in the Austin area, Houston NBC affiliate KPRC reported, citing multiple reports.
Texas Public Policy Foundation: 'It’s no secret that Mexican cartels are in charge of the southern border'
By Austin Journal Report | Dec 23, 2022
A recent caravan of migrants that arrived in El Paso, Texas, Dec. 11 highlighted debates surrounding United States border policy and issues along the Texas-Mexico border.
Pet of the Week: Sleepy Spice
By Submitted by New Hope Animal Rescue | Dec 23, 2022
Pet of the Week: Sleepy Spice
EIA: Texas energy is shifting with renewables expected to 'play a larger role' in 2023
By Austin Journal Report | Dec 21, 2022
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released a report with projections that 2023 will have the largest shift in generation mix for the Texas energy region (ERCOT) as wind and solar both grow but coal and natural gas production fall.
ERCOT CEO: 'You don't get the same value for solar in the winter'
By Austin Journal Report | Dec 21, 2022
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas' (ERCOT) reserve margin has shrunk because renewable energy sources have been given priority over dispatchable energy sources, Pablo Vegas, CEO of the council, said in a news conference.
ERCOT's Vegas: 'There’s a low probability scenario where there’s very high peak load and extreme outages'
By John Suayan | Dec 21, 2022
Approximately six months after many questioned whether it was prepared for scorching summer temperatures, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is under scrutiny again, this time for its ability to soldier through another potentially dangerous blast of cold weather.
Ex-gubernatorial candidate O'Rourke on late sibling: 'A beautiful soul, a loving sister, daughter and friend'
By John Suayan | Dec 21, 2022
The younger sister of former Texas gubernatorial aspirant Beto O’Rourke has died, Austin ABC affiliate KVUE reported.
Texas Senate Committee on Business and Commerce: PUC report 'fails to meet the directives'
By Austin Journal Report | Dec 20, 2022
Following the Public Utility Commission's (PUC) briefing related to their report on the restructuring of the Texas electricity market, the Texas State Senate Committee on Business and Commerce issued a letter to the PUC expressing concern that the PUC's proposals do not meet the legislature's directives.
Scott: 'Election audit demonstrates how Texas' measures can and should be used'
By John Suayan | Dec 20, 2022
The Texas Secretary of State's Office (SOS) has published the second and last phase of the agency’s full forensic audit on Monday of the results from the 2020 general election, a press release said.
Robinson declares for NFL Draft: 'These past three years [have] been a journey'
By John Suayan | Dec 20, 2022
University of Texas (UT) Longhorns junior running back (RB) Bijan Robinson has declared for the 2023 National Football League (NFL) Draft, Austin-based media outlets reported.
UT sweeps Louisville to claim national volleyball championship: 'They’ve just been so great all year long'
By John Suayan | Dec 19, 2022
In a year in which orange lights bathed the University of Texas (UT) Tower at least twice, the women’s volleyball team gave the school another reason to perform the rare but time-honored tradition honoring the Longhorns’ athletic triumphs.
UT forbids faculty, staff usage of TikTok: 'The university follows all state laws and guidelines'
By John Suayan | Dec 19, 2022
The University of Texas (UT) at Austin ordered all faculty and staff to refrain from the use of – as well as delete – TikTok from their state-issued devices on Friday, per a report from Austin NBC affiliate KXAN.
City of Austin City Council will meet Dec. 21
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Dec 19, 2022
City of Austin City Council will meet at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 21
City of Austin Audit and Finance Committee met Nov, 21
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Dec 16, 2022
City of Austin Audit and Finance Committee met Monday, Nov, 21
Longhorns volleyball advances to national title game: 'Moving on to Saturday'
By John Suayan | Dec 15, 2022
The top-seeded University of Texas (UT) Longhorns women’s volleyball team defeated the San Diego (USD) Toreros three sets to one on Thursday to earn a spot in the national championship game in Omaha, Nebraska.
City of Austin City Council met Nov, 9
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Dec 15, 2022
City of Austin City Council met Wednesday, Nov, 9
Kerwood of Hutto FR: 'When it's a growing community, you see that you strategically have fire stations'
By John Suayan | Dec 15, 2022
An Austin suburb cut the ribbon to a new fire station on Wednesday, Austin ABC affiliate KVUE reported.
TAM representative Katie Coleman on Texas grid reliability: 'It essentially just assumed we were going to retire coal and gas and that creates a problem that we have to solve'
By Austin Journal Report | Dec 14, 2022
At a recent Texas Senate Business and Commerce Committee hearing on a Public Utility Commission (PUC) energy grid report, Katie Coleman speaking on behalf of the Texas Association of Manufacturers talked about how this report is attempting to solve grid reliability issues while basing them off of false energy retirement assumptions that will only end up creating more problems down the road.