Cedar Park-Leander, TX|News|
Williamson County Issues Travel Warning
Office of Emergency Management has issued a travel warning for the west and northwest parts of the county due to icy road conditions.
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Office of Emergency Management has issued a travel warning for the west and northwest parts of the county due to icy road conditions.
A planned certificates of obligation issuance will fund transportation improvements and infrastructure related to the Kalahari theme park.
City officials had hoped to offer residents free pickup on Friday, but now is prioritizing pickup of limbs that have fallen on roadways.
Emergency operations have been activated to respond to the impending inclement weather; shelters and warming centers expanded.
Austin Water assured the city's drinking supply has not been compromised by the plant failure but issued safety tips to residents.
This week's list of closures along the key artery comes as travel has been made more challenging amid an Arctic blast yieding icy streets.
Up to 11,ooo Austin Energy customers remained without electricity after an overnight winter blast, sending crews scurrying to restore power.
All year-round city pools, tennis centers, golf courses and the Zilker Botanical Garden shut down, and cemetery gate openings are delayed.
Waste Connections offered a pair of scenarios that might emerge in the coming days as frigid weather continues to be forecast.
The portion closed is over railroad tracks between Riata Vista and Amherst/Silver Creek. Officials advised motorists to expect delays.
Manley will be departing less than three years after taking over the reins of chief and at a time of reckoning for law enforcement.
EMTs were dispatched to the 7200 block of East Ben White Boulevard at around 2:10 a.m. on Feb. 1 where a car collided with an 18-wheeler.
Area school districts canceled amid inclement weather, local governments shut down and city service schedules are altered.
More than 1,500 meters have were knocked offline amid falling temperatures and frigid conditions on Thursday, officials reported.
Electricity was restored to some 4,000 utility clients by early afternoon as the city braces for a low of around 16 degrees this weekend.
Officials sent a mass text message to residents alerting to the closure amid a winter weather advisory before it was sanded.
Offices were slated to close at noon in the midst of a winter weather advisory alerting to potentially treacherous road conditions.
EMTs responded to several wrecks, including two involving 30-plus cars occurring within hours of each other; U.S. 183 portion closed.
The alert covers a wide swath covering Travis and Williamson counties amid freezing temps making travel potentially treacherous.
The eatery seeks to hire for all front-of-house positions, including bussers, hosts, servers and bartenders, with training to start March 1.