Council approves $10M in utility bill relief, other measures

Austin City Council approved a series of measures designed to avoid high utility bills as a result of last month’s extreme freezing temperatures.

Noon weather forecast for March 4, 2021
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Expect warmer temps and you're going to need to hold on those hats. Zack Shields has your full forecast.

Austin-Travis County Emergency Operations Center remains active

The City of Austin says it continues to coordinate response and recovery efforts for the community in response to the February winter storm.

Morning weather forecast for March 4, 2021
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Will today be a repeat of the beautiful day we had yesterday? Zack Shields has the answer in his full forecast.

Round Rock avoids water boil during recent winter storms

While other cities had to boil their water or didn’t have water at all, Round Rock was able to keep its water operations going when disaster struck.

ERCOT CEO fired after Texas winter storm power failure

In an emergency meeting Wednesday night, board members for the agency that manages the state's power grid voted to fire its CEO.

Georgetown to issue $47.8M to pay energy costs from winter storm

As a result, Georgetown electric customers will see no difference in their electric rates, despite the high energy costs from the storm.

'Space hurricane' seen in Earth's upper atmosphere for first time

For the first time in history, astronomers have detected what they've deemed a "space hurricane" in Earth's upper atmosphere.

PUC proposes potential financial audit of ERCOT

During Wednesday's meeting, the Public Utility Commission of Texas said they are working to find out who is at fault for last month's power outages.

Del Valle nonprofit distributes meals, water to over 10K residents

The Del Valle Community Coalition says it partnered with Tesla, Inc. to distribute 2,250 boxes of food and 4,000 cases of water over eight days.

Noon weather forecast for March 3, 2021
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It's going to be a beautiful, sunny day! Zack Shields has all the details and talks about a warm up in his full forecast.

Austin Energy, Austin Water officials hold winter storm briefing

Officials with Austin Energy and Austin Water are speaking with Austin City Council members regarding the February winter storm.

Morning weather forecast for March 3, 2021
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A cool start to the day but things will warm up. Zack Shields has all the details in his full forecast.

Resources for Austin residents impacted by severe winter storm

The Austin-Travis County Emergency Operations Center has released several resources for the many Austinites still feeling the effects of the February 2021 severe winter storm.