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Areas of fog will form this morning, and the afternoon will be cloudy and warm with temperatures in the 70s. Showers will develop later today, with the best chance of rain overnight. A brief, dry and warm period will return mid-week, followed by another round of rain this weekend.

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Around Texas 

1. Judge sides with city in Austin Convention Center expansion lawsuit

A lawsuit questioning Austin city officials’ decision to move forward with the expansion of the downtown convention center has reached a resolution after a judge sided with the city.

The Austin United PAC filed a lawsuit against the city in December 2025 claiming that the city clerk unlawfully rejected their petition that would have prompted a vote on the expansion of the Austin Convention Center.

2. CEO of American Airlines receives no confidence vote from flight attendants

The CEO of American Airlines, Robert Isom, has received a vote of no confidence from the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) labor union.

According to a release from the union, its board of directors voted unanimously for the first time in history. They listed various failures of the airline but said the president was at the top.

3. Tuberculosis cases reported at El Paso ICE detention facility

City officials and a U.S. congressional representative told The Texas Tribune that two cases of tuberculosis and 18 cases of COVID-19 were identified at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Camp East Montana facility in El Paso.

This information came from U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, following her latest visit to the facility. She said that medical officials had previously informed her of the cases as part of mandatory reporting to local and state officials.

Around The Nation

1. Some U.S. Winter Olympians are speaking out against Trump

2. Purported Nancy Guthrie ransom note deadline approaches as search enters second week

3. Ghislaine Maxwell declines to answer questions from House committee, citing 5th Amendment rights

Deep in the Heart of Texas 

Festival Beach Food Forest in Austin, TX

I-35 expansion impacting Austin’s Festival Beach Food Forest

In the ‘60s, the Holly Street Power Plant stood tall. For nearly 30 years, the residents of East Austin pushed for the removal of the plant, citing safety and environmental concerns. After the plant was decommissioned, city and community leaders came together to discuss how to use the space. It was later determined that it would be used as a green space for the local community. It’s now the Festival Beach Food Forest (FBFF).

Over 100 volunteers have spent the last year planting more than 90 trees and shrubs in this specific area, including several plants specifically chosen to complement a 40-year-old mountain laurel in the space that will be killed because of the Interstate 35 expansion project.