Good evening, Austin. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.
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South winds will result in more cloud cover on Thursday and Friday, which will keep afternoon highs slightly lower. Enough moisture might be in place for a few showers, mainly well east of the Interstate 35 corridor. An upper trough and weak surface cold front will approach from the west by late Saturday. But cool rainy weather is nowhere to be found in Texas.
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Today’s Big Stories
1. Multiple Texas airports won’t play Kristi Noem’s video blaming Democrats for the government shutdown
Several major Texas airports say they will not be playing a video of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the federal government shutdown at security checkpoints.
2. New legislative panels will investigate ‘facts and circumstances’ of deadly Central Texas floods
Top Republicans in the Texas Legislature have announced the creation of committees tasked with “getting to the bottom of” the July flooding that killed more than 130 people, including 25 young girls and two teenage counselors at Camp Mystic.
3. Dallas Stars consider possible move out of Dallas
With the future of the American Airlines Center still uncertain, the Dallas Stars are reportedly exploring possible new homes, including suburban cities such as Plano, Frisco, The Colony, Arlington and Fort Worth..
Notes for Tomorrow
Thursday, Oct. 16
Moms for Liberty Joyful Warriors National Summit
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for children’s books nominees announced
World Food Day, celebrated on the anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ founding in 1945
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report – Initial Claims
New York mayoral race debate
National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award Ceremony
In Case You Missed It
Travelers walk through the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
The government shutdown is putting a renewed spotlight on the cracks in the U.S. aviation system
Since the shutdown began Oct. 1, the Federal Aviation Administration has reported controller shortages in cities across the U.S., from airports in Boston and Philadelphia, to control centers in Atlanta and Houston. Flight delays have spread to airports in Nashville, Dallas, Newark and more.