{"id":201472,"date":"2026-03-12T14:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/201472\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T14:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:48:10","slug":"morning-briefing-texas-march-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/201472\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing Texas March 12"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, Texas. Here’s what you need to know today.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n

After an active week of weather, we finally will begin to enjoy quieter weather with abundant sunshine. Winds will continue to weaken through the afternoon and eventually turn calm. We will warm quickly heading into the weekend.<\/p>\n

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Get your 7-day forecast:\u00a0Austin<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0San Antonio<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Dallas<\/a><\/p>\n

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Watch the latest news and more local stories from across the country.<\/p>\n

Around Texas\u00a0<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Barton Springs Pool reopening date pushed back as maintenance continues<\/a><\/p>\n

Barton Springs Pool is expected to remain closed into late March as crews work to remove aging infrastructure.<\/p>\n

The pool has been closed since Feb. 23 and was\u00a0originally set to open March 13. According to the\u00a0City of Austin, it’s now tentatively set to reopen March 21, though the weather could cause further delays.<\/p>\n

The reason for the delay is that \u201ccrews encountered conditions that require additional time and specialized equipment to safely complete underwater diver work. Diver and staff safety are a top priority in completing the project work,\u201d a statement from the city says.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Concerts, block parties: Your guide to free events at SXSW 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The annual South by Southwest Conference & Festival is back in Austin from March 12-18, bringing the latest in tech innovation, film releases, artist showcases and more. Fortunately, you don’t need a badge to take advantage of many of these exciting events.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Ballet Austin giving away free tickets in wake of Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet’s remarks<\/a><\/p>\n

Inspired by actor Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet\u2019s remarks saying “no one cares” about ballet or opera anymore, Ballet Austin is offering free tickets for their upcoming premiere of \u201cMARIE ANTOINETTE: Vampire Queen of Versailles\u201d to anyone named Timothy, Timothee or Timoth\u00e9e<\/p>\n

Around The Nation<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Iran targets ships, Dubai airport and oil facilities as economic concerns mount<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Homeland Security restarts Global Entry program after travelers faced long airport lines<\/a><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0White House spurs talk of possibility of a draft. Where does it currently stand in the U.S. and what would returning to one entail?<\/a><\/p>\n

Deep in the Heart of Texas
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The Health Sciences Center at Texas Woman’s University in Denton provides training through simulated and virtual reality lab environments, which help instructors to create real-world medical scenarios for students. (Spectrum 1\/Valencia Jones)<\/p>\n

Texas Woman’s University offers state-of-the-art training at new Health Sciences Center<\/a><\/p>\n

A program at Texas Woman\u2019s University in Denton is shaping the next generation of health care workers through simulation-based training and virtual reality. Spectrum News 1 went inside the college\u2019s new Health Sciences Center for a firsthand look at some of the latest technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Texas. Here’s what you need to know today.\u00a0 Your Weather Planner After an active week of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":162041,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[2160,132,134,133,1062,27,835],"class_list":["post-201472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-app-top-stories","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-mike-dalonzo","tag-texas","tag-vod"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201472\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/162041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}