Austin, TX
4th Largest City In Texas? … Not So Fast Austin
Austin, Texas is no longer the 4th largest city in Texas but 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th … that would be El Paso … remain the same.
I found out recently that the top 10 biggest city rankings in New Mexico are quickly headed for a change as #2’s about to fall into 3rd place.
Now it looks like the Texas lineup has officially changed as #4 falls to 5th place.
Population – wise, the Texas top 10 used to look like this:
- Houston
- San Antonio
- Dallas
- Austin
- Fort Worth’
- El Paso
- Arlington
- Corpus Christi
- Plano
- Lubbock
That’s changed now as Texas continues to experience some serious growth, especially in some of our smaller towns.
Another population analysis by Smart Asset showed New Braunfels and three other Central Texas cities had among the highest population growth rates in the entire U.S. over the past year. New Braunfels, Georgetown, Atascocita and Conroe were listed among the top ten cities with the highest population increases. – statesman.com
Which City Is Now The 4th Largest In Texas?
Fort Worth, (population 989,878) and Austin, (population 986,928), just flip-flopped with Fort Worth moving to 4th place and Austin falling to 5th. Fort Worth bested Austin by about 3,000 peeps.
Did Anything Change For El Paso?
El Paso has experienced some growth but remains in 6th place. Our neighbor to the north-northwest, Las Cruces, is the 2nd largest city in New Mexico … for now. It looks like there is a change looming there too as Rio Rancho is gaining on them very quickly.
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Austin, TX
Man charged with murder in connection with deadly East Austin shooting
AUSTIN, Texas – A man was charged with murder in connection to a deadly East Austin shooting last week, police said.
This is the Austin Police Department’s 20th homicide of the year.
What we know:
Police said on April 10, around 8:40 p.m., officers responded to a call of a shooting at the Cabana Club at 5012 East 7th Street.
When officers arrived, they found a victim, Richard Barr, with gunshot wounds to his body. He died from his injuries.
The investigation showed there had been a fight in the parking lot outside the club that escalated into the suspect, 21-year-old Ryan Lara, shooting Barr in the back.
Barr had been moving away and across the parking lot from Lara when he was shot. Police said Lara had also shot two other people in the group. They were taken to a local hospital for their injuries. One victim remains in critical condition while the other victim was released.
Ryan Lara, 21 (Austin Police Department)
Lara was charged with murder.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Austin Police Department at 512-974-TIPS. You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or calling 512-472-8477. A reward of up to $1,000 may be available for any information that leads to an arrest.
The Source: Information from the Austin Police Department
Austin, TX
Austin weather: Intense storms in West Texas could make it to Hill Country
AUSTIN, Texas – We will be on storm watch tonight.
Local perspective:
More of the same today with a cloud/sun mix, warm, humid and breezy conditions.
Highs heading for the 80s with wind gusts of 15 to 25 mph.
The backstory:
The West Texas dryline will be the storm machine. This is where the Gulf moisture meets up with dry air coming off the mountains.
As the two different air masses collide the air will be forced up.
The heating of the day and upper low will provide even stronger lift to generate numerous and more intense storms in West Texas.
There is a chance a few of the storms will survive their journey away from the dryline and reach the Hill Country starting this evening and overnight.
By the time they enter Central Texas, most of the storms will drop below severe limits.
The highest threat of severe weather remains west of the Hill Country.
What’s next:
Could we get redevelopment with the storms late on Wednesday?
The jury is still out because not all the models agree, so we will have to play the wait and see game.
The next game-changers will be a stronger Western Low and a cold front with bite to it entering the picture this weekend.
Expecting increasing rain chances on Saturday followed by a cooler and drier breeze the rest of the weekend.
What you can do:
Track your local forecast for the Austin area quickly with the free FOX 7 WAPP.
The design gives you radar, hourly, and 7-day weather information just by scrolling.
Our weather alerts will warn you early and help you stay safe.
The Source: Information from meteorologist Zack Shields.
Austin, TX
Texas AG to investigate Austin Police’s new policies related to ICE warrants, city says
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