AUSTIN, Texas — Austin firefighters responded to a blaze at an apartment building under construction Sunday night in southeast Austin.

The fire was reported at approximately 8:10 p.m. at 4601 S. Pleasant Valley Road.

Authorities have closed the road and are urging the public to avoid the area while crews work to extinguish the fire.

At 9:03 p.m., AFD reported the fire was under control.

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No civilian or firefighter injuries have been reported.

Fire officials say South Pleasant Valley Road will remain closed for the next few hours.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Friday, December 5, 2025
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Estimated tickets distributed: 7,881

Market-to-market comparisons (Austin, TX):

• 2022-06-18 (Sat) – UFC Fight Night: 13,935 (-43% vs. 7,881)

• 2022-06-24 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 6,199 (+27%) – SAME EVENT TYPE
• 2023-05-17 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 4,603 (+71%)
• 2024-08-12 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 12,269 (-36%)
• 2025-01-24 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 9,953 (-21%) – SAME EVENT TYPE

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
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The cost of raising a child has ballooned in major cities like Austin, forcing many families to weight the choice between paying for child care or having one parent stay home full-time.

A recent analysis from SmartAsset determined the minimum income one parent needs to earn to support their partner staying at home to raise one child in all 50 states. In Texas — not just Austin — that amount is just under $75,000.

The study used the MIT Living Wage Calculator to compare the annual living wages needed for a household with two working adults and one child, and a household with one working adult, a stay-at-home parent, and one child. The study also calculated how much it would cost to raise a child with two working parents based on factors such as “food, housing, childcare, healthcare, transportation, incremental income taxes and other necessities.”

A Texas household with one working parent would need to earn $74,734 a year to support a stay-at-home partner and a child, the report found. If two parents worked in the household, necessitating some additional costs like childcare and transportation, it would require an additional $10,504 in annual income to raise their child.

SmartAsset said the cost to raise a child in Texas in a two-working-parent household adds up to $23,587. Raising a child in Central Texas, however, is slightly more expensive. A separate SmartAsset study from June 2025 determined it costs $24,118 to raise a child in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro.

In the report’s ranking of states with the highest minimum income needed to support a family with one working adult, a stay-at-home parent, and one child, Texas ranked 32nd on the list.

In other states like Massachusetts, where raising a child can cost more than $40,000 a year, the report acknowledges ways families are working to reduce any financial burdens.

“This often includes considerations around who’s going to work in the household, and whether young children will require paid daycare services while parents are occupied,” the report said. “With tradeoffs abound, many parents might seek to understand the minimum income needed to keep the family afloat while allowing the other parent to stay home to raise a young child.”

The top 10 states with the lowest minimum income threshold to support a three-person family on one income are: