Austin, TX
Texas street race leads to chaos as spectators set on fire
One officer was injured, and a number of spectators had been set ablaze throughout an out-of-control avenue race in Austin, Texas.
A number of 911 calls had been acquired Saturday evening at round 9 p.m. about vehicles and a crowd inflicting mayhem by blocking an intersection, setting off fireworks, and avenue racing within the downtown space, in accordance with the Austin Police Division.
A number of police automobiles had been broken after the unruly crowd started throwing fireworks, bottles, rocks, and pointing lasers at responding officers.
“One officer sustained a non-life-threatening damage, was handled at a neighborhood hospital, and was launched,” in accordance with the division.
Police arrested two folks for evading arrest and are nonetheless investigating the incident.
“APD is dedicated to stopping this conduct. Lawbreaking on this method will end in enforcement and arrest. Our group’s security is the #1 precedence for APD,” the department wrote on Twitter.
In a video posted on social media of the lawless avenue race, additionally known as a takeover, a pickup truck was seen driving by fireplace whereas doing donuts at an intersection.
Because the truck drove over the flames on the bottom, a small explosion led to fireplace spewing towards a crowd of people that had been briefly engulfed by the flames.
A number of folks within the video had been seen on fireplace as they stripped off their garments and ran for security, as others tried to pat them down whereas nonetheless cheering and laughing.
Their circumstances are unknown.
In one other video posted on Twitter, a large crowd started pushing again a police cruiser by slamming on the car’s hood, disregarding the emergency car’s blaring lights and sirens.
The cop automotive reversed away from the disorderly crowd, and an unknown perpetrator by a firework that exploded on the car’s hood.
The chaos didn’t finish till practically two within the morning after the group started to disperse.
Native Council Member Alison Alter voiced her outrage over the incident, saying she was placed on maintain by 911 for 28 minutes after she tried to name to report the takeover, she instructed Austin American-Statesman.
Lack of staffing for 911 operators has been a problem in Austin, with the typical maintain time for calls being two and a half minutes, in accordance with an October report by Fox Information.
The Austin Police Affiliation took to social media, blaming lawmakers in Austin who “did not make the precise selections & proceed to defund, destroy, & demoralize public security.”
Different Texas lawmakers who noticed the chaos on social media started calling for an answer to cease these harmful takeovers.
“God bless our courageous women and men in blue! Particularly these working in cities the place they’re undervalued, underpaid and below assault, like in Austin,” State Rep. Jeff Leach wrote on Twitter.
“We must always come collectively as a group to determine methods to preserve this from occurring once more, methods to preserve our group protected, and methods to allow our regulation enforcement to reply in a fast and efficient method,” Rep. Vikki Goodwin wrote on Twitter concerning the Takeover.
Takeovers often contain tons of of individuals and a number of vehicles gathering in an unauthorized space like an intersection or interstate and blocking visitors whereas performing harmful and chaotic stunts and actions.
AUSTIN — The No. 3 Texas Longhorns secured their second straight 10-win season Saturday with a 31-14 victory over the Kentucky Wildcats on Senior Day at DKR.
Texas stayed steady on a day where the rest of the SEC experienced chaos, as three ranked teams lost to unranked opponents on the road. The Longhorns entered as the No. 3 team in the College Football Playoff rankings and the AP Poll, but their win wasn’t enough to move them ahead in the AP’s Week 13 release.
No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Texas and No. 4 Penn State all remained idle in the AP Poll. The Ducks were on a bye while the other three teams picked up wins. The Longhorns are one of eight SEC teams in the AP Top 25, joining No. 6 Georgia, No. 7 Tennessee, No. 13 Alabama, No. 15 Ole Miss, No. 16 South Carolina, No. 20 Texas A&M and No. 24 Missouri.
Texas has now been No. 3 in the AP Poll for three straight weeks. The Longhorns have fallen to as low as No. 6 and have been as high as No. 1.
Now, Texas has arrived to one of the most anticipated weeks in the state’s college football history, as the Longhorns will travel to College Station for Saturday’s meeting with the Texas A&M Aggies. The renewed rivalry will kick off from Kyle Field at 6:30 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on ABC.
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Austin Empty Bowl Project 2024
Central Texas Food Bank hosted its annual Austin Empty Bowl Project on Sunday where attendees got to enjoy soup from local eateries, all to raise money for a good cause.
AUSTIN, Texas – The 28th annual Austin Empty Bowl Project brought in thousands for a good cause.
“We have over 30 restaurants, over 200 gallons of soup,” said project co-director Deb Dixon.
The event donates all proceeds to Kids Café, a program of the Central Texas Food Bank, and to Meals on Wheels Central Texas.
“The Central Texas Food Bank has school pantries where we have pantries in over five schools. We also have after-school meals and summer meals. And 1 in 4 children go to bed hungry in our service area. So, it’s critical that this event raises as much funds as possible to support those kids,” said CTFB president & CEO Sari Vaske.
Throughout the year, local Austin area potters make more than a thousand soup bowls and donate them to the project.
“We have our communities of potters, our restaurants and our musicians that have all come together and donated time and materials in support of something pretty terrific,” said Dixon.
At the event each year, attendees give a donation, pick out a ceramic bowl, choose from several soups from different restaurants, listen to live music and bid in a silent auction.
After lunch, guests take their bowls home as a reminder that others less fortunate have empty bowls.
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“There’s over 530,000 people that don’t know where their next meal is going to come from throughout 21 counties. So, this event supports those families,” said Vaske.
For Pflugerville resident Kim Hanson, supporting the Empty Bowl Project has become a special tradition. Every year for the past 20 years, she’s celebrated her birthday by attending the event.
This year, for her 40th, she took it up a notch—bringing 40 friends and family along to give back and make her special day even more meaningful.
“I just think it’s really important for the community to help to support each other. And this goes to support people in our community that need food. And it helps with the children who don’t have enough to eat throughout the year. So, I love to come and support this mission,” said Hanson.
Hanson says she hopes to continue the tradition for years to come.
You can find more information about the Austin Empty Bowl Project here.
The Source: Information in this report came from reporting/interviews by FOX 7 Austin’s Jenna King.
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas had a strong showing on OpenTable’s 2024 Top 100 Restaurants with 10 establishments making the list.
The Lone Star State had the second-most restaurants on the list, tied with Illinois, behind California, which had a whopping 19 restaurants featured.
The best foodie city in Texas, at least according to OpenTable, was Austin, with seven restaurants making the list.
- Aba – Austin
- J Carver’s
- Jeffrey’s Restaurant
- Red Ash Italia
- Sammie’s Italian
- Uchi Austin
- Uchiko Austin
The rest of Texas’ major metropolitan areas–Houston, Dallas and San Antonio–each only had one restaurant on the list.
- Steak 48 – Houston
- Signature – San Antonio
- Hudson House – Lovers Lane – Dallas
OpenTable compiles its top 100 list every year by looking at diner reviews from its 14 million verified users.
According to OpenTable’s website, restaurants with enough reviews are automatically considered and are evaluated by their ratings, percentage of five-star reviews, number of alerts set, percentage of reservations made in advance, percentage of capacity and direct searches.
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