Austin, TX
Toll road rates are spiking in Central Texas. Here's where.
The rates on U.S. 183, U.S. 183A, Highway 290, State Highway 71, and State Highway 45 lanes are rising by nearly 4%, which means drivers will be expected to pay between 2 and 5 cents more per trip, according to KVUE. Officials who spoke to KVUE say the rates are increasing in order to stay consistent with inflation.
But there is good news for some loyal toll road takers. Drivers using electronic tags on their vehicles will continue to save money, which tends to be about 50% less in costs than those who choose to pay by mail.
Drivers who use the MoPac express lane in Austin will also see an increase of 7 cents to the base cost of a trip per single segment, or 14 cents on a full-length trip, according to KVUE. This is not the first time Austin has seen new changes to its roadways. In December, the City of Austin announced its plan for an $800 million revamp of I-35 as part of its Cap and Stitch Program.
Austin, TX
Adobro’s Filipino-Fiesta-meets-Texas-Dancehall “Right Here, Right Now” Album Release Party
AUSTIN, Texas – Barton Springs Pool will reopen to visitors this week.
What they’re saying:
The City of Austin said the pool will reopen on Tuesday, June 23, for the early morning regularly scheduled “swim at your own risk.”
The pool had closed on June 15 due to severe weather.
City staff removed large tree branches, aluminum cans, fishing hooks, and other debris from the water.
The team also cleaned off decks and reinstalled the diving board in preparation for the pool’s reopening.
The Source: Information from the City of Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — A high-stakes vote this week could shape what Texas public school students learn in social studies for the next decade, as the State Board of Education considers proposed new standards that supporters say will strengthen civics instruction and critics call deeply flawed.
The board begins its meeting Monday morning to review the proposed social studies standards and is expected to vote Friday.
FULL STORY | Texas education board to vote Friday on proposed social studies standards
JOIN THE CONVERSATION (1)
ANSWER BELOW and see the results LIVE on CBS Austin This Morning from 4:30 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.
-
Lifestyle11 minutes agoNPR staffers share their favorite fiction reads of 2026 so far
-
Education19 minutes agoThe Itinerant Preacher Who Helped Secure the Separation of Church and State
-
Technology26 minutes agoHoto’s 25-bit electric screwdriver is 40 percent off during Prime Day
-
World29 minutes agoTrump gets major win against China in African rare earth minerals race
-
Politics34 minutes agoSocial media erupts over Mamdani’s silence after Brooklyn coffee shop bans Jewish congressman
-
Health41 minutes agoWant to age better? Researchers say 4-minute routine may help prevent dangerous falls
-
Sports44 minutes agoWyndham Clark pens emotional message after winning second US Open in hostile territory
-
Business56 minutes agoThe other anti-data center movement: California’s sky-high electricity prices
