Travis County

The number of beds available at ICU units in the area hit 13 on Wednesday, state data showed. The previous low was 23 beds in July 2020.

La oficina del médico forense del condado de Travis publicó sus hallazgos finales sobre las muertes que ocurrieron durante la helada de febrero. Esto es lo que encontró.

The Travis County Medical Examiner's office on Wednesday released its final rundown of the deaths it investigated during February's winter storm. Here's what it found.

"Today's announcement that charges will be streamlined for both counties jointly to prosecute is one we see as a more efficient — and ideally expeditious — path to justice," Ambler's family said in a statement Wednesday.

The county has $10.7 million in federal funds to help pay rent for people affected financially by the pandemic, but as of this week, no rent payments have been made.

Bajo los nuevos lineamientos, las autoridades de salud de Austin dicen que las personas completamente vacunadas no necesitan usar mascarillas durante reuniones privadas en interiores o exteriores.

Under stage 2 guidelines, Austin Public Health says fully vaccinated people do not need wear a face covering for indoor and outdoor private gatherings.

The attorney general had argued the case wasn’t moot and asked the court to prevent Austin and Travis — or other local authorities — from issuing similar orders in the future. The court refused.

The office will determine whether the deaths were due to hypothermia, carbon monoxide poisoning, crashes or other causes linked to the freeze.

Austin Mayor Steve Adler said officials expect to have enough water to open distribution sites in all 10 districts Sunday.