🌱Austin Man Sues Over Astroworld Injuries +TX Birthrate Plummets

Austin TX

08 November, 2021

12:40 PM

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Hello, neighbors! We are back again for another edition of the Austin Daily. It's me again, your host, Meagan Falcon. We have some top news stories that happened over the weekend to start your day. Here's everything you need to know from weather to events in Austin. First, today's weather: Overall Tuesday weather summary: Pleasant with clouds and sun. High: 79 Low: 59. Dry weather continues for most areas this week. Cooler temperatures are in store Thursday into Saturday. By cooler weather we are talking about temperatures ranging from the mid-70s to upper 60s. Here are the top stories in Austin today: An Austin man has filed a lawsuit against rappers Travis Scott, Drake and two Harris County event services after suffering injuries at Astroworld Festival in Houston. (Austin Patch)The number of babies being born in Texas continued to fall significantly faster than the national average, officials report. Here's why. (KXAN.com) Meals on Wheels is resuming service in Central Texas in January 2022 and needs 500 more volunteers in the Greater Austin area to help out in different services. (Spectrum News) A man is dead after his car crashed into a tree Sunday evening in east Austin, according to Austin-Travis County EMS. (Austin Patch) Hours after the Astroworld festival in Houston, a Texas State student, who went to the festival, found out her hometown friend was one of the eight victims who died. (KXAN.com) For the past 21 years, someone has died on a Texas roadway every single day with the recent state average hitting 10 deaths per day, according to TxDOT. (FOX 7 Austin) Today's Austin Daily is brought to you by our friends at Ring, the home security company. Ring does a lot more than doorbells: check out their full suite of smart home products at Ring.com. And thank you Ring for helping to make local news happen in Austin! Today in Austin: COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic — Blazier Intermediate School. (4 p.m.) Community Retreat Part 5 — Eliminating Racial Disparities in Discipline. (5:30 p.m.) Community Bond Oversight Committee Meeting. (6 p.m.) Remo Drive w/ special guests Boyscott and Another Michael at The Parish on Nov. 9. (9 p.m.) Austin Patch Notebook Austin Public Library: "Y'all, it's hoodie weather! Stop by APL Shop in-store or online to grab our new APL Vintage Logo hoodie. Get one before it sells out: https://bit.ly/2ZXcukD." (Facebook) Pease Park Conservancy: "In honor of Native American Heritage Month, Pease Park Conservancy brings you 'Of The Earth: Medicinal Plants of Pease Park,' a presentation and native plant walk with Marika Alvarado." (Facebook) Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum: "#OTD Nov. 8, 1965: President Johnson signed The Higher Education Act into law, increasing access to higher education in the form of need-based grants, work-study opportunities, federal student loans, and more. " (Facebook) Austin PBS: "Will and Geordie are drawn into campus politics as they investigate the death of a student... And a new curate comes to town. Don't miss this Sunday's all-new episode of 'Grantchester.'" (Facebook) Austin ISD: "Start a career in technology with Programming and UX at Navarro Early College High School." (Facebook) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Something More — Matchmaking Service (Visit website) LifeatitsBest — Exceptional Results. Unmatchable Selection. (Visit Website) Add your business here Events: Celebrate A Week Of Self-Care With 15 Percent Off Flowers (November 9) Breast Ultrasound Screening Coming Direct to You! (November 11) Celebrate Your Favorite Veteran With Patriotic Flowers (November 11) 26th Annual Cedar Park 5 Miler/5K & Kids 1K (November 14) Social Security Seminar (November 16) Add your event You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you around. If you're enjoying these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. You can send them this link to subscribe. Your friendly neighborhood journalist, Meagan Falcon Meagan covers local news for Patch in Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Leander and Pflugerville. About Meagan: I was born and raised in Corpus Christi and spent three years covering breaking news and things to do in South Texas before I moved to the Austin Metro. When I am not reporting the news, I am enjoying a good book, tending to my garden and spending time with my pup.I am a green thumb novice so if y'all have gardening tips, I would love some. Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Austin Daily? Contact me at [email protected]. Quote of the Day: "It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well." — Rene Descartes via BrainyQuote.com