More than 55 million people across the central and southern US are at risk of severe weather on Tuesday as a violent storm sweeps across the country, bringing the potential for blizzard conditions, tornadoes and fire weather.
An Austin-based company is planning a $5 billion investment in New Mexico that could add about 1,000 jobs to the state’s workforce.
New Mexico health officials say an unvaccinated adult has died after a measles infection, though the virus has not been confirmed as the cause. The death comes as cases rise in Texas and New Mexico, prompting the CDC to send a response team.
While Texas is known for having cheaper gas, its metros are seeing prices rise and drop unpredictably. Now, after more increases, and with an influx of travelers ready to pour into Austin for the South by Southwest Conference and Festival, visitors should expect higher-than-normal gas prices.
While Austin's high tech industry was born in a former federal facility, the U.S. government has helped Austin and Texas since the 1840s.
The National Weather Service Prediction Center said on X that Monday afternoon, "travel hazardous" throughout the middle and southern Plains due to the haboobs, or dust storms, and the strong wind gusts that drive their movement.