Andrew Freeman

3 weeks ago | cbsaustin.com | Andrew Freeman

With summer travel season underway, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its health notice for measles with more than 1,100 confirmed cases across the country. More than 700 of those cases are from here in Texas. Austinite Molly Li loves taking her family to Oregon during the summer. "My son is out of school, she's out of school, it's just easier," Li said. "Seeing family, especially going to Portland, the weather is so nice, whereas it's so hot here.

3 weeks ago | news4sanantonio.com | Andrew Freeman

With summer travel season underway, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its health notice for measles with more than 1,100 confirmed cases across the country. More than 700 of those cases are from here in Texas. Austinite Molly Li loves taking her family to Oregon during the summer. "My son is out of school, she's out of school, it's just easier," Li said. "Seeing family, especially going to Portland, the weather is so nice, whereas it's so hot here.

3 weeks ago | cbsaustin.com | Andrew Freeman

Austin city council approved more than $15 million dollars Thursday on contracts with artists for different projects as part of the airport expansion. The initial vote in March was postponed after the community pushed back when there weren't enough local artists represented. The initial proposal had three phases, with the first involving national artists, the second involving state artists and the third representing local artists.

3 weeks ago | cbsaustin.com | Andrew Freeman

As the dust settles on the 89th Legislative Session, environmental groups in Central Texas came together Wednesday morning to celebrate the bills that passed and mourn those that didn't. Adrian Shelley with Public Citizen says, despite attempted attacks on clean energy this Legislative session, many of the bills they were most concerned about ended up dying. "It ended up, on the whole, a net positive for the environment, is my take," Shelley said.

3 weeks ago | cbsaustin.com | Andrew Freeman

The city of Austin is looking to have 40 percent of all fleet miles driven come from electric vehicles by 2030, an extension of a program Fleet Mobility Services says has saved more than $2.5 million over the past eight years. The initiative is part of the city's broader goal of going net-zero on carbon by 2040. "From an equity standpoint, and from an overall health and wellbeing of the city of Austin. We've grown so fast." Fleet Mobility Services Assistant Director Rick Harland said.