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Monday was met with rain and dropping temperatures. (Laura Figi/Austonia)
Austinites woke up to a rainy morning, which called for a flood watch to go into effect from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. in Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette and Lee counties.
After a weekend of sunshine and warmer temperatures, the storm system kicking off the week is expected to last through a cold front on Wednesday and Thursday, which will give Austinites a renewed wintry mix.
A strong, arctic cold front will move through Wed evening. This will not be a repeat in severity and impacts of the February 2021 winter storm, however hard freezes are expected, very cold wind chill values, and a potential wintry mix of precipitation is possible Thu morning. pic.twitter.com/HfAlWkmeoL
— NWS Austin/San Antonio (@NWSSanAntonio) January 31, 2022
Rain is expected to last all through today, capping out at around 2.5-3.5 inches. The heaviest rain should be out of the way by this evening and the highest flood danger will be east of I-35.
After a final temperate day on Tuesday, a cold snap is scheduled to hit on Wednesday, dropping from a balmy 71 degrees to a chilly 35 in the evening hours. Cold temps and rain early on Thursday morning will create possible conditions for a wintry mix in the form of freezing rain or sleet.
Thursday’s high of 40 degrees and low of 23 degrees is expected to stick—freezes are forecast overnight on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
According to the National Weather Service, these temperatures are not expected to cause a repeat of February 2021’s storm.
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(Moriah Wilson/Instagram)
Austin police are investigating the killing of Moriah "Mo" Wilson after she was found with gunshot wounds inside an Austin home.
Wilson, a gravel and mountain bike racer, was visiting Austin from Colorado in preparation for the Gravel Locos race on Saturday taking place in Hico, a small town 2 hours from Austin.
On Wednesday, her roommate came home and found Wilson unresponsive with "a lot of blood near her,” police said. It is now being investigated as a suspicious death. No further information on the suspect or motive behind the killing are available at this time.
Wilson recently had become a full-time biker after winning a slew of races in the past year.
(Pexels)
Some of your favorite Instagram filters can’t be used in Texas anymore and Austinites are sounding off on social media.
Meta, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, announced on Wednesday that certain filters would no longer be available in Texas.
The change is a result of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against Meta, alleging the company uses facial recognition technology that violates laws in Texas. A release from Meta says it stopped using facial recognition tech in November 2021 and denies Paxton’s allegations.
Some Austinites bemoaned the shift, saying some of their favorite filters were now unavailable.
This was my FAVORITE filter on @instagram and they done removed it cause I’m in Texas ! Like wowwwwww pic.twitter.com/uX60hdIC0Q
— Pinkyy Montana (@inkstar_pinkyy) May 11, 2022
i heard that instagram filters got banned in texas? what the actual fuck y’all better give me my favorite filter back
— lia 🤍 (@liatootrill) May 11, 2022
loved this stupid filter sm i hate texas pic.twitter.com/DXr9mmUc64
— birthday boy jeno 🎂 (@beabtox) May 12, 2022
But more often than not, locals joked about the ban.
Texas women seeing the filter ban on IG pic.twitter.com/yDMcP3Qtsr
— Christian (Anabolic) Flores (@christian_flo24) May 11, 2022
So, the state of Texas has banned filter use on IG? THE END IS NEAR. 😂
— THE FRANCHISE! Франшиза (@NYCFranchise718) May 12, 2022
And some in-between chose to show off some natural beauty.
I live in Texas, but no filter needed. 😉 pic.twitter.com/A6teRgYMKn
— bad and bruja (@starseedmami) May 11, 2022
filter, no filter..texas women still reign supreme.
— 🎍 (@_sixile) May 11, 2022
Finally, some are trying to cash in on the opportunity.
Texas IG users- if you want to filter your picture cashapp me $1.50 $ErvnYng
— Gemini (@ervn_y) May 11, 2022
Meta said it plans to create an opt-in system for both Texas and Illinois residents, who are facing the same issues.
