AUSTIN, Texas — Several thousand Austin Energy customers were without power Thursday morning. According to the company's outage map, roughly 4,300 customers were initially impacted by the outage, which started around 6:50 a.m. in South Austin. Around 7:50 a.m., those numbers decreased to around 3,000.

A total of 2,090 customers are without power and five hazards are impacting the Austin community from West Oak Hill to Copperfield, according to the Austin Energy outage map.

Over 7,000 Austin Energy customers lost power Thursday morning as storms rolled through the area.The utility reported 22 active outages affecting approximately

After a statewide blackout in 2021 and a massive Austin outage in 2023, cold weather means energy anxiety for many in Central Texas.

The Austin area is expected to get 1-2 inches of a wintry mix of snow and sleet on Monday and Tuesday. Austin ISD and other local school districts have announced closures for Tuesday.

AUSTIN, Texas — Several power lines fell early Monday morning in southeast Austin, impacting drivers and residents in the area. Roughly 2,300 Austin Energy customers were temporarily without power, but electricity has since been restored. Still, drivers are asked to avoid both directions of East Stassney Lane until further notice.

City and state agencies are preparing for the upcoming cold snap in Austin, with Austin Energy fully staffed and ready to respond to power outages, TxDOT laying brine on roads to prevent ice

The City of Austin and Austin Energy will receive $15 million from the federal government to install 284 EV charging ports at public locations across the city.

Located at 4408 Long Champ Drive within the Austin Country Club on Lake Austin, the three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath home had a 53 percent price decrease in January. The home was listed for sale in July 2024 at $4.9 million, dropping just under 58 percent in price since then.

Austin's DryRun Security landed an $8.7 million seed round led by Austin's LiveOak Ventures and New York-based firm Work-Bench. Cannage Capital also invested. The startup, founded in 2023 by James Wickett and Ken Johnson, has a platform that identifies risks and channels mitigation options into developers' workflows.

Below-freezing temperatures will return to Texas as soon as Jan. 18, according to the National Weather Service. Grid conditions are expected to be normal and officials do not anticipate an emergency,

North and Central Texas counties are experiencing power outages after storms rolled through Thursday morning. See maps of power outages.