The new year will begin cold and wet. Meteorologists say a cold front will roll into the Austin area Monday, and stick around throughout the week, with rain and chances for thunderstorms likely on Tuesday. Despite fluctuating temperatures and rain, National Weather Service meteorologist Nick Hampshire does not anticipate a freeze, like the one experienced […]
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Austin’s El Buen Samaritano fills bellies, lifts spirits with 500 Christmas meals
In the foggy, predawn hours Friday, Santa’s sleigh looked more like an 18-wheeler from H-E-B, ambling down Woodhue Drive, bringing the centerpiece of the feasts for 500 families in need. “Turkey’s here!” shouted one of the coordinators at El Buen Samaritano, as volunteers waited for towering boxes of frozen poultry, a good 7,500 pounds of […]