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Central Texas Food Bank cancels weekend distributions
The Central Texas Food Bank has canceled its food distributions through this weekend due to bad weather and hazardous road conditions.
Cancellations include the mass distribution event that was scheduled for Saturday in Kyle and a food pantry event Saturday in Fredericksburg.
For more information: centraltexasfoodbank.org.
Austin offices close for Presidents Day
The city of Austin will close offices and facilities for President’s Day on Monday.
All Austin Resource Recovery trash, recycling and compost collections will be unaffected for the Presidents’ Day holiday, although routes may be delayed due to winter weather. For up-to-date information, visit austintexas.gov/myschedule.
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Volunteers with Central Texas Food Bank load groceries for clients during an emergency relief food distribution on Tue., Dec. 29, at Del Valle High School. The agency’s final mass distribution event of the year is today, Dec. 30, at Nelson Field (7105 Berkman) from 9am to noon. For more info, visit www.centraltexasfoodbank.org/food-assistance/get-food-now. (Photo by John Anderson)
Entering 2021 in a State of Emergency : Last week
Austin Public Health announced Austin-Travis County had entered
Stage 5 – the highest level of local pandemic restrictions – of APH s
COVID-19 Risk-Based Guidelines. Late Wednesday, APH announced a 10:30pm-6:30am prohibition on dine-in service (take-out is still OK) from Dec. 31-Jan.3. Read more.
A man carries groceries on the UT Austin campus during spring break on Tuesday.
We ll keep this post updated on how people can help and get help in the Austin area during the coronavirus pandemic. Know of something missing from this list? Email Andy@KUT.org.
Get help 24/7 through the state s free mental health hotline: 833-986-1919
Food
Get help: The Central Texas Food Bank has a map of locations where you can get hot meals and groceries in Austin. Enter your location to find what s available near you.
Credit Michael Minasi / KUT
Milan, 4, and Myden, 3, select meals from Austin ISD, which passed out curbside lunches while schools were closed in the spring.
Pup in a predicament gets a hand from Austin Fire Department
Firefighters helped rescue a dog who was scared, wet and cold after getting stuck 6 feet under a concrete ledge at Lady Bird Lake. Author: Jeff Bell Updated: 8:29 AM CST December 20, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas It started out ruff but ended great.
On Friday afternoon, Austin firefighters helped rescue a dog who was scared, wet and cold after getting stuck 6 feet under a concrete ledge at Lady Bird Lake.
According to the Austin Fire Department, a person called 911 after the dog ran under the ledge by the running trail under MoPac Expressway.