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🌱 Flight Delays And Cancellations At ABIA + Job Openings + Feral Hogs

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Good morning, friends and neighbors! It's Jessica, your host of the Austin Daily — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening in town these days.

Today we'll cover:

  • Cancellations and delays wreak havoc at the Austin airport.
  • Warmer temps are on the horizon – hooray!
  • Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) and Jimmie Vaughan will be sharing the stage this evening – and there are still tickets.

But first, today's weather:

Sunny and cooler. High: 51 Low: 36.

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Here are the top stories in Austin today:

1) Hundreds of flights were canceled and delayed at the Austin International Airport (ABIA) yesterday. FOX 7 Austin reports that the majority of the canceled flights have been from Southwest Airlines. Southwest Airlines said in a statement: "We were fully staffed and prepared for the approaching holiday weekend when the severe weather swept across the continent. These operational conditions forced daily changes to our flight schedule at a volume and magnitude that still has the tools our teams use to recover the airline operating at capacity."

Neighbors, for anyone traveling out of ABIA today through Monday, Jan 2., we encourage you to keep a watchful eye on your flight's status before heading to the airport. Learn more about this story here at FOX 7 Austin.

2) Warmer temperatures are on the horizon! A cool front blew through Austin last night and will allegedly result in our final dance with freezing temperatures through 9 a.m. this morning. KXAN reports: "We are tracking two upper-level storm systems on their way toward Texas over the next week. The first clips our area on Thursday and early Friday with warmer, more humid air, increased cloud cover, and just a small chance of rain mainly east of I-35." Head over to KXAN to view the full weather forecast report.

3) Feral hogs continue to run rampant in Northeast Austin. Grace Howell, who lives near Walnut Creek in northeast Austin, tells KVUE: ""They destroyed the park, and they started going down the streets at night and getting into people's yards and digging up all the grass."" Community members report that a local homeowners' association hired a company to remove the hogs about two years ago, but now they are popping up again. KXAN has more on this story here.

4) On the hunt for a new job? Patch has a roundup of the newest job openings in town – check it out!

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Today in Austin:

  • Austin Film Society Presents: Home for the Holidays Screenings at AFS. (3 p.m. + 7 p.m.)
  • The Jungle Show: Billy Gibbons, Jimmie Vaughan, Mike Flanigin, Sue Foley, Chris Layton at Antone's. (6:30 p.m.)
  • Trivia Night at The VORTEX. (8 p.m.)
  • Grooveline Horns at C-Boy's Heart & Soul. (10:45 p.m.)

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That's it for today. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with a new update!

— Jessica Collins

About me: Jessica is happy to call Austin her home for the past 10+ years. She loves the outdoors, arts & cinema, dining, and all of the natural beauty that Central Texas has to offer.

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