Austin Energy 'cautiously optimistic' about power restorations.
Austin Energy GM Jackie Sargent AE is"cautiously optimistic" about restorations picking up as the number of repeated outages are slowing down due to fewer trees falling
City Manager Spencer Cronk acknowledged that communication should have happened by text, and Watson promised a swift after action report to look into what he deemed a"persistent" problem. Austin Water has been operating as normal for the most part, though some substations are running on generators and Westlake Hills is under a boil water notice .
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