New beer at H-E-B can help protect the Texas Hill Country
To celebrate Earth Day, Hill Country Conservancy, H-E-B and Texas Beer Company are launching a charity collaboration beer.
To celebrate Earth Day, Hill Country Conservancy, H-E-B and Texas Beer Company are launching a charity collaboration beer.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Central Texas has seen a busy severe weather season so far this year. Six tornadoes touched down in the 15-county KXAN viewing area on March 21, including an EF-2 that injured 16 people in Round Rock. The National Weather Service is surveying damage in the Florence, Jarrell and Salado areas to determine [...]
Austin-Travis County has a lot of transplants, myself included. If you're not from Central Texas, here are some things you need to know about severe weather.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Authorities have arrested a San Antonio man on a 3rd-degree felony after police say he beat a small dog to death. On March 16, the Bexar County Sheriffs' Office received a call reporting Michael Ruperto Uriegas for beating and killing a family member's dog, Rugers. Photos of Rugers were shared [...]
It’s estimated survivors of the March tornadoes will need at least $2 million in financial support to rebuild and recover. Locally-owned distillery Tito’s Handmade Vodka is the first business to donate to the fundraiser.
The White House on Wednesday slammed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) for the delays at the state’s border with Mexico after he ordered state troopers to step up truck inspections.
Just a few weeks after an outbreak of tornados near Round Rock, Central Texas is dealing with the aftermath of yet another severe storm near Salado that produced large hail and a tornado.
Gov. Greg Abbott said last week the migrants would be voluntarily sent to Washington so that President Biden could “immediately address the needs of the people that they are allowing to come across our border.”
Large hailstones, stones that are 2-4 inches in diameter, can fall between 44-72 mph.
In total, 1,203,251 passengers went through TSA security at AUS in February, compared to just 344,735 in February 2021.
Dromgoole has owned and operated The Natural Gardener organic nursery for 40 years and is a local television staple on Austin PBS and KXAN, sharing his tips and tricks for plants and vegetables with garden enthusiasts of all kinds. He also hosted the radio show, "Gardening Naturally," for nearly 40 years. He retired from the show in 2019.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — For years, meteorologists have been telling us to get a weather radio, but chances are you may have ignored that advice. However, the last few weeks of severe weather in Central Texas have been a strong reminder to pick one up, and it could save your life. Meteorologist Nick Bannin spoke with [...]
KellyJeanne Pyne beat only two other competitors to bring home the top prize in the senior women's freestyle event at the Texas Field Archery Association's (TFAA) Indoor State Tournament. After Pyne's victory, three female archers submitted official protests to the results.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A motorhome in eastern Travis County near State Highway 130 caught fire Wednesday morning. The Austin Fire Department tweeted at 6:11 a.m. saying the home was "fully involved" when crews arrived in the 11900 block of Green Grove Drive. That's west of SH 130 and east of FM 973 in the Hornsby [...]
Homes in Salado, Texas, a little less than 10 miles north of Jarrell, were damaged by a tornado Tuesday, officials told KXAN.
A little over three weeks after a tornado outbreak in Central Texas, another tornado was spotted near the Williamson-Bell County line Tuesday.
The teacher is being booked into the Travis County Jail, according to Manor ISD, and they will be charged with injury to a child, a third-degree felony.
An unlikely pairing of politicians both sharply criticized Gov. Greg Abbott's new vehicle inspection initiative at the border, chalking it up to "political theatre" that's further hurting an already strained supply chain.
On Tuesday, the interim Texas House Committee on Criminal Justice Reform held a hearing at the Capitol to drill down on the circumstances surrounding Melissa Lucio's scheduled upcoming execution.
A Round Rock-based chemical company wants to build a new facility in Williamson County in 2023.
You can email photos and videos to ReportIt@kxan.com. If you take photos of hail, in particular, it’s helpful to include an object alongside it to help gauge how large it is.
Severe storms are rolling through the Central Texas area Tuesday afternoon, at a time when many people are on the roads for rush hour.
After a years long-effort to bring a public defenders office to Hays County, commissioners have identified $5 million in funding and will bring two possible service providers to the remaining court members before the end of the month.
Lea Brown purchased her Leander home last June. Today, its appraisal value is $247,000 higher than last year — and because of its purchase date, she will not be eligible for a cap on how high her property tax bill climbs this year.
Draven Rene Reyes, a 20 year old from Seguin, was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force on the east side of San Antonio.