Though this winter storm will likely bring Central Texan's significant icing issues, major travel issues and isolated power outages, this storm will not be a repeat of our February 2021 Winter Storm.
Following one of the driest year's on record, many trees in Central Texas had a rough year. This week's winter storm, while only lasting a couple of days, could dump quite a bit of freezing rain on Central Texas. Ice can put a lot of stress on trees.
Interim CapMetro President and CEO Dottie Watkins will officially take over the position as head of Austin's transit authority, following approval by CapMetro's board of directors Monday.
A researcher recently found a large American Eel — an endangered species — washed up on a Texas beach.
School personnel records reveal it was a Texas pastor and eighth-grade teacher who was caught on cell phone video telling Black middle school students “deep down in my heart, I am ethnocentric, which means I think my race is the superior one.”
With severe winter weather expected in Texas this week after a cold front moved south over the weekend, power supplies are expected to meet demand.
With Winter Storm Warnings issued in Central Texas, some school districts are changing their schedules this week.
Austin Public Health will run its overnight cold weather shelters Monday and Tuesday as a "significant icing threat" rolls through Central Texas early this week.
According to APD, these high-tech cameras helped detectives crack dozens of violent crime cases between 2016 and 2020.
Once quiet mode is turned on, you won't receive any notifications, and your profile will automatically send an auto-reply to anyone who direct messages you, letting them know about your status change.
If you do break down in the cold, you should have a winter emergency kit. Approximately 40% of American drivers told AAA they do not carry one currently.
Texas parents are set to speak at the Capitol Monday morning in support of new legislation regulating the use of restraint in public schools, including the mother of a 14-year-old Round Rock Independent School District student with special needs who surveillance cameras recorded being tossed into a ‘cool down room’ by a school administrator last year.
This week is your last chance to see a green comet zip by Earth. It may not return to our solar system for another 50,000 years. The comet, named C/2022 E3 (ZTF), hasn't visited our solar system since the stone age. The comet will be its closest to Earth on February 2nd, after which people in the Northern Hemisphere won't be able to see it.
TxDOT Austin crews are pretreating major roadways Monday morning ahead of wintry precipitation and cold temperatures.
Once upon a time, before Project Connect was put before voters, there was a different public transit system on the table: Gondolas.
The city of Round Rock is adding new speed limit signs to Old Settlers park after a safety analysis showed there was not appropriate signage along four roads within the park.
DALLAS (KXAN) — The Dallas Cowboys and offensive coordinator Kellen Moore have "mutually agreed to part ways," according to the NFL Network and Dallas Morning News. Tom Pelissaro with the NFL Network tweeted Sunday afternoon about it, saying the team "felt change was needed after the disappointing end to the season." The Dallas Morning News [...]
The Austin Fire Department celebrated the 100th birthday of the department's oldest living retiree, Charles Bryant, Jr., on Sunday.
San Marcos Police confirmed to KXAN they responded to a shooting at The Retreat, an apartment complex located off Craddock Avenue.
Coming off Wednesday's 20-point win over No. 14 Oklahoma, the Longhorns carried the same energy against the Cowgirls with five players scoring in double figures, led by Taylor Jones' near-perfect night from the field and 19 points.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — You might start seeing more little puppies out and about around Austin. That’s because the city was chosen by Guide Dogs for the Blind to help raise and train guide dogs that will eventually be given away to a handler. On a rainy, Saturday morning, you'd find nearly a dozen young puppies [...]
For more than 20 years, the Arthur M. Blank Center for Stuttering Education & Research at the University of Texas at Austin has worked to empower people who stutter.