A Texas appellate court surprised the electricity world Friday by ruling that the Public Utility Commission overstepped its authority during the deadly February 2021 winter storm when it raised the price of electricity to the maximum, $9,000 per megawatt-hour.
A son convicted in the January 2022 murder of his father was sentenced to serve 20 years in state prison Wednesday.
Texas Democratic voters will head to the polls in less than a year to decide which candidate they'd like to see challenge Sen. Ted Cruz in his reelection bid, but at the moment the field remains empty because no one has jumped into the race yet.
Strawberries sold at many major stores are being recalled over a Hepatitis A outbreak.
Just 52 hours after Texas opened applications for rent relief, the state was forced to shut down the portal due to extraordinary demand.
Severe storms swept across Central Texas Thursday evening, bringing with them large hail and a lot of lightning.
In a memorandum to the City of Austin mayor and city council, Interim Assistant City Manager Bruce Mills provided a completed review by Kroll and Associates-- which pointed out a few things the Academy Curriculum Review Committee is not doing with the APD Training Academy.
The world's best pickleball players are in Austin this weekend for the ONIX Austin Showdown.
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) held a press conference Friday morning outside of Fort Hood, where they called for a "top-down" investigation by the Pentagon and the FBI into the death of U.S. Army private Ana Basalduaruiz.
KXAN dug through the archives to find the hottest, coldest and wettest St. Patrick's Days in history.
Austin Police said after a chase overnight Thursday into Friday, the driver of a vehicle crashed into a building.
The shelter adopted out more than 993 cats so far this year, and it's hoping St. Patrick's Day will bring luck to help the shelter cross the 1,000 threshold.
He has about $3.5 million riding on his hometown team, the University of Houston Cougars, to win the national championship in front of a very supportive home crowd at NRG Stadium.
Win two tickets to see the Friday, April 7, production of "Riverdance" at Bass Concert Hall. Contest opens March 20 and closes on March 26.
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) wants the FBI to look into the death of PVT Ana Basalduaruiz at Fort Hood.
Since 1957, there have been more real estate agent and brokers licenses issued to people in Austin than any other city in the state of Texas except for Houston, according to the Texas Real Estate Commission, or TREC, the state agency responsible for licensing and regulating the real estate industry.
If you love stargazing, this month has some great opportunities to see the planets in action.
Agents from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission will visit hundreds of retailers to keep alcohol out of the hands of minors at popular spring break locations.
The Marshall Project worked for a year to establish a list of books banned in prisons across the U.S. See which books are banned in Texas prisons.
Multiple sclerosis, a disease of the central nervous system, impacts nearly 30,000 people in the state and one million people nationwide
Funk made 8 of 10 3-pointers and scored 27 points Thursday night in a 76-59 win over Texas A&M for the Nittany Lions' first NCAA Tournament victory in 22 years.
On Thursday, the Longhorns took down 15-seed Colgate 81-61 to advance to the second round.
Strong to severe thunderstorms late Thursday night into Friday as a cold front moves in and drops temperatures. Hail and wind damage are possible but widespread damage isn't expected.
The second-seeded Longhorns started the first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament 8-for-10 from 3-point range and held off the pesky Patriot League champs 81-61 Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena.
Austin Pets Alive! asked for help Thursday with two dogs who were shot.