Lawmakers drop eminent domain, try new approach to save Texas state park
Lawmakers are changing their approach in an effort to save a Texas state park from permanent closure and development into a multi-million dollar private community.
Lawmakers are changing their approach in an effort to save a Texas state park from permanent closure and development into a multi-million dollar private community.
It could be a while before an Austin man arrested in a murder-for-hire plot gets a trial.
The APL Comprehensive Library Strategic and Facilities Plan cited Austin's rapid population growth as cause behind calls for "increasing the footprint of library spaces in the city," per a city news release.
The operation, which was a collaboration with state and federal law enforcement agencies, was active from March 8 through March 18.
The Texas Senate Committee on Border Security is set to hear a bill that would create a state crime for illegally crossing the federal border.
Sidelined… by the pandemic… the process of helping ease congestion on Highway 183 in southeast Travis County is getting back on track.
A 13-year-old at the center of a Thursday Amber Alert was found, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
Austin Public Health said that Candida auris (C. auris) – the often multidrug-resistant and deadly fungus – is “very concerning” and a “top threat” for the agency, though there are currently no known cases in Austin.
Barbecue is one of America’s favorite cuisines. But it's also the one we like to most like to argue about.
Evictions in Austin are back up to pre-pandemic levels, according to a research center based at Princeton University called the Eviction Lab.
An Austin man has been charged with aggravated sexual assault after allegedly attacking a woman riding a scooter near downtown Austin.
Hays County authorities are asking for the public's help identifying two suspects who stole construction equipment from a Kyle business.
The pilot study used not only the base BrainHQ tests, but also tests designed by NASA that specifically target people like astronauts.
As Texas students set off for spring break last week, Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian made sure to warn his players to be responsible during their week off.
Things don't appear to be so clear cut.
March 23 is a day set aside to honor the world's meteorologists.
So far in 2023, the Austin Animal Center has classified 149 pets as "abandoned."
Officials with TxDOT and Hays County will gather Thursday morning at 10:30 for the Farm to Market Road 2001 West realignment project.
City council member Mackenzie Kelly, district 6, placed an item on Thursday's agenda that would direct the city manager to explore possible regulations for the organization and management of the micro-mobility devices.
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A former Longhorn football star is making sure children learn the importance of safety in the water. Austin Parks and Recreation said Wednesday, former UT running back Bijan Robinson taught a swim lesson at Bartholomew Pool last week. According to Parks and Rec, Robinson worked with the department's Aquatic Division and Tankproof, [...]
According to a memo released Wednesday from the City of Austin Homeless Strategy Division, 71 people left the downtown shelter since Feb. 17.
APD says the woman gave officers enough information for them to find her location.
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Parents in Uvalde are now getting a look at what the new elementary school replacing Robb Elementary will look like after the May 24 mass shooting killed 19 children and two teachers. The new campus is expected to accommodate 800 students. That is nearly twice as big as Robb Elementary. The new [...]
Texas Longhorns junior Dylan Disu was 7 years old the last time Texas went to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
TSD said DPS was "immediately" called and the patrols were done as a precaution.