Dripping Springs ISD school board to vote on increasing school resource officers
More school resource officers could be coming to Dripping Springs ISD campuses.
More school resource officers could be coming to Dripping Springs ISD campuses.
A bill that would eliminate a disputed loophole police use to block the release of records in cases where a suspect is killed made it another step closer to becoming law Monday when the Senate passed an amended version in a third and final reading.
Hullaby played two seasons for the Longhorns after signing in 2020, and then transferred to New Mexico. Family members said the last time they heard from him was May 18, and on Monday, his brother Landon posted on Twitter that he had died over the weekend. Landon Hullaby is a defensive back at Texas Tech.
In Central Texas, all counties except Williamson County currently have a mental health professional shortage designation.
The Austin Police Department will hold a news conference Monday afternoon to draw attention to this problem and demonstrate how people can best protect their property. KXAN will carry a live stream of the officers' remarks starting at 3 p.m. in this story and on the station's Facebook page.
The intersection of East Central Drive and Northwest Boulevard is closed while the department responds to the leak.
Christopher Taylor, 31, is accused of shooting and killing Michael Ramos, 42, during a confrontation with police in a south Austin apartment complex parking lot.
The Texas Senate Education Committee on Thursday removed key provisions and nearly a billion dollars from House Bill 3, one of the legislature's sweeping school safety bills.
The police department tweeted at 10:54 a.m. that officers were "working a barricaded subject" in the 200 block of Axis Loop, which is off of Williams Drive.
The Austin City Council's Public Safety Committee will receive a briefing from law enforcement this morning on the Texas Department of Public Safety's (DPS) patrols in Austin.
Mayor Don McLaughlin and City Manager Vince DiPiazza will address reporters at the local civic center starting at 11 a.m. KXAN will carry a live stream of their remarks in this story and on the station's Facebook page.
One of the last viable bills in the Texas legislature that would increase teacher pay now has a provision that would create a school voucher program.
As Austin Metro drivers count down to the Memorial Day weekend holiday, the price of gasoline continues to remain steady, according to AAA.
The murder trial for an Elgin man in connect with a 2022 death begins Monday, according to Lee County court officials.
As plenty of parents search for fun activities to entertain their kids, one special spot in Manor has made a major comeback after a slow-down during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new public park will almost double the size of Zilker, will be sandwiched between Walter E. Long park and the East Metropolitan park, and will tie in to Travis County's 14-mile public trail system.
Interstates and highways accounted for more than one-third of pedestrian fatalities along Texas roadways between 2016 and 2020, according to new findings from a May ValuePenguin study.
Manor police said a call came in at 2:48 a.m. about a body in a ditch near Gregg Manor Road and Hwy 290 westbound.
Starting Monday through June 4, law enforcement officers across Texas will be stepping up enforcement of the state’s seat belt laws, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.
KXAN Anchor Tom Miller and Senior Science Reporter Eric Henrikson partnered on “The Wake” in February after hearing anecdotal stories about unrecovered bodied in Lake Travis, and how the manmade lake's creation left orchards, buildings and construction sites underwater.
A submerged concrete plant, pecan orchards and a house boats are just some of the relics nearing the surface of Lake Travis this summer. After several years of record heat and little rain, water at the lake is at one of its lowest points in history.
A proposed concert venue near Dripping Springs is stirring up a lot of concern amongst people living in the area.
Gyasi Zardes scored his second goal of the season in the first minute of second-half stoppage time to steal victory from the jaws of a scoreless draw. It's the second consecutive win for Verde and Black after ending a winless streak of eight matches with a 2-1 victory over Seattle. Austin FC is now 2-1-2 in its past five matches across both MLS and U.S. Open Cup play in May alone, and they still have three more matches this month.
The 13th-seeded Longhorns won the Austin regional tournament Sunday with an 11-5 win over rival Texas A&M to finish the opening round 3-0. Texas will meet whoever comes out of the Knoxville regional, either the No. 4 Tennessee Volunteers or the Indiana Hoosiers. If the Vols win, the super regional round will be in Knoxville, but Texas will host if the Hoosiers find a way to top them.