The Austin Police Department said officers would be on patrol and enforcing a DWI enforcement initiative and an extended no refusal period during the Independence Day holiday season.
While Wednesday marked the official start of summer, June 1 commemorated the meteorological start of the summer season -- and the latest sweltering heat wave in Central Texas has reaffirmed it.
Crews began working to repair a damaged roadway off US 183 Tuesday, according to officials with the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority
The alert said Accenture Austin, Neilsen and Bainbridge, LLC, and Southeast Service Corporation (Bastrop Independent School District) would collectively cut 425 workers from their ranks this summer. For Accenture, this comes after a large round of layoffs earlier in the year. This past spring, the company planned to lay off up to 549 employees in the coming months.
Drivers who have noticed lane closures on Braker Lane in north Austin should brace for even more slowdowns this summer.
Deep Eddy Pool is closed all day Thursday for a deep clean due to storm debris from a Wednesday night storm.
According to the sheriff's office, since 2021 they've flown their drones 2,100 times.
Under Travis County Appraisal District rules, a homestead exemption must be filed for a person's primary residence.
A community grassroots group in opposition of the Texas Department of Transportation's Interstate 35 expansion project dropped its lawsuit this week — but is eyeing possible legal action against the project's downtown segment.
Strong to severe storms moved through Central Texas Wednesday evening, bringing hail, strong winds, lots of lightning and a brief Tornado Warning in Llano County.
The Texas Legislature this year passed significant changes to how the state regulates name, image and likeness deals for college athletes — changes that are drawing mixed reviews from experts.
Tesla appears to be moving into a Southwest Austin shopping center, although it's not clear what the electric vehicle company has planned.
The College Level Aging Athlete Study has already surveyed over 400 former college athletes.
The State Fair of Texas Wednesday released the list of new attractions, entertainers, weekend rodeos for the 2023 State Fair.
KXAN discovered some of TxDOT's toll maps are five years out-of-date and why a mobile payment app that was in the works in 2018 was quietly abandoned.
The new extension is 0.7 miles long and provides access to another part of the San Gabriel River.
Meteorologist Nick Bannin spoke with an entomologist about what's causing the high number of flies and some ways to keep them away.
A line of severe storms produced what a meteorologist calls a rare combination of multiple tornadoes, hurricane-force winds and softball-sized hail in northwest Texas, killing at least four people and causing significant damage around the town of Matador. A supercell developed about 8 p.m. Wednesday near Amarillo before striking Matador, killing four people, injuring nine [...]
Round Rock ISD said Wednesday the Board of Trustees approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the Texas Workforce Housing Foundation to help provide staff with affordable rent prices at four apartment complexes in the Round Rock and Austin area starting in August.
It was the first-ever victory over FC Dallas during the Major League Soccer regular season for Verde and Black and a tremendous start to the second half of the season.
Austin Energy said crews are working to restore power as quickly and safely as possible, the agency said on Twitter.
SPICEWOOD, Texas (KXAN) -- A three-story residential structure collapsed and was considered a total loss, after a fire was started by lightning, the Pedernales Fire Department told KXAN Wednesday. Shortly after 8:45 p.m., PFD said in a tweet multiple crews were working the structure fire in the 7600 block of Lakehurst Road. PFD said the [...]
For the first time in 10 years, Austin Energy increased its base rates last year to cover the costs of a budget shortfall.
After two days of delays and private deliberation, the Texas Senate voted Wednesday night to approve rules for the upcoming impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton.
The Blue Starlite Urban Drive-In announced Wednesday it is closing down its Mueller location on July 5. The iconic local business will, however, open another spot to replace Mueller in several months.