According to last minute Austin City Council agenda items published Friday, council members could vote to create a "police reserve" unit to help the Austin Police Department with large events as it faces a staffing crisis.
A man who coached for the Lake Travis Youth Association (LTYA) was arrested on multiple sex crime charges, court documents state.
The City of Georgetown is temporarily enacting and enforcing Stage 3 of the Drought Contingency Plan, due to sustained high water use nearing system treatment capacity, the city said in a news release Friday. The restriction is effective immediately from July 14-July 17, according to the city.
The City of Round Rock is asking residents who live on the west side of Interstate 35 to voluntarily decrease water use through Tuesday while crews work to repair a main break.
The end of an impasse between the state’s top Republican leaders on a property tax deal followed months of party in-fighting and stubbornness on which chamber had a better proposal, and Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan says it was the realization that there was truly no end in sight that finally brought him and the Lieutenant Governor to come together and compromise.
With extreme heat dominating most of the nation this summer, Major League Soccer is taking steps to protect players, staff and fans.
The Family Eldercare Summer Fan Drive is back this summer, and we need your help, especially as brutal heat has settled over Central Texas. Rosie talked to Max Abmas and Kadin Shedrick, from UT Men's Basketball, who were helping collect fans at Roger Beasley Mazda South this morning. The Summer Fan Drive has provided relief [...]
Beginning Friday night, southbound Interstate 35 mainlanes near Georgetown will be closed, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The closure is to help set beams on the Williams Drive bridge.
On Friday, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued a Weather Watch beginning Sunday until Tuesday due to forecasted higher temperatures, higher electrical demand and the potential for lower reserves.
The mural, which is located on the north-facing wall of Jo's Coffee at the corner of South Congress and West James Street, now reads, "Barbie, I love you so much. -Ken." This sweetly destructive defacement is only temporary because it's part of a push to promote the hotly-anticipated release of the "Barbie" movie on July 21.
A new report explores how many Americans play video games and why.
The City of Austin will hold a press conference Friday to update efforts to help keep people cool and safe due to the "dangerously hot conditions and high temperatures Austin is experiencing".
Multicultural Refugee Coalition (MRC) helps refugees living in Texas by employing them in two different enterprises: sewing and organic farming.
This year's drive comes on a week with multiple days in a row topping out over 100°. KXAN meteorologists forecast the excessive heat will continue for the next one to two weeks.
Austin Police told KXAN Friday morning that a portion of the northbound Mopac Service Road in Southwest Austin would be closed "for hours" as crews work to repair a ruptured gas line.
The Department of Public Safety said Friday morning it is investigating a deadly crash on State Highway 45.
A man convicted of first-degree murder June 21 was sentenced to serve 30 years in state prison, according to Travis County court documents.
Right now, you can't drop off a stray animal at Austin's taxpayer funded animal center unless it's severely injured or dangerous to the public. That's largely been the case since September of 2022.
Head coach Mike White announced Wednesday that Joley Mitchell, an infielder who spent four years playing for Notre Dame, signed a scholarship agreement to play for the Longhorns next season. She has two years of eligibility remaining.
On Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott announced the launch of the Texas fentanyl data dashboard.
Ivan Melendez, the former Texas Longhorns slugger selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second round of the 2022 MLB Draft, has been promoted to Double-A Amarillo, the organization announced Thursday.
Texas Athletics announced Thursday it will change its flagship radio station to KVET-AM as part of a multi-year partnership with iHeartMedia Austin. Football and men's basketball games plus other related programming will be broadcast on KVET-AM 1300 The Zone and simulcast on KVET-FM 98.1. Broadcast information for women's basketball, baseball and softball will be announced later, the press release said.
Girls in the Austin area began participating in a construction camp this week where they are learning about the construction trade and picking up some new skills along the way.
With less than two months before the start of the Senate impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton, attorneys defending and prosecuting the case are taking their arguments over pretrial rules public.