APD: Fentanyl suspected after five overdose near Sixth Street
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police suspect fentanyl was behind a cluster of overdoses that affected five people outside Shakespeare’s Pub early Wednesday.“We suspect
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ERCOT group meets in Austin to plan for AI, data center power demand on grid
Texas power officials are meeting in Austin this morning to grapple with a growing challenge: how to connect massive new electricity users tied to AI and data c...
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SNAP benefits are changing in October: What to know
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Massive Ice Age-era mastodon tooth found in creek
What looked like a strange rock in a California creek turned out to be something much older and rarer.
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Talarico neck and neck with Paxton in new Texas Senate poll
Democrat James Talarico, a state lawmaker, and Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton remain deadlocked in the Texas Senate race less than seven weeks out from Election Day, according to a new poll released Thursday. The Hill/Emerson College Polling survey found 47 percent of sta...
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Peter Max, iconic pop artist of the 1960s, dies at 88
Pop artist Peter Max, whose kaleidoscopic, cosmic-themed imagery helped define the visual language of the 1960s counterculture, died at 88.
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West Virginia woman charged in death of ill husband she left on toilet for 19 hours
A West Virginia woman is accused of leaving her frail and ailing husband on the toilet for 19 hours, an act investigators say contributed to his death....
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Thousands lost HUB status. Now Texas must decide what comes next
Changes to Texas' HUB in late 2025 overhauled the program, kicking out thousands of companies from eligibility and leading to a much larger debate — split down partisan lines — over whether the program is fair for all business owners....
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'Superhero': 6-year-old stabbed during deadly rampage praised for seeking help
Investigators are hailing a 6-year-old boy’s quick actions in the wake of a stabbing spree that left four people dead in South Louisiana.
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Spotty rain shaves a couple degrees off temps
Despite our best chance of rain for the work week coming later this afternoon, we're still likely to get close to record heat later today (our third day in a row!) -Meteorologist Kristen Currie...
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Federal employees were paid nearly $7 billion not to work under DOGE effort: GAO
The study shows remarkable jumps in every metric used to assess paid leave. Salary costs attributable to paid leave jumped sixfold between 2023 and 2025....