The Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday for the first time in several years in the face of stubborn inflation. The central bank's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), under Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, voted unanimously to increase the central bank's benchmark interest rate to a range of 3...
safety
Two teachers from the same Manor ISD elementary school are facing felony injury to a child charges. One allegedly abused five nonverbal autistic children over a period of 11 days....
safety
Austin police, paramedics and recovery advocates are renewing calls for people to carry Narcan after five people overdosed early Wednesday morning near a bar on East Sixth Street....
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Texas is looking to “explore the development” of new energy sources on state land, according to the General Land Office.
parks
A nearly 10-acre undeveloped property in Southeast Austin has been transformed into a new neighborhood park following the completion of the first phase of impro...
safety
As of Wednesday morning, the Hydra Fire has burned an estimated 1,100 acres and is approximately 25 percent contained.
safety
Three people died when a local television news helicopter crashed Tuesday night in Los Angeles' Chatsworth neighborhood while covering a Metro bus crash that claimed the lives of two bus passengers in the same area....
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Three of Austin's most dangerous intersections are about half a mile away from each other.
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The family of a Texas woman is claiming doctors refused to provide a potentially life-saving abortion in response to the woman's worsening health issues, because of the state's total abortion ban....
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The U.S. is facing a growing literacy crisis and some states are faring better than others. Here are where the Midwest states rank for their literacy levels....
government
Buda City Council approved a $57.3 million budget for fiscal year 2027 and adopted a property tax rate that will mean higher city property tax bills for homeowners....
safety
A roughly 100 page report about Austin 911 operations that went public this week addressed the feasibility of establishing a joint emergency communications center....
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The affected hand soap products were sold in various states, including California, Georgia, and Illinois, according to the Food and Drug Administration....
