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government
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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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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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....
business
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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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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Sadly our rain chances disappear as we get closer to and move through the weekend. -- Nick Bannin
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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....
schools
In this week's episode of Student News Now on KXAN+, a group of Austin Independent School District (ISD) parents and advocates took to the streets this past Sunday to push back against a possible Texas Education Agency (TEA) takeover. The goal of the rally was to educate others o...
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Pedicab operators in Austin are urging the city to clarify and enforce safety rules as larger electric pedicabs—some built to carry four to six or more passenge...
Local
Data shows overdoses are dropping around Travis County, but leaders say there's room to better save lives.
safety
Firefighters are battling multiple large wildfires across the state as hot, dry conditions continue to fuel fire activity.
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Diesel prices have hit a record high in Texas, topping $6 a gallon and putting a significant financial strain on truck drivers and small trucking companies....
safety
Georgia police are searching for a man who police say was "infatuated" with a rubber duck in a stranger's hot tub.
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Robert Kraft is pledging $2 million toward humanitarian relief after revealing that Ed Sheeran personally called and asked him to commit the donation. The move comes amid the growing controversy surrounding Macklemore’s removal from Sheeran’s tour....
library
A new Texas Library Association study found public libraries contribute billions to the state's economy.
News
Millions in potential tax refunds are going unclaimed across the U.S. See which states have the most money left on the table, according to new data.
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A man has been put to death for the 2005 fatal shooting of three people during an attempted robbery at his neighbor’s home in rural Texas, the state’s fifth execution this year. In Georgia, the execution of a man who killed two real estate agents had also...
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A man convicted of operating a $35 million Ponzi scheme that targeted Missouri investors, reportedly including Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, has been sentenced too 11 years in federal prison....
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El Paso, Texas (Border Report) — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins will visit southern New Mexico on Thursday to announce the reopening of the Santa Teresa cattle crossing, a major entry point for livestock imported from Mexico. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it ...
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A former ICE agent accused of making false statements connected to the shooting of a Venezuelan in Minneapolis in January during Operation Metro Surge is back in jail....
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Texas lawmakers this week questioned whether prediction markets are effectively offering sports betting in a state where gambling is largely prohibited, while industry leaders argued the platforms function as federally regulated financial exchanges....
safety
Austin police are asking for the public's help identifying three women suspected in a robbery at Neiman Marcus at The Domain that left an employee assaulted las...
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LeJames Norman was executed by lethal injection in Texas for the 2005 triple murder of three people during an attempted drug robbery in Edna, southwest of Houston....
schools
Austin FC midfielders Ilie Sánchez and Jorge Alastuey visited Walnut Creek Elementary School students Wednesday afternoon to encourage youth development as part of Austin FC's "Next Eleven" program....
government
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House overwhelmingly approved a bill Wednesday that aims to have artificial intelligence data centers pay for their substantial energy needs as lawmakers used what was expected to be their final day in Washington before the midterm elections to address a gro...
safety
A SpaceX manager is facing a felony charge after a stabbing at a Del Valle bar after an argument over a game of pool.
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....
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and Texas state representative Venton Jones are in hot water this week after appearing at an Usher and Chris Brown concert in the Dallas area over the weekend....
schools
Fredericksburg Middle School was given the all-clear Wednesday afternoon after law enforcement found “no credible threat”.
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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A mysterious form of kidney disease that has devastated young to middle-aged agricultural workers in Central America and South Asia appears to have surfaced in Texas....
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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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Merriam-Webster's dictionary has added 1,400 words, from “looksmaxxing" and “rickroll" to “cuffing season" and “Sunday scaries," capturing how language is evolving....
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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....
schools
A new Gallup poll highlights teachers' mixed feelings toward devices in schools, but ultimately most say they would like to see some limits on how much screen time students receive in classrooms....
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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey is speaking up about postpartum care following the high-profile case of Lindsay Clancy, who was on trial for the murder of her three children after saying she was in the throes of postpartum psychosis....
safety
Authorities are investigating a bomb threat reported at Fredericksburg Middle School on Wednesday, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department.
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The Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three young children to death is bringing in the attorney who fought Karen Read’s retrial as she makes a bid to have her own case thrown out....
government
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 rat...
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Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair has been fined $11,492 by the NFL for wearing eye black inscribed with "Hind Rajab"—a tribute to a 5-year-old Palestinian girl killed in Gaza in 2024. The fine stems from league rules prohibiting unauthorized personal messages on the fiel...
safety
A San Marcos City Council member was arrested and charged after he allegedly bit a security guard outside a downtown Austin establishment over the weekend, acco...
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Food and Drug Administration officials said the new recall affects X10 and biQ-FEL products after lab testing found that the supplements contained undeclared ingredients....
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Chris Brown rejected a Texas recognition after Rep. Venton Jones apologized for honoring him at an Arlington concert.
safety
A Florida sheriff’s deputy has gone from fighting crime to… well, just fighting, and earning a contract to compete on one of mixed martial arts’ biggest stages....
government
Cleveland City Council passed a resolution Monday night to rename a portion of Lake Erie “The Gulf of Cleveland.”
government
President Donald Trump's call to give all American adults $5,000 payments if Republicans win the midterm election is getting panned by Republican lawmakers, who warn they will not support giving away money to people who don’t work or pay taxes....
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A mosquito trap sample collected in Buda on Sept. 10 tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to Hays County.
safety
The Hydra Fire in Texas is a wildfire that started in Bosque County on Monday, south of the town of Meridian.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge seized more than $25 million in methamphetamine hidden inside a produce shipment from Mexico....
safety
The Leander Police Department recently launched a new program to help comfort children while officers respond to calls.
safety
A woman was arrested after allegedly meeting a man at a club in South Florida, going home with him and drugging him before stealing his nearly $100,000 Rolex watch, according to court records....
safety
The Austin Police Department is investigating after five people were treated for what police believe was a "bad batch" of drugs.
