Texas football landed four-star running back Landen Williams-Callis for its 2027 recruiting class. The Gatorade Texas Football Player of the Year enters his senior season just 3,828 yards shy of the state's all-time high school rushing record....
October 1 looms for the city's fire department to take the reins on a life-saving service.
The 2nd Annual Central Texas Custom Bicycle Festival returned to South Austin on Saturday, showcasing one-of-a-kind bicycles and the craftsmanship behind them....
August is here, which is one of the hottest and driest months of the year in Central Texas.
Multiple people were killed and several more injured in a shooting at an Idaho fast-food restaurant.
New episode of State of Texas features data center tax incentives, and concrete cancer in nearly 30,000 Central Texas pools.
Texas authorities canceled a statewide AMBER Alert after two girls who were reported abducted in San Antonio were found.
Savannah Guthrie issued a new plea for the return of her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie, exactly six months after she vanished from her Tucson-area home....
A Laredo man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for coercing and enticing a minor.
Former Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy left Chiefs training camp Saturday after suffering a shoulder injury during practice. He is being evaluated, and the severity of the injury is unknown....
A former Taylor Farms executive is accused of embezzling more than $32 million from the company through a vast web of schemes.
Tonight, temperatures cool to the 70s with a partly to mostly cloudy sky. Northwest winds will become calm.
UEFA declared it has lost confidence in FIFA president Gianni Infantino after his proposed private equity plan collapsed. CONCACAF also called for accountability and a review of FIFA's leadership....
Jim Bryce, a University of Texas at Austin alumnus who witnessed the 1966 UT Tower shooting, described the tragedy moment to moment, reflecting on the events 60 years later....
Film lovers in Austin have a chance to experience stories from around the world this weekend as the Pan African Film Festival returns to AFS Cinema.
Aug. 1, 2026, marks the 60th anniversary of the University of Texas at Austin tower shooting that killed 15 people and left many more injured. KXAN caught up with Congressman Lloyd Doggett and former U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson, who were both on campus at the time of the s...
As August kicks off, July wraps up wetter than average with an average temperature around normal.
Nearly 12 million bottles of Rohto eye drops have been recalled over concerns they may not be sterile, according to a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enforcement report....
The University of Texas tower shooting, one of the worst campus shootings in American history, happened 60 years ago on Aug. 1, 1966.
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"Maybe research can prevent further tragedies of this type," the shooter had written.
So far the Atlantic Hurricane Season is only slightly behind normal through early August.
Alongside similar community organizations, the abortion advocacy group signed onto 2026's CIB memo intended for the city.
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham issued cease-and-desist letters to federal entities after a contractor cleared more than a mile of state-owned land near Big Bend for border wall construction without written permission....
Despite opposition from the Paredes Middle School community, the Austin ISD Board of Trustees has voted to shut down the school weeks before the start of the new school year....
A Round Rock man died after his pickup left Hero Way in Leander and crashed into a Goodyear Auto Service building, causing structural damage, according to the City of Leander....
An AMBER Alert for two missing Manor children has been canceled. Both children were found safe.
Governor Greg Abbott is pushing for new legislation to eliminate local building mandates that increase housing costs in Texas, threatening to withhold sales tax revenue from non-compliant cities....
Chendall Weaver has been granted an extra year of college basketball eligibility, but Texas has no scholarship available for the veteran guard to return next season....
Droughts have always been part of the climate cycle, but they're becoming more common and move severe as a direct result of climate change.
The Austin Police Oversight (APO) emphasized the importance of knowing your rights to help people navigate encounters with police, through an updated initiative....
A statewide ban on certain hemp-derived THC products is now in effect for Texas.
The son of a cold case murder victim is speaking out. He is looking for answers regarding his mother's death that happened 52 years ago.
Good news for veterans living in rural Texas: the Department of Veterans Affairs recently awarded $233,000 to the Texas Veterans Commission to help veterans with transportation needs....
Federal prosecutors are requesting the dismissal of an indictment charging a former Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Paxton’s agenda is called “Protecting the Texas Promise” and has four key pillars.
These days, the familiar ringing of the University of Texas Tower bells is joined by the clang of construction. Together, the sounds harmonize to wake and refresh the sleeping giant that has stood over the Forty Acres for roughly a century....
Federal officials have issued a national advisory warning of cyber threats to public water systems after multiple utilities across Minnesota were targeted in recent cyber incidents....
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pitched President Donald Trump and other American officials on helping Ukraine win permission from tech titan Elon Musk to use his Starlink satellite communications system to guide strikes inside Russia. The push for e...
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of older adults on Medicare prescription drug coverage could face steeper monthly costs in 2027, after the Trump administration concludes a temporary subsidy program that has helped offset premiums for the past two years. The Centers for Medicare & Medica...
Two firefighters were injured while battling a fire involving two Pflugerville homes. No civilians were hurt, and crews prevented the fire from spreading to nearby houses....
A nationwide fireworks recall is warning consumers to stop using a popular firework rocket after officials said it could explode before reaching its intended height....
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has confirmed it is pursuing acquisition of land in East Texas' Henderson County for a proposed new state park....
An F-35 assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing crashed Friday morning at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, prompting an emergency response and sparking a brush fire....
A fourth mosquito trap has tested positive for West Nile virus in Hays County.
August is the final month of meteorological summer that lasts from June-August, but it's sure looking like it will be our hottest month of summer.
A teen was arrested and charged in connection with a shooting in Kyle, police said.
A permanent resident who was deported to Trinidad and Tobago last year is seeking $10 million from the Trump administration, claiming he was subjected to medical neglect and abuse while being held in a South Texas immigration facility....
A man is in custody after a SWAT incident at a South Austin home on Friday. Police said this was the second SWAT call at the same home in less than 24 hours....
A 16-year-old was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after police say he followed a teen to a Kyle neighborhood and fired multiple rounds, hitting nearby homes....
A fatal two-vehicle collision near Leander led to several road closures on Friday just after 1 p.m., according to the Williamson County Sheriff's Office....
The expanded recall involves thousands of Sloosh Dive Sticks sold online at Amazon, Temu, Target, Wayfair, and Shein.
Austin Police officers and SWAT were out again Friday in connection with an incident in south Austin.
A new poll from FOX News shows Democratic candidate James Talarico with a slight advantage over Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in a contentious Senate race that remains extremely close as November inches closer....
Researchers have uncovered a new species of blind cavefish hiding in one of the most studied cave systems in Alabama.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife made between $1.7 million and $2 million annually from 2022 through 2024, and they paid about half a million a year in federal and state taxes, according to tax returns released by his office. The Democrat's offi...
Following a marathon Texas Senate hearing, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Sen. Charles Schwertner are urging regulators to deny current 765-kV transmission line applications, citing concerns about notice requirements, due process and landowner rights....
Austin Police Oversight (APO) on Friday kicked off the expansion of its "Know Your Rights" initiative by holding an informational press conference on the details of the expansion....
The City of Austin is upgrading a five-mile stretch of Burnet Road through 2028, a project funded by the 2016 Mobility Bond that aims to improve infrastructure despite current driver confusion over interim construction zones....
Regulators say the move targets future approvals for certain foreign-made models, not the robotic vacuums already operating in American homes.
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