Time is ticking for AFD to hire nearly 100 firefighters to reduce workweeks next year
Austin Fire is facing a hiring deadline as the department works to fill nearly 100 positions in time to reduce workweeks under a new labor agreement.The workwee
Austin Fire is facing a hiring deadline as the department works to fill nearly 100 positions in time to reduce workweeks under a new labor agreement.The workwee
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As Austin keeps growing, so does the demand for water. Now, Austin Water is looking at whether some of the city’s largest water users should have to do more......
safety
A Austin city councilman says an ICE arrest in a viral video happened at a school bus stop, leaving a child alone and crying, but the Department of Homeland Security says otherwise....
safety
A crash involving a Polk County school bus and three other vehicles left two people dead, including a 10th grade Winter Haven High School student, and sent multiple others to hospitals Monday morning, according to law enforcement....
schools
Each week, FOX 7 Austin highlights one Central Texas high school football player who excelled for his team.
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Some San Marcos residents say they are on edge after multiple attacks from foxes in the Willow Creek neighborhood, including one fox that tested positive for rabies....
government
The polls for the upcoming midterm election have consistently shown the battle for the US Senate remains very much a two-horse race, but there is a third candidate in the running....
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Austin ISD was selected for a state spending review ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott and announced by Texas Comptroller Don Huffines, a move that is drawing criticism from his Democratic challenger in the 2026 comptroller race....
schools
Austin ISD has been picked as one of four Texas school districts to undergo a “detailed review" by the state comptroller's office.
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President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. The U.S. military has not carried out the death penalty since 1961. The Army secretary will decide a time and place for the executio...
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A co-defendant in the kidnapping and armed robbery case involving current Seattle Seahawks cornerback Terrion Arnold pleaded guilty Monday and was sentenced to 10 years in Florida State Prison in exchange for providing testimony to the state....
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That Starbucks protein drink labeled "sugar-free" on the coffee chain’s menu may really have more sugar than a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, a new consumer lawsuit claims....
schools
Officials for the State Fair of Texas announced that free admission tickets distributed to students from pre-K through eighth grade will be valid on any day of the State Fair of Texas through Oct. 18, including the final two weekends....
