Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) appeared on ESPN's College Gameday Saturday morning to make the case for the Protect College Sports Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that would regulate the big business of the industry. Cruz, who was in Austin ahead of the Longhorns' primetime showdown with Ohio Sta...
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The Austin Fire Department used a Jaws of Life-type tool to help a raccoon that had gotten its head stuck in a tree.
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The stars of FX's The Lowdown gathered in Austin to celebrate the highly anticipated premiere of Season 2, and Studio 512's Blake Haynes caught up with the show's creator, writer, and executive producer, Sterlin Harjo, to discuss the real-life inspiration behind the series, colla...
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KXAN has created charts and graphics to help you keep track of whatever weather 2026 brings.
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If supporters gather enough signatures, Hutto voters could be asked in May 2027 whether to expand alcohol sales regulations across the city's current boundaries....
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Each week, FOX 7 Austin highlights one Central Texas high school football player who excelled for his team.
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Austin ISD's Liberal Arts and Science Academy will forfeit the remainder of their football games this season, according to a letter from principal Stacia Crescenzi....
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APD: A man has been charged with multiple crimes after he allegedly shot a man and kidnapped a woman at gunpoint Sunday afternoon at The Domain in north Austin....
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This story has been used with permission from the author, Claire Sorenson, Austin Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas . The article appeared in the Fall 2026 issue of Texas Native Plants magazine. It may seem counterintuitive to set up a pond during the climate crisis we...
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Shane James is accused of shooting seven people in Austin in December of 2023, four of them fatally. Authorities said he also shot his parents in Bexar County that morning....
