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KXAN has created charts and graphics to help you keep track of whatever weather 2026 brings.
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A judge on Friday blocked further border barrier construction in the Big Bend region, approving an environmental group’s motion for a preliminary injunction....
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Heavy rainfall across the Hill Country is causing flooding in parts of Marble Falls as the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) opens floodgates to move floodw...
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As Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations continue across the nation, one Austin woman who was taken into custody back in June is now back with her family....
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Austin police say a portion of I-35 is shut down after an 18-wheeler struck a bridge.
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Investigators looking into the deadly 2018 fire at the Iconic Village apartments in San Marcos are releasing surveillance video and asking anyone who was in the...
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Multiple lanes of southbound Interstate 35 at 12th Street were closed Friday after an 18-wheeler hit the bridge.
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Southbound I-35 is shut down in downtown Austin after an 18-wheeler struck a bridge, according to the Austin Police Department.All southbound lanes are closed a...
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The move comes after Romo was placed on indefinite leave following his July arrest in Wisconsin for operating while intoxicated.
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A major leadership change is underway at the Leander Independent School District Police Department.The Leander ISD Board of Trustees voted to terminate Police C...
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El Paso federal judge orders injunction stopping border barrier work in/near Big Bend National Park as DHS lawsuit proceeds. Opponents rally outside courthouse; CBP pause continues, project not canceled....
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SAN ANTONIO — Congressman Joaquin Castro will host a field hearing Friday examining the impact of mass deportations and a proposed ICE warehouse on San Antonio's East Side.The hearing begins at 10 a.m. at the San Antonio...
