Austin weather: Heat Advisory to be in effect through the weekend
Much of Central Texas will be under a Heat Advisory beginning this afternoon and lasting through the weekend.
Much of Central Texas will be under a Heat Advisory beginning this afternoon and lasting through the weekend.
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An Austin man has been convicted by a Travis County jury of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child UNder 14
"The Golden Girls" Kitchen will open at Wanderlust on Thursday for a limited time as part of a nationwide tour put together by Disney Entertainment and Bucket Listers, which is behind a lot of other recognizable pop-ups that have come through Austin.
Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center are partnering to trace the journey of microplastic particles through the human body and their role in cancer development. The post The Microplastics Inside Us: Understanding Their Effects on ...
The suspect in a recent officer-involved shooting in North Austin compared APD to the KKK and only wanted to negotiate with the FBI, according to an arrest affidavit.
"Gangs are definitely not new to Austin," said a detective with APD's gang unit, who we are concealing the identity of because he often works undercover. "But we've seen a movement, especially with our younger generation, to a hybrid gang style."
A county-commissioned study into the feasibility of a 125 mph passenger rail line connecting Austin and San Antonio released Thursday morning, and shows that the project appears sound from an engineering perspective.
Much of Central Texas will be under a Heat Advisory beginning this afternoon and lasting through the weekend.
KXAN has created charts and graphics to help you keep track of whatever weather 2026 brings.
Austin Public Health has confirmed Travis County's first human case of West Nile virus this year, the agency announced.The patient, a Travis County resident, te
Austin Police and SWAT were at a Super 8 location in north Austin in response to a person barricaded in one of the rooms.
The Georgetown ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to call an operations funding election that will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot, asking voters to approve ad
Amazon is expanding its footprint in Austin with a new multibillion-dollar robotics manufacturing facility expected to create hundreds of jobs, Gov. Greg Abbott
City leaders look to overhaul land codes and put a freeze on data center construction.
Austin city leaders are considering new regulations for data centers as officials prepare for the possibility of much larger facilities seeking to develop in th
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A man accused of opening fire on an Austin police officer in northeast Austin told investigators he had been angry before allegedly assaulting a stranger at gun
Austin Police said it was no longer searching for two minors who were reported missing Wednesday.
On Aug. 5, Austin Police officers responded to a single motorcycle crash around 11:15 p.m. in the 3500 block of Ed Bluestein Blvd.
Complete temperature records for Camp Mabry, Austin's official reporting site, date back to 1898. Since then, Austin has reached 100° more than 2,000 times.
An arrest affidavit obtained by CBS Austin reveals new details about how a man in police custody escaped from a North Austin hospital Monday, including that he
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KXAN is keeping track of the number of traffic fatalities in the City of Austin in 2026. An interactive map shows where those crashes have occurred.
A man in Austin Police custody escaped from St. David’s North Austin Medical Center on Monday by climbing through the ceiling, according to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by KXAN.
Legendary Texas rock band ZZ Top lost one of its members this week. The band announced that drummer Frank Beard, who'd been part of the band for nearly 60 years, died at the age of 77 on Monday.
On Tuesday, the Travis County District Attorney’s Office issued a statement regarding allegations of violations in the case against an Austin Police officer related to 2020 racial justice protests.
Three people were injured in an overnight structure fire in a Cedar Park subdivision, according to city officials.The fire broke out in the 3000 block of Paseo
Round Rock ISD students are headed back to class Wednesday, and many families may notice upgrades or improvements underway or completed at their child's school.
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As of mid-2026, Austin had nearly 127,000 expired residential permits scattered across town dating back to the late 1970s. Any of those could become an expensive hassle for a homeowner trying to repair or update their house.
KUT News has named award-winning journalist and longtime managing editor Ben Philpott as the new local host of NPR’s Morning Edition. Philpott, a KUT News journalist since 2002 and former political reporter, succeeds Jennifer Stayton, who has hosted the program for 22 years.
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Man accused of peering into West Campus windows arrested, UTPD says KEYE
A new quantum technology campus is planned near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, with backers pitching it as a place where researchers, students and star
A proposed data center development near Taylor has been put on hold for 90 days after residents packed City Hall and urged city leaders to stop what they see as
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Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday set a special election to replace former Texas Sen. Brian Birdwell for Election Day after the five-term Granbury Republican resigned
Minnesota attorney general sues Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over ICE agent extradition KVUE
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