Severe air conditioning issues prompted a plea for portable fans at McCallum High School. The school sent out a request for fans on Thursday. Details of the issues are not specified, but the school…
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McCallum High School in central Austin sent out a plea for portable fans on Thursday after the high school experienced severe air conditioning issues.In a lette
Nearly 50 years after the first push for City recognition, Austin City Council has approved historic landmark zoning for Bethany Cemetery in East Austin.The six
Two people were caught under a house that collapsed in south Austin, killing one.
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Three campuses in Lake Travis ISD were affected by a boil water notice, which turned into low water pressure issues, on Thursday afternoon.
Mold can cause a variety of health issues, which is why city council members introduced and adopted a resolution to "establish regulations related to mold, including standards and protocols for the inspection and remediation of mold."
Nurses and community activists gathered on South Congress Avenue in Austin on Thursday to call on hospitals to cut ties with Palantir Technologies, a company th
"Ideally, we would love to have an unlimited number of copies of essentially every book that's ever been published."
Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick is warning public school districts to remove books he considers offensive. However, Austin city leaders are making their position clear that people should have the freedom to read what they choose.
Good Good Golf is no longer the title sponsor of a PGA Tour event in Austin following the release of a controversial ad campaign.
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.
Austin city council members voted to regulate the development of data centers in the city.
Federal authorities raided a general contractor's Austin, San Antonio and Plano offices on Aug. 26.
The petition was started after an incident on Lake Austin, Christy Spencer said. She was out on the lake when a jet ski crashed into her kids.
As part of a city budget amendment sponsored by Council Member Vanessa Fuentes (District 2), the redirected a portion of consultant spending to Austin's Sip Safely program, an initiative that provides drink spiking test strips to businesses.
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.
KXAN has created charts and graphics to help you keep track of whatever weather 2026 brings.
On this episode of Inside Austin's Agenda, KXAN Investigator Grace Reader sat down with Austin Mayor Kirk Watson to talk about data center regulation, his recent "no" vote on the budget and his disapproval of the plan to restructure the city's 911 communication center.
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and city council members opened Thursday's regular city council meeting by celebrating the retirement of the Austin Fire Department chief and welcoming the department's new leader.
A 5-Year Collaboration Between 6 Universities and Industry Partners Will Place Assistive Robots in Everyday Human Environments. The post UT To Lead NSF Center That Will Study How Robots and People Learn To Live and Work Together appeared first on UT News .
Who will win in Week 1's Game of the Week: the Weiss Wolves or the Round Rock Dragons? FOX 7 Austin's Clif Thornton previews this week's match-up.
Flames continued tearing through North Texas, leaving devastation behind as the Ross Fire in Palo Pinto County held at about 80,000 acres and remained just 12 p
The PSP is launching the Permian Literacy Initiative, a multiyear pilot program to strengthen early literacy reading instruction. The post The Permian Strategic Partnership Invests in Our Youngest Readers appeared first on UT News .
Paramount Skydance Corp. has reportedly entered negotiations to establish a new movie and TV studio in Austin as part of potential moves to relocate its operations during a legal dispute over its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Austin's first all-black cemetery is still awaiting recognition first sought from the City nearly 50 years ago. Austin City Council may end that wait in a discu
The Salvation Army Austin is hosting its largest fundraiser of the year today, with a goal of raising $1 million for families facing hardship across Central Texas.
Liberty Hill city leaders heard renewed concerns Wednesday night about the use of Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras in the city, as backlash g
A 5-year-old boy and his father, who were detained by immigration authorities in Austin earlier this month, have been deported to Mexico and reunited with relat
A federal judge Wednesday rejected Minnesota’s attempt to keep an immigration officer jailed in South Texas as the state fights to extradite the man to face cri
It was not immediately clear which retailers sold the beef.
An e-scooter driver riding northbound on MoPac Expressway was struck and killed by multiple vehicles, Austin-Travis County EMS confirmed to CBS Austin.
Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are becoming a flashpoint across Texas, raising questions about privacy and public safety. Now, the debate is entering t
ust a few years ago, it appeared that Owen Wolff would be a centerpiece of a talented and success Austin FC squad for seasons to come with his dad, Josh, as the head coach.
Austin's Parks and Recreation Department had to make some changes to its programs in the budget process, including cutting indoor adult sports leagues. There are two city-run, adult indoor leagues: volleyball and basketball.
It comes a week after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick held a press conference calling for the removal of certain books from public schools.
The South Austin Christian Church near South Congress Avenue in Austin on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. ELI HARTMAN FOR THE TEXAS TRIBUNE " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/austincurrent.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260824-NIMBY-Housing-EH-14.webp?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" /> When a shrinking church pr...
A Central Texas hospice service received national recognition for investing in dementia-specific training and certification for frontline caregivers, as the impact of dementia grows in the United States.
The Asleep at the Wheel frontman shared how the two collaborated musically and even starred on the silver screen together.
While the city of Austin looks at a proposal for a LGBTQ+ cultural center downtown, a local nonprofit said it's treading water on a privately funded plan that would build multiple LGBTQ+ community centers along with more affordable housing.
As we near the end of August, Austin Pets Alive! is helping with the push to clear the shelters.
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