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.
Local
KXAN has created charts and graphics to help you keep track of whatever weather 2026 brings.
safety
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.
Local
KXAN is keeping track of the number of homicides in the City of Austin in 2026. An interactive map shows where those homicides have occurred.
schools
Each week, FOX 7 Austin highlights one Central Texas high school football player who excelled for his team.
parks
Following a stretch of wet weather that kept Central Texas temperatures well below normal, Zilker Park and the surrounding Austin area are bracing for another gray, misty day before drier conditions return early in the week....
parks
Following a little more than half-an-inch from Friday and Saturday, the "Great Lawn" at Zilker Park crumbled into a sludge field. Muddy conditions inspired a doors delay of two hours, pushing festival goers to start at 2 p.m....
