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A waterway ban issued last week due to heavy rainfall causing major flooding has been extended for continued floodgate operations at Mansfield Dam and Tom Miller Dam, the city of Austin said....
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A sudden proposed plan to close Paredes Middle School in Austin ISD is raising concerns from families and teachers in the district.
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Hundreds of people packed Austin City Hall Thursday as the Austin City Council considered a proposed tax increment reinvestment zone for more than 2,600 acres of land known as Dog’s Head....
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Former Austin Mayor Steve Adler is looking back at his tenure and some of the most contentious decisions of his time in office, including the city’s 2019 move t...
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The City of Austin said "Dog's head" will help economically, but others are staunchly opposed, arguing it only benefits developers.
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The team is celebrating its win Thursday night at an event emceed by Stella Trout, a Jeopardy champion herself, and soon-to-be contestant on the show's Tournament of Champions....
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As we close out the 2 months of the 2026 Hurricane Season, we have seen two storms so far, which isn’t unusual, but these storms have been anything but ordinary...
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A new City of Austin audit found that some nonprofits under contract with the city are not consistently delivering the services they agreed to provide, raising...
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An Austin man was sentenced to 220 months in federal prison after admitting to trafficking fentanyl and possessing firearms, including after investigators linked him to a fatal overdose....
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Amazon Robotics was named as the first major prospective tenant at Austin's Dog's Head development project.Tuesday’s announcement from city leaders as council m...
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A major high-tech facelift is officially live at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. It is designed to modernize air traffic management and cut down time spent idling on the tarmac....
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About 750 sworn staff members across the three departments took the survey.
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Austin City Council is expected to vote Thursday on a proposed bond package that includes a major investment in city parks and recreation, a plan supporters say...
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Dozens of people gathered at W 4th St and Colorado St Tuesday night after Austin’s rainbow crosswalks were removed, saying the event was about more than painted...
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Members of the Texas faith community are set to gather at the state Capitol today, calling on Gov. Greg Abbott and legislative leaders to take action against wh...
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After years of power outages and recent severe weather, an Austin homeowner became one of the first residents to install a new backup battery through Austin Energy's partnership with Base Power....
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Although Bertha is expected to steadily lose strength, gusty winds, rough surf and periods of heavy rain will continue along portions of the northern Gulf Coast...
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Last week's flooding rain and storms kept temperatures cool, but we're nearing what is normally the hottest time of the year.
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The Austin Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with MLS GO to launch a co-ed youth soccer program for children ages 4 to 12, the department announced....
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Austin Transit Partnership has greenlit $39 million to kick off the design, testing, and eventual delivery of a new fleet of light‑rail train cars.
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The San Marcos Public Library has installed a new security camera in its parking lot to help address ongoing issues with litter and property damage, city offici...
safety
Mold has been identified in an air-conditioning unit in a portion of the Austin Police Department's Main Headquarters, according to the city's Facilities Manage...
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Five UT teams have been awarded funding from the DOE’s Genesis Mission, an initiative working to harness artificial intelligence for advances in energy dominance, discovery science and national security. The post Department of Energy’s New AI-for-Science ‘Genesis Mission’ Awards ...
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From the University of Texas at Austin to the national spotlight, Tom Provost helped bring the story of one of America's most recognizable historical figures to...
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A Hays County Jail inmate escaped custody last week by impersonating another inmate who was scheduled for release, according to the Hays County Sheriff's Office...
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Police are asking for the public's help identifying a woman who allegedly walked away from a crash in Southeast Austin earlier this year that left the other dri...
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Jet ski gets loose on Lake Travis near Tom Miller Dam following high water levels caused by recent floods.
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Realtime seismic imaging may seem like science fiction, but Jackson School of Geosciences professor Mrinal Sen has other ideas. The post Quantum Shift: The Future of Seismic Imaging appeared first on UT Austin News - The University of Texas at Austin ....
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Southwest Airlines plans to begin nonstop service between Austin and San José, the capital of Costa Rica, in March.
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We're forecasting a low of 82º in Austin, which would break the record warm low temperature of 80º set in 2023. -- Nick Bannin
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Austin and much of Central Texas is under an Extreme Heat Warning until 8 p.m. Wednesday, with the heat index for today expected to reach 115 degrees.
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Rainfall last week may have helped fill the Highland Lakes, but it also filled the lakes with pollutants. Now, some residents in the Austin metro area are being asked to suspend outdoor watering as a result of the water pollution....
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Austin Independent School District said it plans to immediately close Paredes Middle School after district leaders determined that academic growth has not progressed over the past year....
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A mother is speaking out after her 18-year-old son was shot and killed on East Braker Lane on July 4.
safety
Austin firefighters responded to a fire near the Embassy Suites hotel, near S. Congress Avenue and Riverside Drive, Wednesday afternoon.
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Austin FC's home match against the Seattle Sounders on Wednesday will begin one hour later than originally scheduled because of forecasted high temperatures, Ma...
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Central Texans sweated through the hottest day so far this year. Temperatures peaked at around 103 degrees on Wednesday and heat index values reached as high as...
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Texans who lost food because of the devastating July flooding now have more time to apply for replacement Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benef...
schools
Austin ISD is proposing the immediate closure of Paredes Middle School before the start of the 2026-27 school year, saying the move is intended to accelerate ac...
safety
KERR COUNTY, Texas — Kerr County Commissioners voted to extend a local disaster declaration in an emergency meeting Wednesday afternoon.In a 4-0 vote, the court...
