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The Travis County District Attorney's Officer explained this week what led to it dismissing an assault charge in the January death of Caldwell County Precinct 3 deputy constable Aaron Armstrong....
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The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that environmental groups cannot sue to preserve access to public access to a beach that's been closed during rocket launches....
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Austin Subaru and Blood Cancer United, formerly known as the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, teamed up to deliver blankets to leukemia patients at St. David's So...
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Hundreds of Austin residents gathered for the annual Juneteenth Parade and Park Festival Friday morning in east Austin to commemorate the end of slavery in the...
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More than 70,000 teething toys sold on Amazon have been recalled after choking incidents. Parents are urged to stop using them immediately.
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The Office of the Governor announced the launch of a new website today that provides comprehensive information about the New World screwworm.
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Government regulations now add roughly $132,000 to the cost of a typical newly built home, according to a new study from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), as industry leaders warn that mounting costs are worsening the nation's housing affordability challenges....
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Police are investigating after a man's body was found in Lake Pflugerville on Friday morning.Pflugerville police officers responded to the lake at about 8:54 a....
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A train crash involving a vehicle closed an exit ramp on SH 130 in Hutto Friday morning, and several train crossings remain closed while crews wait for the trai...
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Delta Air Lines will launch a new nonstop route connecting Austin to San Jose, California, in October.
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A man’s body was found Friday morning in Lake Pflugerville, according to the Pflugerville Police Department.
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As the World Cup brings millions of international visitors to the U.S., many fans are trying out American staples — and rushing to take them back home with them....
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One person died early Friday morning, and another was in critical condition following an incident at a Milam County RV park.
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A UT Austin physicist who helped create the field of twistronics is receiving the 2026 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience. Allan MacDonald's discovery showed how slightly twisting two ultra-thin sheets of graphene can unlock extraordinary new properties with potential applications in ele...
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A woman is dead and a man is in critical condition after a shooting early Friday at an RV park in Milam County, according to the sheriff's office.Deputies respo...
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Austin fire crews extinguished a small fire at a home in West Lake Hills after it was reportedly filled with smoke Friday morning.AFD reported around 10 a.m. th...
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According to Austin Police, ballistics evidence ties the 2022 killing of Camnik Campbell outside Barton Springs Pool to another deadly shooting one month later in Houston....
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Portions of SH 130 have a new high-tech upgrade aimed at making your drive safer and giving TxDOT a clearer picture of what’s happening on the road.A four-mile...
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Today, the nation observes Juneteenth, a day commemorating when the last enslaved people in the U.S. found out they were free. Events are planned across the country to mark the fifth year since June 19 became a federal holiday....
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Central Texans gather to celebrate Juneteenth or "Freedom Day" on June 19 and commemorate the end of slavery.
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Lead and arsenic in their drinking water. It's what the neighborhood of Austin's Colony learned Thursday evening with the release of new research from The University of Texas....
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Austin ISD trustees approved a budget Thursday night aimed at addressing a projected $181 million deficit for the 2026-27 school year.
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The Austin ISD Board of Trustees approved the district's $887 million operating budget for the 2026-2027 school year late Thursday night after hours of debate.T...
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From Juneteenth celebrations to live music, tap dancing, soccer fun and a new adventure course, here are six Austin weekend events.
business
P. Terry's will be closing its flagship store at the end of June due to the expansion of I-35.
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Austin ISD trustees spent hours Thursday listening to public comment and discussing a proposed budget aimed at closing a projected $181 million deficit.Educator...
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According to 247Sports, he's the top-ranked recruit in Texas, the top corner in the country and the country's No. 4 overall recruit. He'll choose between the Longhorns, Texas A&M and Alabama....
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Austin ISD trustees considered a proposed budget Thursday night aimed at addressing a projected $181 million deficit.
safety
An irate customer who went viral for scolding a father inside a gas station's women's restroom while he was helping his two young daughters has been fired by a Mississippi real estate firm....
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Democratic U.S. candidate and Austin-area State Rep. James Talarico is demanding his opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, release records tied to a plea...
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It comes after Hegseth announced in April that members of the U.S. military will no longer be required to receive the annual flu vaccine.
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Rick Fremin, who spent 10 seasons building Southeastern Louisiana's program into one of the premier non-power conference programs, will join the Longhorns as an associate head coach, the school announced Thursday....
business
A Universal Music Group-affiliated company is tacking its name to a long-planned and reworked development close to the live music capital.
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The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) approved the Electric Reliability Council of Texas's (ERCOT) new way of assessing requests from large loads to connect with the Texas power grid on Thursday....
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The city of Bartlett has been designated a Film Friendly Texas Certified Community by the Texas Film Commission (TFC), a program aimed at helping communities attract film, television and other media productions....
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A Texas legislative committee’s investigation into the deadly July 4, 2025, floods at Camp Mystic concluded Thursday with findings that the camp failed in key a...
