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A multimillion-dollar battle over how Austin spends the city’s tax money is being fought at City Hall on Thursday. The Austin City Council is deciding whether t...
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Austin ISD trustees voted Thursday night to approve the closure of Paredes Middle School just weeks ahead of the first day of classes.Beginning this fall, stude...
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Advocacy groups and individuals are calling for money to be redistributed from the Austin Police Department (APD) budget to social services.
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A crowd gathered outside Austin City Hall on Thursday to demand accountability after the fatal officer-involved shooting of 17-year-old Anthoneil Williams II, w...
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Police arrested a 19-year-old man early Thursday after two people were shot at a South Austin motel Wednesday night, according to the Austin Police Department.O...
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City budget staff have recommended eliminating or reducing dozens of social service contracts for the coming fiscal year, according to a city memo released Wedn...
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Gov. Greg Abbott in Fort Worth unveiled an “Essential Benefits” health plan he says could cut premiums nearly 20% by trimming state mandates, saving families up to $1,145 a year and small businesses $3,400....
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Austin ISD trustees are expected to take a final vote at 6 p.m. tonight on the future of Paredes Middle School, as the district tries to avoid the possibility o...
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San Antonio police are investigating after a man in his 40s escaped alleged overnight captivity at Tuscany Park Apartments and was hospitalized with severe injuries. Neighbors reported a disturbance; suspects sought....
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Officer Linda Lopez has become the first female motor officer in the Austin Independent School District Police Department's history, the department announced th...
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San Antonio deputies say a search warrant on Medical Drive led to meth, DMT and thousands in cash. Troy Theologes, 51, was booked into Bexar County Jail and now faces multiple drug charges....
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NWS confirms three tornadoes hit Bexar County on July 15, including two newly verified EF-0s near downtown and eastern areas. An earlier EF-1 tore across the Northwest Side with 100 mph winds amid flooding rains....
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A federal lawsuit is challenging the City of Austin’s Tree Ordinance after a homeowner was ordered to either plant replacement trees or pay an $8,800 mitigation...
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Austin police announced the bust of an organized crime ring that victimized hundreds of people in Austin and surrounding areas.
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A motorcyclist was killed after he crashed on State Highway 130 and then was hit by two vehicles. One of the vehicles was a Tesla reportedly operating on autopi...
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Newly released surveillance video from the Austin Police Department shows the moments leading up to the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Anthoneil Williams II last...
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Texas lawmakers are again weighing how to manage the growing power demand from data centers and other large electricity users as questions mount about the long-...
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Austin ISD will soon learn its state accountability grades for the 2025-26 school year from the Texas Education Agency, and a failing grade at just one of three...
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A statewide Amber Alert issued for a missing 14-year-old girl and a 2-month-old infant from Manor has been canceled after both children were found safe, accordi...
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The Austin Police Department SWAT team responded to a barricaded suspect in South Austin after officers say a man armed with a rifle violated a protective order...
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SEGUIN, Texas — Two suspects were arrested by Seguin police early Wednesday in connection with a human trafficking investigation.Officers responded to a welfare...
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A pedestrian struck by a vehicle on North I-35 on Saturday has died from his injuries, according to the Austin Police Department.Officers responded to a collisi...
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A gas leak that prompted evacuations at a Cedar Park condominium complex has been stopped, according to city officials.Cedar Park police and fire crews responde...
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An Abilene resident thanks the community for helping her save a dog covered in porcupine quills.
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A 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with a fatal stabbing at Butler Metro Park early Sunday, according to Aus...
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Austin ISD trustees heard from parents and community members Tuesday night about a proposal to permanently close Paredes Middle School just weeks before the sta...
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Austin Police are asking for the public’s help identifying two teenage suspects after a man was robbed and shot multiple times on Rainey Street early Sunday mor...
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A federal judge on Monday ordered the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release from their custody one of the witnesses to a federal immigration agent’s f...
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Austin police have identified the man who was fatally shot Friday in North Austin after investigators say he broke a vehicle window with a knife during an encou...
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The Texas Senate Committee on Higher Education met to evaluate the implementation of SB 37, which was passed into law last year.
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Matthew McConaughey, YETI team up on limited-edition cooler inspired by iconic 'Dazed and Confused' lineMore than 30 years after Dazed and Confused made "It'd...
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A motorcyclist has died after falling from the southbound Interstate 35 flyover onto Ben White Boulevard during a crash on Wednesday, according to Austin-Travis...
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Police identified the 17-year-old fatally shot by officers in northeast Austin early Friday morning as Anthoneil Williams II.Williams was shot by Officers Jake...
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Austin police have arrested eight people and recovered a large stash of stolen property after a months-long investigation dismantled what officials described as...
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A federal judge has ordered the release of a key witness in the fatal Houston ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a decision that drew swift reaction from T...
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Georgetown ISD leaders say they have run out of room to cut costs without affecting classrooms, and they are weighing a tax rate election to help keep up with r...
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A grassroots organization is calling for Caldwell County Judge Hoppy Haden to resign, saying recent developments surrounding a potential data center land deal h...
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Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) announced that it has chosen Stadler to manufacture its CityLink rail vehicles for Austin's light rail.
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A Hays County sheriff's deputy has been arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated while off duty, according to the Hays County Sheriff's Office....
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The pressure is on Governor Greg Abbott as data center opponents push for a special legislative session focused on the massive artificial intelligence sites. A...
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Advanced DNA testing has identified remains found in 2020 as Kristen Galvan, a Houston-area teen who vanished after being trafficked.
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A motorcyclist was killed early Tuesday in a crash that shut down all northbound lanes of State Highway 130 near FM 969, according to the Texas Department of Pu...
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Flowers and candles were placed at a playground on Baden Lane after Austin police officers shot and killed a 17-year-old early Friday morning, an incident the A...
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KERRVILLE, Texas — Hill Country homeowners and business owners are beginning another costly rebuilding process after floodwaters damaged properties that were st...
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The City of Austin lifted its waterways ban effective immediately Monday, allowing recreational and commercial use to resume on Lady Bird Lake and the Colorado...
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The Texas Department of Public Safety and the Bexar County Sheriff's Office arrested four men in Northwest Austin earlier this month in connection with a home i...
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The YMCA in downtown Austin could soon be replaced by a taller, greener facility surrounded by affordable housing, under a redevelopment plan submitted to the c...
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Austin City Council members are calling for accountability and transparency following the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old by police officers early Friday, an in...
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SEATTLE (AP) — At least four people including a child were wounded in a shooting Sunday night at an events complex close to the Space Needle in Seattle, a hospital spokesperson said. Police were investigating the shooting and urged people to avoid the area. Harborview Medical Cen...
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Austin-Travis County EMS stated Sunday evening that they were responding to a
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The Travis County Sheriff's Office announced Sunday that a deceased person was located in Lake Travis following a water rescue turned recovery mission Saturday....
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One person was killed near Downtown Austin Sunday following reports of a disturbance.Officers responded just after midnight Sunday to 401 Dawson Road for repor...
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Dozens of people gathered Saturday night in Cedar Park for a vigil demanding accountability for people they say have died at the hands of ICE agents or while in...
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One person was injured after a shooting in Downtown Austin early Sunday.According to the Austin Police Department, they responded to the 60-80 block of Rainey...
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The City of Austin announced Saturday that they will let a portion of the waterways ban expire at 5 p.m., which will allow Lake Austin to reopen for recreationa...
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Austin FC Academy released a statement Friday stating that they were working alongside officials to investigateAustin FC Academy prioritizes the health and saf...
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Austin-Travis County EMS responded to reports of a missing swimmer in a Lago Vista lake Saturday afternoon.ATCEMS responded to the incident at around noon, alo...
