The Leander Police Department is asking residents to avoid an intersection following a "major crash" Friday evening, police shared on social media around 9:30 p.m.
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/leander/major-crash-reported-at-leander-intersection-friday-night/
The Texas Department of Transportation and local, county and state leaders celebrated the completion of road improvements along State Hwy. 71 in Travis County Friday, TxDOT announced in a release...
https://www.kxan.com/traffic/traffic-projects/txdot-wraps-sh-71-east-project-work-in-travis-county/
It's something you can find on the shelves of gas stations across the city, and yet the owner of an Austin sober living house said it's highly addicting and has severe side effects.
https://www.kxan.com/news/austin-sober-living-house-warns-about-kratom-use/
Point guard Rori Harmon was on her way to an All-American-type season before she blew her right knee out during a shootaround right before Big 12 Conference play, and while her absence galvanized...
The Austin Police Department is asking for community members' help in tracking down the suspected vehicle involved in a July fatal auto-pedestrian crash in south Austin.
Whether you go to the Austin City Limits Music Festival, or don't, it's hard to deny the amount of money it brings to Central Texas.
https://www.kxan.com/acl/how-big-is-acls-economic-impact-for-the-austin-area/
Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety working Operation Lone Star arrested two groups of illegal immigrants that recently tried to enter the United States, the state agency confirme...
A study completed by the Texas State Auditor's Office revealed that 13 state agencies exceeded a 17% turnover rate in 2023.
https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/which-texas-state-agencies-have-the-highest-employee-turnover-rates/
HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday denied a request by a Black high school student in Texas for a court order that the student’s lawyers say would have allowed him to return to his high...
KXAN is keeping track of the number of homicides in the City of Austin in 2024. An interactive map shows where those homicides have occurred.
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-homicide-map-2024/
Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino, said Friday via social media that his “The New World Tour,” which included a stop at Austin's Moody Center, had to be canceled due to medical reasons.
The Longhorns made it to the second round of the NCAA tournament last year in Terry's first full season at the helm, finishing 21-13. Terry and the coaching staff leaned on the transfer portal to...
With the Monday voter registration deadline looming, Williamson County elections administrator Bridgette Escobedo shared tips for those still trying to get registered for the November election.
An Austin city council meeting, where the body will decide whether to adopt its 'tentative' contract agreement with the Austin Police Association, has been moved back two weeks, according to a Fr...
UT Tower To Undergo Historic Restoration Beginning This Fall
https://www.kxan.com/news/ut-tower-renovation-work-starting-soon/
A biennial report published by the Texas State Auditor's Office on Thursday includes a list of Texas' 40 highest paid management employees, as well as recommendations for pay raises based on the ...
https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/who-are-texas-highest-paid-state-employees/
One person died Friday after reports of a stabbing near North Interstate 35.
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/1-dead-following-incident-near-north-i-35/
The ad features UT Austin head football coach Steve Sarkisian, Texas A&M's Mike Elko, Texas Tech's Joey McGuire, and University of Houston's Willie Fritz.
On Friday, the Texas Lottery Commission said an Austin resident, who elected to remain anonymous, claimed a top prize, with a winning ticket worth $1 million.
On Friday morning, Texans across the state woke up to their phones buzzing with a Blue Alert from the Texas Panhandle.
https://www.kxan.com/news/how-to-customize-iphone-android-emergency-alert-notifications/
Each year, the Atlantic Hurricane Season officially runs from June 1 through Nov. 30. Follow along as we track each storm throughout the season.
https://www.kxan.com/weather/2024-tropical-timeline-tracker/
KXAN has created charts and graphics to help you keep track of whatever weather 2024 brings.
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-2024-weather-data/
The 2024 presidential election is fast approaching, and in some states, the voter registration deadline is as soon as this week.
https://www.kxan.com/news/your-local-election-hq/when-is-the-voter-registration-deadline-in-texas/
The Texas Department of Public Safety issued a Blue Alert early Friday morning for 33-year-old Seth Altman who is wanted for involvement in the killing or serious of injury of a law enforcement o...
With both the State and Defense resting Tuesday in the trial for Officer Christopher Taylor, attorneys are set to present their closing arguments to the jury Wednesday morning.
We only have one rain chance over the next week and it's a tiny one. -- Nick Bannin
Those groovin' on down to the 2024 Austin City Limits Music Festival this month have multiple means of getting to and from the festivities.
https://www.kxan.com/acl/how-to-get-to-from-the-2024-austin-city-limits-music-festival/
A special program airing Oct. 4 on KXAN and Nexstar stations across the country aims to put faces on this national crisis. "Saving A Generation: The Fentanyl" Crisis tells the stories of families...