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Austin weather: TxDOT preps and conditions update

January 21, 2025 8:39am CST

What are the roads like right now? The TxDOT has a look at what they're doing to keep roads safe and what you can do if you have to be out driving.

Austin weather: 183 road conditions at 8 a.m.

January 21, 2025 8:36am CST

FOX 7 Austin's Jessica Rivera has a look at the conditions on 183 as she heads towards Lampasas.

Austin weather: Snow blankets cars

January 21, 2025 6:42am CST

Kris Price shares video from a camera over her driveway just West of the Y.

Austin weather: Snow falls in Cedar Creek

January 21, 2025 6:41am CST

Quincy Nolan shares video of snow in Cedar Creek as winter weather hits Central Texas.

Austin weather: TxDOT talks road conditions

January 21, 2025 6:36am CST

Snow and sleet has fallen in the Austin-area and TxDOT has an update on what the conditions are, what they're doing to keep people safe and what you can do if you have to be out on the roads.

Austin weather: Road conditions along Highway 71

January 21, 2025 6:32am CST

Jessica Rivera has a look at the how the roads are along Highway 71 headed towards Bastrop.

Houston weather: Snow falls in Katy

January 21, 2025 6:30am CST

Nate Griffin with our sister station FOX 26 has a look at conditions in the Houston-area.

Fireplace ashes cause 2-house fire

January 20, 2025 10:06pm CST

A fire in South Austin spread from one home to another, displacing two families.

Should officers respond to mental health crisis calls

January 20, 2025 9:38pm CST

New data shows police have responded to thousands of mental health calls in recent years. But, comments from the Austin Police Union and a community organization critical of police have sparked conversations about how mental health calls should be responded to.

Abbott attends Trump's inauguration ceremony

January 20, 2025 9:35pm CST

All eyes were on Monday's presidential inauguration speech as Donald Trump became the 47th President of the United States of America.

Winter weather prompts school closures

January 20, 2025 9:34pm CST

Most of the school districts in Central Texas have decided to close down on Tuesday, Jan. 21, due to winter weather

Donald Trump at Presidential Parade: FULL SPEECH

January 20, 2025 6:07pm CST

President Donald Trump speaks before a crowd of supporters at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. after he was sworn-in as president on Jan. 20, 2025. The president signed several executive orders at the event.

Flatonia hosts Trump Inauguration watch party

January 20, 2025 5:40pm CST

Across Central Texas, supporters of President Trump got together to watch him take the Oath of Office. One of those watch parties was at "Trump Burger" in Flatonia

President Trump's Inauguration

January 20, 2025 5:17pm CST

Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of the Untied States marking his comeback to Washington. Just after his swearing in ceremony, President Trump signed a number of executive orders to mark the beginning of his second term

MLK Day celebrated throughout Central Texas

January 20, 2025 5:12pm CST

The cold weather caused several MLK Day events to reschedule or relocate. However, the legacy of Dr. King was still remembered on Monday.

Austin officials prepared for winter weather

January 20, 2025 5:10pm CST

The cold weather is here, and the precipitation is on the way. The Austin-Travis County Emergency Operations Center has been activated.

Border Watch: Inauguration Day Special

January 20, 2025 5:03pm CST

Coverage from the U.S.-Mexico border following President Donald Trump's inauguration and commentary from political experts from across Texas.

Elon Musk speaks after Trump inauguration: FULL SPEECH

January 20, 2025 2:04pm CST

Billionaire Elon Musk addresses a crowd in Washington D.C. following President Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025.