Mayor Adler calls hotel purchase 'right path' to address homelessness

The City says buying hotels is the new direction for providing support services, job training, substance abuse assistance and more.

City of Austin looking to buy Rodeway Inn on I-35 to house homeless

On Thursday, Austin City Council is expected to vote on a plan to buy the Rodeway Inn on I-35 in South Austin to start housing people.

Waffle House customers jump behind counter to help lone, late-night employee

A recent late-night experience at a Waffle House location in Birmingham, Alabama left one customer truly humbled after he saw how fellow customers pitched in to support the lone employee on duty when he became overwhelmed.

Governor Abbott makes political comments during Veterans Day ceremony

Along with songs from a choir, a memorial wreath was presented, as well as a traditional rifle salute. But political shots were also fired by Governor Greg Abbott.

Two exonerated men travel to deliver letter to governor to stop Reed’s execution

Shujaa Graham and Juan Roberto Melendez traveled from Maryland and New Mexico to hand-deliver a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott's office, urging him to halt Reed's execution and allow time for new evidence that could prove his innocence to be reviewed.

As execution looms, Rodney Reed’s mother hopeful governor saves her son’s life

Sandra Reed's son Rodney has been locked up for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites, but with new witnesses and evidence that have appeared, many believe Reed is an innocent man and that Stites' former fiancé should be looked at.

FOX 7 Discussion: State Rep. John Bucy on Rodney Reed case

State Rep. John H. Bucy III joins Marcel Clarke to discuss what prompted a group of bipartisan lawmakers to support Rodney Reed and if the support Reed has received will convince Gov. Greg Abbott to grant a reprieve. 

Business coalition pitches new shelter as Abbott opens campground

A coalition called ATX Helps wants to raise $14 million to build and operate a new temporary shelter. Construction could start by early 2020, but first about an acre of land in downtown is needed. 

Judge orders President Trump to pay $2M for charity foundation misuse

A New York judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2 million to an array of charities to resolve a lawsuit alleging he misused his own charitable foundation to further his political and business interests.

State of Texas opens temporary homeless campsite near 183, Montopolis

The shelter will include portable restrooms, hand washing stations, and comes with commitments from local charities to deliver food multiple times during the day, according to the governor's office.

Oklahoma lawmakers file bill to create Donald Trump highway

Two Republican state senators have written a bill to rename a portion of the world-renowned Route 66 highway in northeastern Oklahoma the President Donald J. Trump Highway.