Austin-area schools look to fill more than 50 crossing guard positions

Crossing guards earn $15 per hour and work 2.5 hours per weekday as part of the city's Safe Routes to School Crossing Guard Program.

Human billboards part of TxDOT's 'Be Safe. Drive Smart' campaign

The Texas Department of Transportation is trying a new strategy in its latest campaign to grab the attention of drivers and pedestrians.

I-35 to US 183 northbound flyover to close for a week

The northbound I-35 to northbound US 183 flyover will be closed starting at 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 31 through Sunday, August 7, weather permitting.

Major Austin intersections see 31% drop in serious crashes after safety improvements

Austin Transportation has been working on safety improvements at dozens of high-crash intersections as part of the Vision Zero program to eliminate serious injures and fatalities on Austin roads.

Exotic animal spotted running near Houston highway

It's wild kingdom in Houston! The other day it was a cow seeking shelter on a Houston lawn from the heat. Now, it's a different kind of animal spotted running near a Houston highway!

NTSB: Dad, not 13-year-old, was driving truck that hit USW golf team’s van; had meth in system

A Texas man, not his 13-year-old son, was driving the pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a van carrying New Mexico college golfers, killing nine people, and he had methamphetamine in his system, investigators said.

Citywide microsurfacing on Kyle roads to start July 18

Viking Construction will be microsurfacing roads in the city of Kyle beginning Monday, July 18 and going through Tuesday, July 26.

Roads closed following large gas leak in Georgetown, avoid the area

Traffic is being diverted through subdivisions and shopping centers. Residents are being asked to avoid the area and to seek alternate routes, if possible.

One killed in deadly major crash at 183A Toll in Cedar Park

It appears the dump truck driver struck another semi-truck on the 183A toll before veering off the overpass and catching on fire, Cedar Park police said.

Florida man lifts overturned Jeep to rescue toddler after accident

A baby boy is safe after a Florida driver was in the right place at the right time and saved him from an overturned Jeep! 

APD looking for vehicle, driver connected to South Austin fatal auto-ped

The Austin Police Department says that a white Honda CR-V, between model years 2017 and 2019, was seen leaving the scene of a crash where a pedestrian was struck and killed.