All aboard, artists! City of Kyle hosts railroad depot painting event

Artists age 18 and older can come participate in this free event and paint a picture of the historic depot using an acrylic medium.

Mother's Day events in the Austin area: Where to go to celebrate

Mother's Day is on May 14, and Central Texas restaurants and businesses are gearing up with fun specials and events guaranteed to make Mom smile on her special day.

Central Texans have a couple of weeks left to protest their property's tax assessment

House Bill 2 would tighten up the cap on yearly assessments. Senate Bill 3 would raise the state’s homestead exemption — the amount of a home’s value that can’t be taxed by school districts.

Hamilton Pool, Jacob's Well closed to swimmers

Visitors are not allowed to enter the water in the Hamilton Pool Preserve and Jacob's Well.

Treaty Oak Distilling offering tastings, tours, events and more

Treaty Oak Ranch in Dripping Springs includes two bars, a restaurant, and a production facility where they make craft whiskey and gin.

Hays County Animal Control's small crew fights population growth and call increase

Hays County Animal Control is responsible for investing reports of animal bits, quarantining potential rabies cases, issuing citations and transporting animals to shelters. They say they need more officers on duty to combat the county's population growth.

Austin weather: Lots of hail, strong winds move through Central Texas

The National Weather Service upgraded Central Texas to a Level 3, enhanced risk, of severe weather, which meant very large hail, damaging winds, and possibly even an isolated tornado on Friday, April 28.

Man involved in 2020 officer-involved shooting receives 2 life sentences

Jeffrey Alan Scott Jr. was convicted of attempted capital murder and aggravated assault of a public servant last week and agreed to accept the two life sentences, says the Hays County Criminal District Attorney's office.

Texas company develops bullet-resistant glass for use at schools

C-Bond Systems is manufacturing protective windows using nanotechnology engineering. The company demonstrated their windows in San Marcos.

Texas school district staff member charged with improper relationship with student

Police say the relationship between the student and the former San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District staff member started via text and Snapchat in November 2022.

San Marcos residents adamant for police accountability as city negotiates new police contract

San Marcos residents and local activists with Mano Amiga have proposed five reforms to the San Marcos Police Contract base on how prior incidents involving San Marcos officers have been handled.

Hays CISD assistant principal charged with DWI, evading arrest

Police say a Lehman High School assistant principal led them on a short pursuit after they tried to pull her over.

Lori Vallow trial resumes Tuesday after first week of testimony

The trial of the so-called "doomsday mom" and former Mrs. Hays County, Lori Vallow Daybell, resumes Tuesday. Daybell is charged in the murder of her two children JJ and Tylee.

VIDEO: San Marcos car thief nearly runs over 6 pedestrians

Surveillance video shows a white car plow through two intersections, almost hitting two people at the first one, and four at the next one.