Families say final goodbyes to Pease Elementary School before it closes its doors permanently

Pease Elementary School stood for 144 years, it was the oldest continuously operating elementary school in Texas. Try as they might, parents and east side activists fought to keep their children’s schools alive. In November, Austin ISD school board voted to shutter it’s doors.

Council member launches pilot program to help equip East Austin with COVID-19 resources

Natasha Harper-Madison, a Lupus survivor, said little access to healthcare, transportation access, and even pre-existing conditions often plague her constituents.

Students, staff say bats are still inside school, cafeteria at East Austin College Prep

Last Wednesday parents received a letter from East Austin College Prep,  saying they discovered a bat, but what the letter did not include was that it wasn't just one bat, but a colony of bats.

Police looking for suspect after man injured in East Austin

Austin police say the suspect is still at large and the scene is still active with detectives looking for the suspect.

Live bats removed from East Austin Elementary School

In a letter addressed to parents, Principal Rick Garner said that eight bats we're removed from the school after one of them came into contact with one a student. According to Garner, the bat only touched the student's jacket, however, Travis County Animal Control Services will be testing the bats for rabies. 

FOX 7 Discussion: Salvation Army of Austin opens new East Austin homeless shelter

The Salvation Army of Austin area commander Major Lewis Reckline joins Marcel Clarke to discuss their new East Austin homeless shelter which has begun welcoming its first families.

Salvation Army of Austin to open new 212-bed Rathgeber Center Wednesday

The center will provide shelter and 100% housing-focused case management to homeless families with children with a plan to return them to self-sufficiency, according to a release from the Salvation Army.

East Austin celebrates diversity with new art installations

Eleven different hearts were designed by local artists with the message to love and care for your community, and the artists hope that the installations will inspire others in their own communities. 

East Austin woman says she’s grateful to be alive after being shot several times

Shaw said she hit the floor and pushed her 18-month-old out of the way turned to her 9-year-old, standing there in shock and told her to call for help.

Lockout at several AISD schools in East Austin lifted following police activity in area

The Travis County Sheriff's Office and the Austin Independent School District Police Department say that several schools are on lockout due to a home robbery in the 7000 block of Northview Lane.

Texas DPS motorcycles up for sale at state surplus auction

Some items are put up for bid, like the motorcycles, others are sold on the spot. Last year surplus sales generated $6.7 million for the state.

Search for man who tried to kidnap, sexually assault six-year-old in East Austin

Zamora says many parents are now afraid to let their children outside and noted the silence that seems to have fallen on the once-bustling family filled complex.