NFL expansion team in Austin? Mayor Adler responds to Dallas mayor's tweets

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson says he thinks Dallas should have a second NFL team if the league were to expand but Austin Mayor Steve Adler says, "wouldn't Austin be a lot cooler if it happened?"

Austin Shakespeare presents 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in Zilker Park

“Free Shakespeare in Zilker Park” is back with the romantic comedy that tells the story of young lovers made crazy by fairy tinkering.

Summer like temperatures continue, rain not expected anytime soon

Summer in May keeps going, going and going. With high pressure ruling Texas, the rain will be hard to come by and we will see fewer clouds.

Woman's death in East Austin being investigated as suspicious

Austin police responded to a call on Maple Avenue near East 17th Street from a woman who said she found her friend inside her home unresponsive.

Police investigating deadly shooting in Southeast Austin

Officers arrived to an apartment complex in the 1700 block of Frontier Valley Drive and found a man who had been shot in the neck.

Austin-Travis County medics, city employees struggle to make ends meet

In investigating what constitutes a “living wage” here in Austin, FOX 7 has learned a push is under way to raise the city’s official living wage from $15 to $22 an hour. That would have a huge impact on city workers.

Road rage incidents increase in Central Texas, officials say

A father of a victim of road rage is speaking out after his son, along with his 8-year-old granddaughter and 2-year-old grandson were followed and shot at on I-35.

Fire starts at rage room, axe-throwing facility in Kyle

The Austin Fire Department helped put out a fire at a rage room and axe-throwing facility in Kyle on Wednesday.

Texas man arrested for robbing postal carriers in San Antonio, Austin

Tony Evans allegedly confronted three letter carriers in San Antonio and Austin on separate occasions and demanded their postal keys, says the US Attorney's Office.

Kendra Scott, Chipotle holding birthday fundraising events for 5-year-old battling rare disease

An Austin family's five-year-old son is battling a rare, fatal disease that currently has no cure. For his 6th birthday, Kendra Scott and Chipotle are holding fundraising events benefiting research into finding a cure for Sanfilippo Syndrome.

Travis County judge considers declaring public health crisis due to increase of drug overdose deaths

Travis County Judge Brown is exploring the declaration of a public health crisis to help raise awareness of this spiking trend, and has requested funding for naloxone in the Fiscal Year 2023 budget.

Texas man gets 5 years for stealing from PayPal accounts in wire fraud scheme

In addition to his prison sentence, 37-year-old Marcos Ponce of Austin will also serve three years of supervised release and pay $1.4 million in restitution

Burn ban in effect for unincorporated areas of Travis County

The order is expected to expire on June 8 unless extended by the Travis County Commissioners Court. The last burn ban in Travis County was lifted only a couple weeks ago.

Texas court orders new look at woman's voter fraud case

The new ruling did not overturn Mason’s 2018 conviction, but keeps alive her contention that she didn’t know she was committing a crime when she filled out the ballot in Tarrant County for the presidential election.

San Antonio Spurs owner Peter J. Holt responds to growing worries of Austin relocation

Holt decided to speak out and ease worries for those in San Antonio after the Spurs asked for permission last week to play four home games outside of San Antonio.

Viral TikTok asks viewers to help Poke Bay, closing after property was sold to UT Austin

“If you live in Austin or want to support a small business, please watch.” A viral TikTok shares a family's emotional story about being forced to close their small business because of UT Austin.