Texas man charged with smuggling, evading arrest after high-speed chase

A man identified as Jose Ramon Ibarra was arrested and charged with smuggling and evading arrest after a high-speed chase in Webb County during which multiple people bailed out of his pickup truck.

Data center back on track in Texas after case dismissal
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A plot of land in the City of Taylor is on track to become a 135,000 square foot data center. But residents say that same plot of land was always supposed to be a park, and the development will cause irreparable damage to the families who call the neighborhood home.

APD investigates officer after crowd control incident on Sixth Street

Austin Police removed an officer from patrol and initiated an investigation after the officer struck an individual during a crowd control incident on Sixth Street.

City of Lockhart denies proposal to install Flock cameras

This week, Lockhart City Council denied a request from the police department to enter into a contract with Flock Safety to install automated license plate readers around the city.

ACL 2025 kicks off Weekend Two at Zilker Park

Tens of thousands bought tickets and poured into Zilker Park on Friday afternoon to kick off Weekend Two of the annual music festival.

Austin ISD's consolidation plan continues to get more pushback

The pushback intensified on Friday to the plan to close and consolidate several schools in Austin. A protest rally followed a contentious school board meeting Thursday night.

Leander mayor submits resignation; special election scheduled Feb. 7

Mayor Christine DeLisle has officially notified the City of Leander of her resignation and her last day will be October 16.

Concerned community members protest proposed Austin ISD school closures

Ahead of an Austin ISD board of trustees meeting on Thursday, concerned community members gathered to protest a proposed consolidation plan.

Texas investigation examines Discord after Charlie Kirk shooting

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the investigation Thursday, accusing the popular chat platform of exposing minors to extremism.

2 teens arrested after found with several guns: APD

Two teens, who were on probation, were arrested after they were found with several guns, police said.

Family sues San Marcos CISD, claiming sexual assault accusations were not taken seriously

A family who lives in San Marcos is suing the school district after they claim coaches and administrators didn't take a sexual assault accusation seriously and then retaliated against them. The district denies all the allegations.

Woman found dead behind North Austin business identified; suspect arrested

The Austin Police Department has identified the woman found dead behind a North Austin business earlier this week. A suspect has also been arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

Council approves buying $4.3M property for new homeless navigation center

The Austin City Council voted 8-3 to buy a $4 million property on I-35 near Oltorf for a controversial new homeless center. Who will run the center hasn't been decided yet.

AG Paxton files motion to keep Democrats from voting in Texas GOP primaries

Paxton filed the motion jointly in a federal court with the Republican Party of Texas on Thursday. The RPT sued Secretary of State Jane Nelson at the beginning of September to achieve the same goal.

Serial church burglar: Man responsible for multiple break-ins in custody

Officials say that an alleged serial church burglar is now in custody. The person is accused of hitting churches in Liberty Hill, Lago Vista and Jonestown.