Texas

Beating the Texas heat isn’t easy, especially if you don’t have air conditioning. But thanks to a local fan drive, hundreds of central Texas residents now have a way to stay cool this summer.

Animal shelters across the Austin area are letting people adopt an animal for their own price.

A pedestrian was hit and killed by a car near I-35 in north Austin.

Residents in Hays County are on alert after a flyer was shared online, warning of a recent bear sighting in a Buda neighborhood.

After giving more than a decade of service to the Buda community, one fireman is fighting for his life with stage four cancer, but he's not doing it alone.

Social media influencer Brian Johnson, better known as the “Liver King,” bonded out of jail after allegedly making a terroristic threat against Austin-based podcaster Joe Rogan.

The Austin ISD Board of Trustees approved a turnaround plan for three failing schools that are at risk of state takeover. They also passed a budget that included a deficit of millions of dollars.

Two people are charged with murder after a man was killed in the crossfire of an East Austin shooting in December.

Governor Greg Abbott rejected a $60 million budget proposal that would have allowed Texas to join a federal summer lunch program designed to help low-income children.

A man was sentenced after a jury convicted him of aggravated kidnapping and sexual assault.

The Padre Island National Seashore says that tar balls have been reported at all beaches in the park.

Two men have been sentenced for their roles in the deaths of over 50 migrants being smuggled inside a tractor trailer in southwest San Antonio in 2022.

The Supreme Court sided with Texas over a law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of users before allowing them to access the sites.

This November, Williamson County residents will vote differently. In a unanimous vote, commissioners decided it was time to put pen to paper, at least when it comes to ballots.

An Austin City Council member is proposing a parks maintenance fee. The fee is to help with parks funding ahead of city budget talks.

Two new laws will soon enhance the regulatory authority of the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.

Two former employees of Attorney General Ken Paxton's office claim allegations of harassment were made up by Paxton's top deputy in an attempt to negatively impact the former employees' new firm.

This marks the third National Defense Area to be established on the southern border of the U.S., and joins over 200 miles monitored by a federal taskforce created in March.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill this weekend that will ban property purchased by individuals or groups from countries identified as security threats.