Fireball seen across Texas sky, and 5 other states

Nearly 200 sightings of a bright fireball were reported across the evening sky on Tuesday, primarily from witnesses in Texas and surrounding states.

Paxton accuses Texas doctors in gender-affirming care cases of healthcare fraud

Two North Texas doctors at the center of a lawsuit from the state attorney general's office accusing them of violating the state's laws banning gender-affirming care are now accused of fraudulently billing the state's Medicaid to provide that care.

SCOTUS won't rule on Texas library's book banning case

It all started in 2021, when a community in a small county near Austin decided to rid their public library's shelves of “inappropriate” literature.

Former Austin Energy employee sends nearly $1M to fake vendors, audit says

A former Austin Energy employee is accused of sending nearly $1 million in city money to fake vendors connected to his family and himself.

'Seniors' may soon be 10 years younger when it comes to Texas property tax breaks

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the launch of "Operation Double Nickel" on Tuesday, which would lower the age used to designate senior citizens who qualify for saving money on property taxes.

Texas Rangers seeking information in 1992 Taylor murder

Texas DPS is looking for any information in connection to a 1992 cold case in Williamson County. In 1992, 81-year-old Raymond “Ray” Adolph Lightner was murdered.

1987 Williamson County cold case: Man found dead in field

The Williamson County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help in solving a cold case from 1987.

Texas schools can now apply for 2026-27 school voucher program

Starting Tuesday, Dec. 9, some Texas schools can begin to register to participate in the school voucher program for next year.

Southeast Austin apartment fire leaves $3M in damages

The Austin Fire Department is investigating a large fire that broke out at the Sage at Franklin Park apartment complex in Southeast Austin.

Feds say Houston-linked ‘Operation Gatekeeper’ broke $160M A.I. chip smuggling pipeline to China

Federal prosecutors with the Southern District of Texas say a sophisticated smuggling network with ties to the Houston area illegally funneled some of the world’s most advanced artificial intelligence computer chips toward China and other restricted destinations, moving at least $160 million in hardware and taking in more than $50 million in overseas payments.

Round Rock police use robot during SWAT calls

When SWAT is called out, seconds matter and so does distance. Round Rock Police have a teammate built to take the first step, so officers don’t have to.

Jordan and Sunny Shipley turn old Craddock House into ice cream, coffee shop in Burnet

It has been over a decade since Jordan Shipley played in a National Championship game with the Texas Longhorn football team. Since then, he has turned his focus to scooping ice cream and serving coffee, where his football career began.

30 handguns seized from truck spare tire at Texas border crossing

Texas Department of Public Safety special agents seized 30 handguns and dozens of accessories destined for Mexico that were concealed in a spare tire during an inspection at the Anzalduas Port of Entry, leading to the arrest of two individuals.