Timothée Chalamet ballet and opera comment: Ballet Austin responds

Timothée Chalamet sparked backlash from ballet and opera communities and supporters after a comment he made during a town hall event in Austin.

Trump endorsement wouldn't be enough to bridge Cornyn’s gap with Paxton, new data shows

A new poll shows Attorney General Ken Paxton with a large lead over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn ahead of the May Senate runoff between the two that even an endorsement from President Donald Trump would not help overcome.

Texas man sentenced in federal smuggling case involving rape, kidnapping of pregnant woman

An Eagle Pass man was sentenced to more than 14 years in federal prison for his role in a violent human smuggling operation that kidnapped and extorted a migrant family.

Exonerated mother held on ICE detainer
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A Travis County woman wrongfully convicted of murder in 2005 has now been officially declared innocent after a decades-long legal battle, but immigration enforcement is now standing in her way.

Texas DPS trooper arrested after FBI finds chats with minors on seized phone

A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper faces federal charges after an FBI undercover operation allegedly caught him attempting to entice a person he believed was a 12-year-old girl into sexual activity.

Pflugerville water emergency: Bypass pipe being installed

Water levels are continuing to drop in Lake Pflugerville as crews attempt to install a bypass pipe. The city has been in Stage 3 water restrictions ever since a water intake pipe broke at the lake.

Texas couple uses vehicle to stop SUV after driver suffers medical emergency

A San Antonio couple used their pickup truck to heroically intercept and stop an erratic SUV after realizing the driver was unconscious during a medical emergency on Interstate-410

Pflugerville water emergency
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The water crisis in Pflugerville continued Monday. The city has been in Stage 3 water restrictions ever since a water intake pipe broke, which cut the flow into their supply site- Lake Pflugerville. FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski has more.

Massage therapist arrested for sexual assault; APD urges victims to come forward

Austin police have arrested a massage therapist for a reported sexual assault at a North Austin spa. Police are urging anyone who may have also been victimized to come forward.

SXSW 2026: Changes and what you should know

The 2026 SXSW Conference & Festival will feel a bit different from in years past but will still be full of celebrities, music and activations.

Talarico holds small lead over Cornyn, Paxton in US Senate race, poll finds

Some of the first polling of the general election race for U.S. Senate in Texas showed that the Democratic candidate has the lead over both Republicans vying for the seat.

San Antonio man convicted of dating app murders, sentenced to 200 years

Jer Auntey Pleasant, 25, used the app Grindr to lure and kill his victims before being linked to the scenes through ballistics, fingerprints, and phone records.