Governor vetoes bill decriminalizing prostitution for under 17-year-olds
In his veto statement, Gov. Abbott said he worried about "unintended consequences" because of how broad the bill was.
In his veto statement, Gov. Abbott said he worried about "unintended consequences" because of how broad the bill was.
Around 7:30 p.m., people reported Ryan Hyman was missing on the river near Martindale. Witnesses told the Guadalupe and Caldwell County sheriffs offices that Hyman was swimming toward a lost tube when he began to struggle.
A masked 22-year-old man was killed in an exchange of gunfire with federal officers outside a federal courthouse in downtown Dallas Monday morning, an FBI official said.
On Sunday, June 9, around 6:46 p.m. police got a call about a potential drowning as a storm rolled through the area.
NEW YORK (AP) — Gloria Vanderbilt, the intrepid heiress, artist and romantic who began her extraordinary life as the “poor little rich girl” of the Great Depression, survived family tragedy and multiple marriages and reigned during the 1970s and ’80s as a designer jeans pioneer, died Monday at the age of 95. Vanderbilt, the great-great-granddaughter […]
KXAN is collecting fans and monetary donations again Monday to provide relief from the heat to central Texans who don't have air conditioning.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has approved a spending bill that includes a $1 million public safety campaign for firearm storage. The Republican signed a $250 billion two-year budget Saturday without any line-item vetoes. It includes money for the Texas Department of Public Safety to promote a safe gun storage campaign. The […]
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin City Council is set to vote this week after the Watershed Protection Department asked for an added $7.5 million for repairs to portion Shoal Creek trail after landslides, according to a memo filed last week by the department. Since the May 2018 landslide along the Shoal Creek trail on the stretch […]
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Fire Department is looking into the cause of a pickup truck fire on the northbound lanes of the lower deck of I-35 early Monday morning. Witnesses called minutes before 1 a.m. to report the wreck near Manor Road, according to Austin police. Emergency crews said they were told that a […]
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The KXAN First Warning Weather team is tracking storms through Central Texas Sunday. Here are the latest updates. 10:35 p.m.: There is potential for flash flooding overnight. FLASH FLOOD WARNING issued by NWS. Life-threatening flooding is imminent or occurring. Leave low-lying or flood prone areas immediately, but do not drive over water-covered […]
AUSTIN (KXAN) — On a hot summer day, the splash pad at Bailey Park is a hot spot with kids running and splashing around. Nearby, laughter echoes from backyard and neighborhood pools. Summer is just kicking off, but it’s already been deadly for kids in Central Texas. Colin’s Hope says five kids in Travis and Williamson counties have […]
Paramedics and STAR Flight have not found a victim in a reported water rescue at Rough Hollow Marina in Lakeway after searching for 20 minutes on Sunday.