Progress report: how the background check law passed after Texas church shooting is working today
After the Sutherland Springs church shooting, Congress passed the Fix NICS Act into law, spurred on by Texas Senator John Cornyn.
After the Sutherland Springs church shooting, Congress passed the Fix NICS Act into law, spurred on by Texas Senator John Cornyn.
In an email titled "I'm sorry," obtained by KXAN News, Bonnen wrote "I said terrible things that are embarrassing to the members, to the House, and to me personally."
A Round Rock father has been arrested in connection to the death of his three-month-old child, who police say died after being beaten by the man.
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — High school classmates of the gunman who killed nine people in Dayton, Ohio, say he was suspended years ago for compiling a “hit list” and a “rape list,” and questioned how he could have been allowed to buy the military-style weapon used in this weekend’s attack. The accounts emerged after police […]
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — The police chief of a Texas Gulf Coast city has apologized after two white male officers mounted on horseback led a black, handcuffed trespassing suspect by a rope through downtown streets. Photos of the Saturday arrest were widely circulated on social media, with many commenting on the appearance of a black man […]
A man faces a murder charge after his girlfriend was found dead in her bathtub in southeast Austin Sunday night, according to documents filed in court.
Bland tells KXAN sister station KWKT that he has not worked out when his last day will be at the Humane Society.
A high number of emergency medical personnel in Austin and Travis County report being verbally and physically assaulted while responding to callers and scenes, according to a new survey by Austin-Travis County EMS.
President Donald Trump publicly pledged “all the support of the federal government” on Saturday after 22 people were shot to death in an El Paso Walmart this weekend.
Austin officers said they want to get better at handling each call on a daily basis.
What drives a person to kill on a widespread level?
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Williamson County commissioners will begin discussing a budget this week for the next fiscal year that could create 32 new jobs across several departments. The county’s budget office recommended $219,801,866 for the general fund budget, which covers most of the county’s operations. This will be presented Tuesday morning to […]
AUSTIN (KXAN) – Video games are once again the focus of ire after a weekend of violence across the country. “We’ve always had guns. We’ve always had evil. But what’s changed in this rash of shootings? And I see a video game industry that’s teaching people to kill,” Lt. Governor Dan Patrick said in an […]
“The City of Austin is willing to take a fresh look, with hopeful eyes, at one of our most intractable issues – homelessness," Harris said. "We want the discussions and strategy to be about ending homelessness for our most vulnerable community members, not just coping with homelessness."
A Hillsboro motorcyclist was killed Friday on Interstate 35 northbound after rear ending a vehicle in slow traffic, according to San Marcos police.
"Safest bet is to pay inside with cash," TDA said, adding that people should always save their receipts and monitor bank statements after getting gas.
Global average temperatures for the month were close to 1.2°C above the pre-industrial level as defined by the IPCC The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts on behalf of the European Union, today announces record temperatures for July on a global level. July is typically the warmest […]