Popular Austin splash pad closed again for repairs, reopens in 2020
The Liz Carpenter Fountain, a popular splash pad in downtown Austin, will be closed through December for repairs and restoration.
The Liz Carpenter Fountain, a popular splash pad in downtown Austin, will be closed through December for repairs and restoration.
Beginning in the next academic year, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will provide free tuition and cover mandatory fees for qualifying students with household incomes under $75,000, the university announced Monday.
The online tool offers a status map showing the existing network, completed projects and projects in progress. Users can also view more information for projects which are underway.
As vaping has been linked to a string of lung illnesses and deaths around the country, U.S. health officials have urged people to stop using e-cigarettes until they can figure out why.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas opens its conference schedule against an offensive powerhouse that has been a thorn in their side in recent years. Oklahoma State owns a four-game winning streak against the Longhorns. The Cowboys’ last loss in Austin was in 2008. Texas and Oklahoma State play Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. […]
A 10-year-old girl died weeks after swimming in the Brazos River from a "brain-eating" ameba.
New research from the Mayo Clinic indicates that owning a pet, particularly owning a dog, can leave humans with healthier hearts.
Construction begins Monday to narrow a sidewalk outside the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless in downtown Austin along Seventh and Neches Streets.
Families in Flint, Mich., still dealing with lead in their pipes have a continuous source of clean, free water thanks to a Texas man who developed a machine to pull water from the air.
Two crashes are causing major traffic delays on I-35 on Sunday night.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — TXDOT is urging parents to make sure sure they are using and installing child car seats correctly after data shows crashes are the leading cause of death among children. Representatives are encouraging parents to sign up for TxDOT’s free child car seat check-up at any of their offices as part of their […]
LOS ANGELES (KXAN) — Saints quarterback Drew Brees left New Orleans’ “revenge” game against the Los Angeles Rams with an injured thumb and his future playing status up in the air. The 19-year veteran was hit on his thumb by Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald as he was following through on a pass in the […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Reid didn’t have to see the play again to know he’d kept Leonard Fournette out of the end zone on a 2-point conversion with seconds left that secured Houston’s win over Jacksonville on Sunday. “I was 100% confident,” he said. “I knew it on the field. I didn’t need to see […]
Austin-Travis County EMS took two adults and a child to the hospital with potentially serious injuries Sunday evening.
A man is accused of assaulting a disabled woman with her wheelchair outside of her north Austin apartment Friday evening.
Every home in the Wolf Ranch neighborhood has a video camera. Some homes even have a video doorbell.
After a high school student at NYOS Charter School threatened other students with a gun on Friday, the school held a parent forum on Sunday to hear concerns and take questions about campus security.
The polls stayed mostly the same after a rather uneventful week three in college football.