As calls mount to reallocate funding from policing to other community services, community groups in Austin designed a new tool which lets community members try their hand at re-prioritizing the budget.
AUSTIN (KXAN) – A national coin shortage is now impacting Central Texas. Earlier this month, the Federal Reserve announced that pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters were now in short supply across the country. In Central Texas, signs can be found at H-E-B’s warning people not to pay with coins and to use debit cards, credit […]
Travis County Judge Sam Biscoe is recommending all local governments cancel events and close public spaces ahead of the July 4 weekend to discourage social gatherings and prevent additional spread of the virus.
Every polling place in the state must have curbside voting available "for those persons who feel like they may injure their health if they enter the polling place," the state's director of elections said.
Students and faculty members at the University of Texas at Austin can expect to wear a face covering indoors and be in socially-distanced classrooms this fall when it reopens, university officials say.
Austin Public Health’s Interim Director Dr. Mark Escott said recently the area hospitals would exceed capacity by mid-July "if things don't change."
Austin Public Health’s Interim Director Dr. Mark Escott said recently the area hospitals would exceed capacity by mid-July "if things don't change."
The lines each lead to COVID-19 testing tents outside the CommUnityCare clinic.
Austin Public Health is encouraging families to schedule their children's back-to-school checkups and make sure they're up to date on all required vaccinations.
Starting Monday, restaurant capacity goes back to 50% across Texas. Members of the Texas Bar and Nightclub Alliance are protesting the governor's recent executive order to again shutter bars.
The city has partnered with Swiftmile for a six-month pilot using the company's universal parking and charging stations in an effort to reduce sidewalk clutter, increase accessibility and increase availability of fully-charged scooters
Folks will have to make a reservation to use the pool. Reservations can be made through the city's sign-up portal for a two-hour time block between 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
On Friday, Gov Abbott signed an executive order which will reduce restaurant capacity from 75% to 50% in an effort to reduce surging COVID-19 cases in the state.
Leonard Cantu, Chief of Police for the Mustang Ridge Police Department, tweeted out a video of emergency crews leading two people away from a car that stalled in high water on Williamson Road near Mustang Ridge
The Rolling Stones are threatening President Donald Trump with legal action for using their songs at his rallies despite cease-and-desist directives.
To avoid that problem, DeBeauvoir said they're calling on two groups to help out: Travis County employees and they're recruiting people who are younger.
A couple discovered a swastika made of pepperoni on pizza they got at the Little Caesars near Cleveland.
President Donald Trump has denied that he was made aware of U.S. intelligence officials’ conclusions that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan.
Former Texas Longhorn and current PGA Tour player Dylan Frittelli is the fourth PGA Tour golfer to test positive for COVID-19 since the sport's return to play, the Tour announced on Sunday night.
The Texas Department of Transportation is closing the main lanes of Interstate 35 in various locations of Travis and Williamson County for maintenance and construction
H-E-B grocery chain announced updated purchasing limits for multiple household items in an attempt to to ensure availability to all customers.
Austin Public Health officials are finalizing plans for a site where care would be provided for coronavirus patients outside of hospitals.
A sergeant with the Travis County Constable Precinct Five died due to COVID-19 complications.
Austin-based Tejano Music Hall of Fame icon Manuel "Cowboy" Donley died Sunday of natural causes, his family tells KXAN. He was 92.
The Austin Police Department responded to a possible shooting at Manor Road and Rogge Lane in east Austin Sunday afternoon.
