Kyle gas leak stopped after nearby residents evacuate
The City of Kyle said a construction company hit a six-inch commercial gas line on Schlemmer Street just east of Burleson Street.
The City of Kyle said a construction company hit a six-inch commercial gas line on Schlemmer Street just east of Burleson Street.
As many struggle to find COVID-19 testing in Austin, local hospitals are asking people not to go to the emergency room for a test.
The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force led by the U.S. Marshals arrested Deandre Eric Conner, 25, in the 1800 block of Rundberg Lane. That's just north of U.S. Highway 183 between Metric and Lamar boulevards.
KXAN viewer Seth Willis sent in multiple photos of a strange ice formation that occurred this Friday morning. This plant is called frostweed and is native to Central Texas. Also known as Verbesina virginica, this plant is capable of producing strange ice sculptures under the right conditions.
This year Austin experienced 89 homicides and surpassed the total homicides for all of 2020 at the end of July. Bailey credits the unit’s solve rate to its partnership with the Lone Star Fugitive Task force, APD’s Intelligence Unit and the motivation of homicide detectives with a growing case load.
Our first freeze of the season marks the end of our growing season.
A man is accused of slashing tires and threatening people with a knife at a drive-through COVID-19 test site in north Austin earlier this week, according to an arrest affidavit.
The University of Texas COVID-19 modeling consortium has run updated omicron projections which show the United States will likely hit its peak number of cases in the next few days, but that we could see a healthcare surge well beyond what we've seen previously in the pandemic.
Austin Pets Alive! is making an urgent plea to get as many of their dogs and puppies adopted or fostered by Friday.
Cruz told Fox News' Tucker Carlson that people misunderstood and misrepresented what he said.
The couple made an appointment at the Austin Emergency Center in Riverside – one of the many freestanding private emergency rooms in Texas.
Those ages 12 and older now have the chance to get the Pfizer COVID-19 booster dose through Austin Public Health, the agency announced Thursday night.
ATCEMS says at least 5 ambulances responded to the Ventura Apartments at Northgate Blvd between W. Rundberg Lane and 183. At least 3 patients are being treated on scene.
During Free Week, you can see your favorite local bands at Red River District bars without having to pay cover.
Of those 66 staffers, 43 have tested positive for the virus, and 23 are awaiting test results. The department said it's sustained 20% or more of medics not being able to report for duty daily over the past week.
"Charlie Bee Company" will hit the Texas airwaves starting Saturday, Jan. 8 at 4:30 p.m. on Austin PBS.
The rapid spread of the latest COVID variant is sidelining more than just individual lives at this point, it's disrupting business owners who can't get enough healthy employees to show up to work.
Thursday marks one year since the insurrection at our nation’s Capitol. The attack, fueled by claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election, set the stage for some major Texas political moves throughout 2021.
"If you had the infection and you've been vaccinated, you've got a lot of antibodies circulating in your system," Dr. Radha Mahale explained. "That does not make you immune and it doesn't make you unable to pass the virus, so please still mask."
Just days into the spring semester, the Round Rock Independent School District's Board of Trustees will dedicate its Thursday meeting to discuss placing Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez on paid administrative leave.
According to a recent report by Realtor.com, nationwide home prices have spiked more than 10% in the last year. Austin's increases go far beyond that.
With the local spike in COVID-19 cases, KXAN checked in with local districts to see how school staffing and student attendance were impacted this week. Many districts replied they had absences but couldn't contribute the cause to the virus.
"Anytime there's an issue with just the general population being able to acquire something, that is generally exacerbated for individuals with disabilities," said Sean Jackson, supervising attorney for Disability Rights Texas.