Police chief admits ‘challenge’ of staffing events as runners gear up for Austin 3M half marathon
Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon said the department faces a “challenge” to fully staff major events such as the 3M half marathon on Sunday.
Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon said the department faces a “challenge” to fully staff major events such as the 3M half marathon on Sunday.
A Texas Department of Public Safety special agent has died after a crash near the border, DPS announced Saturday.
State leaders and people from across the state of Texas are gathering Saturday for a march and annual Texas Rally for Life, an anti-abortion event held on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling.
The Austin Police Department is investigating a double homicide in north Austin. Two people were found shot to death in a parking lot, APD said.
Staff shortages are leading to school closures across the state, and here in Central Texas, as the omicron variant continues to drive case counts up.
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Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, who was among the hostages, said Thursday that the congregation was “doing its best to heal.”
Residents in the Big Sur area, which is on the coast south of San Francisco, were told to evacuate from their homes due to a wildfire that began late Friday, officials said.
As Austin grows, so does the city's number of 911 calls. But police cadet classes aren't growing at the same rate.
Bastrop County Judge Paul Pape on Friday ordered a burn ban that will take effect Saturday at 6 a.m. — almost four days after an 812-acre wildfire sparked in the county.
On Friday, the Texas Military Department pushed back against numerous reports of suicides, pay problems and living conditions for Texas National Guardsmen deployed with Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star.
Youth homicides in the Austin area were on the rise in 2021, officials said.
Democratic candidate for governor Beto O'Rourke announced his team will start an education outreach campaign to 2 million Texans about changes in voting rules under new state election laws.
Last week, the Travis County district attorney’s office gave Paxton four days to turn over communications requested by the state’s largest newspapers or face a lawsuit.
Austin-Travis County EMS tweeted that the wreck happened at 6515 Airport Blvd., which maps online show to possibly be a gas station. The agency also reported that paramedics are performing CPR on one patient there.
Rodeo Austin on Friday released its concert lineup for this year, featuring artists like Scotty McCreery, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce and Ryan Bingham.
The City of Austin wants to help Austinites get around town easier.
Two people have been rescued after being trapped in their car near Lago Vista, officials said.
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A man is being charged with murder after Austin police determined he was involved in the shooting death of another man in southeast Austin earlier this week.