'So many scammers': Relief network helps tornado victims find reliable contractors
The Austin Disaster Relief Network is linking people up with direct needs like food and contractors to help repair their homes.
The Austin Disaster Relief Network is linking people up with direct needs like food and contractors to help repair their homes.
Just before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to a reported shooting near Traeger Street and West Kingsbury Street.
Leaders said the building and program redesign mark a shift in the way people with mental health are treated, moving away from a congregational warehouse shelter to a more individualized living and treatment facility.
The “Giddings Tornado” as it will be known, started and ended in Lee County and was only on the ground for four minutes.
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Despite this week's history-making events, tornadoes in Central Texas are pretty uncommon. Texas, which has been traditionally seen as a tornado hot spot, still has more tornadoes than most states, but it is seeing less tornadoes than it did 30 years ago. Some meteorologists actually believe that "tornado alley" is shifting toward [...]
The Travis County Sheriff's Office identified the inmate as Barron Haywood, 49, of Del Valle. He initially went into custody on Jan. 14 for an assault charge and a writ of attachment.
Johnson High School in Buda is releasing students for the day after it experienced a "small fire" in the athletics wing of the building Thursday morning, according to a spokesperson for Hays CISD. Afterschool activities are also canceled.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Verde and Black is in the U.S. Open Cup for the first time this spring. Austin FC will enter the competition in the tournament's third round, and it will find out its opponent April 8. Third-round matches are scheduled for April 19-21. The opening round of the tournament, the oldest national soccer [...]
Holt-Rabb said they expect to break ground on the health center project before the end of the year.
In a press release, the DOJ said Franklin Barrett Sechriest, 19, was indicted on three charges after a federal grand jury returned its decision. Sechriest is charged with arson, damage to religious property and use of fire to commit a federal crime, the DOJ said.
A group of Republican and Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives announced they're planning to send a letter to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to ask its members to intervene in Melissa Lucio's case before her execution on April 27. By the end of a news conference Thursday morning, they said at least 90 legislators have now agreed to add their names to the letter, which represents a supermajority of the Texas House.
But data shows school districts statewide have sent in more requests to the state in the last seven months to consider suspending or even revoking educators' teaching certificates for job abandonment than they have in the last several years.
That led to AISD entering an 1882 partnership with T-STEM Texas to try to turn the school around, but the district has recently moved on from the organization and is now exploring other options after there were no improvements.
The Austin City Council will consider funding the state’s first trauma recovery center.
According to LPD, the crash happened just after midnight on Ronald Reagan near San Gabriel Parkway. That's north of Hero Way. Police shut down northbound Ronald Reagan between Palmera Ridge Boulevard and Texas 29.
Police evacuated the Walmart on the North Interstate 35 service road southbound. That's just north of Parmer Lane.
"Losing our house was a big deal, but anything that has made my cry has been people hearing what we're going through and just stepping up to help," said Morgan.
An Austin Police Department officer was suspended indefinitely last week for not arresting a suspect when a supervisor advised an arrest should be made, according to a city memo sent by Chief Joseph Chacon.
On Wednesday, members of NAACP-Austin and Texas LULAC District VII held a press conference calling Travis County Commissioners to order an independent, third party, performance audit of Central Health.
Police are investigating after a man died in a crash in southeast Austin Monday.
The “Jarrell Tornado” as it will be known, started in Jarrell in northern Williamson County and ended in Bell County.
Sworn Austin police, fire and EMS employees will now be able to enjoy paid parental leave following a memo from the mayor and city council.
Thursday is a critical day on the course. Winners from Wednesday can all but clinch a spot for the weekend with another win, while Wednesday's losers need to earn a point to stay in contention for the knockout rounds.
"This is my home, it's gone," Leonard Wilson said in disbelief. "It's gone."
On Wednesday, USAA told KXAN it is currently working more than 1,000 claims tied to Monday's severe weather in Central Texas.