The Sheth Sangreal Scholarship Fund was created this year and awarded a total of $500,000 in scholarships to 20 local high school graduates, most of whom are first-generation college students.
The program, called Yondr, requires students to secure their phones in a personal pouch that they will keep with them during the day.
A half a million dollar grant that would have supported a counsel at first appearance pilot program in Travis County has been pulled by Texas A&M due to issues with staffing the Travis County Sheriff's Office's booking area, a commissioners court meeting this week revealed.
Austin Police said one person died Monday during a single-vehicle crash in the 8600 block of FM 969.
The governor said 60 homes were evacuated, 16 were destroyed and 5 were damaged in the wildfire. In total, 38 agencies have responded, including local, state and federal first responders.
Midfielder Cecilio Domínguez and Austin FC have "mutually" agreed to part ways, according to the club.
Former employees filed a lawsuit June 19 in Austin against Tesla, Inc. that claimed they were terminated without being provided sufficient advanced written notice.
They were spotted on the gravel bar at the San Marcos River Retreat.
WCRAS and national nonprofit Best Friends Animal Society are partnering July 22-24 to encourage adoptions.
APD said officers forced entry into a residence and located the victim with “significant trauma.” The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The club comes home Sunday to take on the New York Red Bulls, the third-place team in the Eastern Conference standings.
While Austin's parks and the Greenbelt are wonderful places for a short adventure, Central Texas offers a number of exciting destinations for thrill-seekers and nature lovers.
The Amber Alert for three children from Kempner was discontinued.
The Lampasas County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) is searching for three children abducted from Kempner.
Listed on next week's city council agenda is a vote on whether to authorize a new, more than $4 million contract with a California-based company called Urban Alchemy.
AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) -- The Texas Medical Association is asking state regulators to step in after it says several hospitals afraid of violating the state’s abortion ban have turned away pregnant patients or delayed care leading to complications, The Dallas Morning News reported. In a letter to the Texas Medical Board — the state agency that [...]
On Friday, a celebration marked the grand opening of WITHIN Psychedelic Treatment Center. Its leaders call it Texas' first ceremonial psychedelic treatment center, which started seeing patients in May.
With triple-digit temperatures almost every day this summer, plenty of people are regularly running their air conditioners.
"We had an influx of calls, so we had a lot of ambulances out on calls," he said. "This call was categorized as a four, so a lower priority, so we diverted other ambulances to higher priority calls, which led to a 28 minute response time."
It appears that the fire happened in a homeless camp shortly after 4:30 p.m. Austin Fire Info tweeted photos of the fire at 4:51 p.m.
On the search for love, many people turn to dating apps, but a few friendly texts with a potential match can quickly turn into one of the newest and fastest growing scams.
Nearly 30 senators, including John Cornyn and Ted Cruz of Texas, cosponsored the resolution, urging the U.S. government to press for Griner's release.
After a new report pointed out potential "inconsistencies" in state records about kids in the care of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, a federal judge will take closer look at the length of time these children have spent in the state's care.
