Currently, Travis County has a minimum wage of $15 an hour, translating to a minimum net salary of $31,200. The $20 hourly minimum wage, set to go into effect Oct. 1, will translate to a base salary of $41,600 annually.
More mental health professionals were hired before the 988 launch “to address the surge in calls,” but a HHSC spokesperson said the centers have seen difficulties in attracting and retaining these staff members.
The 45th Annual O. Henry Museum Pun-Off World Championships will take place Oct. 8 from 12-6 p.m. outside the Mexican American Cultural Center in downtown Austin.
Dr. Sekhar Rao, 51, who was the medical director of the ADAR Group, LLC., fraudulently authorized toxicology and genetic testing, including cancer genetic testing, for some TRICARE beneficiaries, according to court documents and evidence presented at trial.
Parts of Brushy Creek Sports Park were still underwater due to recent storms. Photos from Tuesday morning show portions of the parking lot covered in water, dirt and mud.
A total solar eclipse will pass over the Hill Country region on April 8, 2024, from 1:32-1:41 p.m.
If Ewers stayed all four years at Southlake Carroll High School, this would be his true freshman season, but he graduated early and enrolled at Ohio State. While Ewers is as old as other true freshmen, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian said the year in Columbus has helped him prepare for this moment.
The Battleship Texas is leaving its home at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site on Wednesday, according to an announcement from the the Battleship Texas Foundation (BTF), Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Texas Historical Commission.
Austin has recently seen as much as a 40% increase in car thefts this year.
The Texas Department of State Health Services said the person who died was "severely immunocompromised." The death is being investigated to learn what role monkeypox played.
Despite last week’s rain, Central Texas remains in a severe drought.
LeCody is hoping just $200 million of that can go to rail projects and improvements.
Tiff's Treats employees who were attempting to unionize have ended those efforts.
Drivers describe a stretch of Blake Manor Road in Travis County, Texas as dangerous and harmful.
Austin Police said no one was hurt Tuesday morning after a train hit a stalled car in northwest Austin.
The lawsuit claims two different Austin Police officers shoved a woman named Eli Winkleman after she approached an officer while recording on her cellphone.
Tonight, the City of San Marcos discussed how to tackle existing sidewalk issues. Issues that are leaving some neighborhoods with gaps in between sidewalks or with just no sidewalks at all.
Anthony Holland, 37, was sentenced to 37 months in prison and ordered to pay $1,175,866.91 in restitution for embezzling that amount.
The Texas Nurses Association gave KXAN some insight on why there is a push to unionize in some parts of the state and the challenges that nurses face.
Verde pummeled LAFC, who still has the best record in Major League Soccer, 4-1 Aug. 26 at Q2 Stadium in front of raucous home supporters and a national TV audience. There was little time to celebrate, however, as the Timbers come to town a point out of playoff contention with the season winding down.
Registration is now open for the 32nd annual Turkey Trot.
If you know the offense that former Texas coach Darrell K Royal helped usher in and made the Longhorns into a national power in the late 1960s, then please stop reading here because this story isn't for you.
The KBVO Big Game of the Week heads to Nelson Field for the matchup, and while LBJ is looking for its first win as a Class 5A team after falling 33-20 to Manor, Weiss is trying to find its footing following a 31-14 loss to Round Rock.
Hundreds of gun control advocates took to the steps of the Texas Capitol to advocate for age restrictions, two days after a federal judge in Texas lifted a ban on young adults from carrying firearms.
Operation Naloxone is an organization on the University of Texas campus that educates people about the dangers of opioids, but it also hands out naloxone, a life-saving medicine.
