Новости за 01.09.2022

Georgetown resident Ben Westbrook was out walking his dogs this morning when he heard a large splash coming from the koi pond in his yard.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and challenger Beto O'Rourke will meet for a televised debate hosted by Nexstar Media Group at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on Sept. 30.

The Longhorn pride will be in full force this weekend with the University of Texas at Austin's football season opener Saturday. With that comes plenty of tailgate festivities and — you guessed it — crazy traffic.

The state is providing a $295,562 grant to the Uvalde County Juvenile Probation Department to support programs and services for at-risk youth or kids struggling with emotional or behavioral issues at school.

A lawyer for the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group has been charged with conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol, authorities said Thursday.

Texas has spent over $12 million to bus migrants from its border with Mexico to sanctuary cities to date, according to the Texas Division of Emergency Management.

Austin Police said it has a suspect in custody for a fatal hit-and-run in southwest Austin.

Millions of Americans are expected to take a trip this Labor Day weekend, and many will be seeing some relief at the pump as gas prices continue to drop after record highs in June.

The Texas Juvenile Justice Department is scrambling to develop and start treatment for kids stuck in 43 local juvenile detention facilities scattered across the state – while it works to fix crippling staffing shortages on the state level.

The man accused of shooting and killing a woman during a dispute over the price of sex in February 2019 was found guilty of murder Wednesday.

Major drought improvement for Central Texas with latest drought monitor update.

As the Western U.S. suffers under its worst drought in a millennium, the government of Texas, a state that faces its own unique set of dangers from extreme weather, is at last turning to deal with the threat that climate change poses to its long-term water supply.

She's been riding since 2019 to support the mobile mammography unit.

The soap "Days of our Lives" is moving off network television and exclusively onto the NBC Universal streaming service Peacock, starting Sept. 12.

Austin is a growing city with a skyline that seems to generate a new towering addition every year. Here's a list of some notable towers, skyscrapers and office buildings in downtown Austin.

Austin's skyline seems to be constantly changing, especially over the last few years with the introduction of residential high-rises. More could be coming.

La Niña has been plaguing the United States for the past couple of years. The weather pattern has caused serious drought and heatwave after heatwave. In this First Warning Weather University lesson, Chief Meteorologist David Yeomans explores La Niña is and its little brother, El Niño.

As it prepares to open its new plant in Taylor, Samsung Austin Semiconductor plans to hold a job fair Thursday.

With a whopping 141 items on Austin City Council's Sept. 1 agenda, this week's meeting is likely to again extend well into the evening.

A Texas Department of Transportation tweet at 2:32 a.m. said lanes were closed near Ronald Reagan Boulevard.

The governor, citing the Biden administration and Chicago’s sanctuary city status, said the city will now be a drop-off location.

Gunfire near a family farm in Bastrop County has resulted in stray bullets landing on the farm's property, the owners said.

Camp Mabry and Austin-Bergstrom have recorded more rainfall in the last two weeks than either rain gauge had in the previous three months combined. -- David Yeomans

The Austin Police Department and U.S. Marshals Service are asking for the public's help locating Franco Javier Maldonado, 22. He has an outstanding warrant for the murder of Luke Kemper.

The festival has announced its first wave of screenings, including some world premieres, and named the recipient of this year's New Voice Award.