AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority announced Wednesday work will begin next week on its MoPac Cemetery Tree Planting project after years of hold up. The project aims to minimize noise and visual disruptions near the Austin Memorial Park Cemetery. CTRMA's board members discussed the item during a board meeting Wednesday morning. [...]
It reported Hays County's Alzheimer's disease mortality rate at 38.8% and the national average at 30.8%.
In a bit of news you didn't expect, in a new study published this week in Nature Geoscience, scientists announced that they believe the Earth's inner core has stopped spinning. Scientists Yi Yang and Xiaodong Song with Peking University published the paper. They observed changes in the length of the Earth's day and magnetic field, which they said implied changes in layers of the Earth.
It wouldn't be a Texan's event without Texas music.
Over the weekend, volunteers continued their search in Luling for missing Texas State University student Jason Landry.
JCPenny partnered with Austin Pets Alive! to take pet portraits of some of the shelter's senior dogs. APA! is one of several shelters across the nation that JCPenny partnered with in an effort to help the senior dogs find homes.
The COVID booster vaccine may become a once-a-year shot, and The Food and Drug Administration will meet to discuss a proposal that could simplify the vaccination schedule.
Texas Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Houston, shared a photo on his personal Twitter account that showed him climbing through what's left of his firm in Deer Park, a community about 20 miles east of Houston.
Police said the driver, who has not been identified, crossed into oncoming traffic then left the roadway and hit a tree.
The Lubbock, Texas police department said officers arrested 30 people over the weekend in Operation Blue Rain.
AFD did not provide any other details on if the suspect would face charges or what the charges could be.
If you love landscaping, but are thinking about taking the winter months off…think again!
Judge Gravell says the pay increase is to remain competitive with those agencies - he says even in the last month the county has lost two deputies to a nearby police department.
Update: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the potential jackpot amount for Lotto Texas. The story has now been corrected. AUSTIN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — There was no winner for the Texas Powerball on Monday. Now, Texas Lottery players will have another chance to win two of the biggest jackpots in the U.S. on [...]
- In the past few weeks, one of Central Texas' three major healthcare systems, Ascension Seton, has faced a slew of problems.
The family of 21-year-old Jackson Lieber, who was shot and killed by a Liberty Hill police officer last week, has hired an attorney as they call for more transparency in the investigation.
A family of Afghanistan refugees are living in an apartment with raw sewage coming out of their bathtub and toilet.
The Belton Police Department in a news release Tuesday identified the name of the man found in the Lampasas River last week.
Stephanie Klein of Texas A&M’s Department of Poultry Science said it might be a while before we see a carton of eggs returning to prices consumers are more accustomed to.
As the person who controls the work of the Texas Senate, Lt. Gov Dan Patrick has the responsibility of making committee assignments for the 31 state senators. He said the current group of lawmakers will work to address the top priorities for Texas.
Both rosters were announced Tuesday and Holland is the lone Longhorns recruit to make either West or East team. Kentucky has five recruits scattered throughout both teams and Duke has three. For Big 12 schools, Baylor recruit Ja'Kobe Walter, Oklahoma State recruit Brandon Garrison and Iowa State recruit Omaha Biliew are all on the West roster with Holland. Kansas recruit Elmarko Jackson is on the East roster.
Here's everything you need to know about participating in council meetings.
We now know the reasons the Southern Hemisphere has more intense storms than the Northern Hemisphere -- Rich Segal
In their previous meeting Jan. 7 in Stillwater, the teams struggled offensively but the Longhorns were just a little bit better in a 56-46 victory. Texas blocked 12 shots and outrebounded the Cowboys 39-35, and the teams combined to shoot 31-for-100 from the field.
The Lower Colorado River Authority is planning to build a new peaker power plant in Central Texas to support the Texas electric grid when needed.
