Since 2016, a Texas-based nonprofit has provided "adventure therapy" sailing trips around the globe, utilizing the healing powers of the sea to help veterans and other first responders navigating with post-traumatic stress disorder.
The legislature has passed a bill to give the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement more authority to set law enforcement standards and more control over the creation of new departments. The measure now heads to the governor’s desk to be signed into law.
Robert and Kathy Dyer lost their 18-year-old son, Graham. They shared their story with state lawmakers in support of a bill to close an obscure provision in the Texas Public Information Act – something known as the “dead suspect loophole.”
The Ascension Seton CapTex Tri race is slated to run Memorial Day in downtown Austin, with the triathlon beginning with a swim in Lady Bird Lake before participants cruise on their bikes through downtown and finish with a run at Butler Park.
Warming ocean waters leading to melting ice thus creating an increase in the ocean levels. -- Rich Segal
APD said Donita Silk, 62, was seen walking away from her home on Solano Drive. She was reported missing at 11 p.m. Friday.
The Austin metro is home to about 40 locations — and counting — of H-E-B LP, seven of Whole Foods Market Inc., five of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc., plus additional smaller chains and boutique stores.
KXAN Investigates finds out why cemetery issues can sometimes go unchecked, and what you can do if you find yourself in a similar situation.
HOUSTON (KXAN) - After winning their previous two MLS matches, Austin FC was unable to keep the streak going against the Houston Dynamo. The Verde and Black struck first but ultimately fell 2-1 Saturday night on the road. Gyasi Zardes opened the scoring with a header into the corner of the net in the 22nd [...]
AUSTIN (KXAN) – Texas lawmakers voted to temporarily attach the state's Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners to another state agency, in order to help with data collection and management issues. The legislation, Senate Bill 1414, stems from a review earlier this year by the Sunset Advisory Commission, which found "unreliable and inconsistent" practices persisted at [...]
Kathie Glass was among those that answered Paxton's call to show up at the Capitol for the vote. She echoed similar sentiments Paxton has made since the impeachment announcement.
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The historic vote in the Texas House to impeach Ken Paxton is adding to the intensity of the final days of the legislative session. House members spent nearly four hours Saturday considering the impeachment resolution, before voting to approve the measure. It's the first time in Texas history that lawmakers took up, [...]
The end of House Bill 100 is a bittersweet victory for public education advocates who vehemently oppose school voucher programs but lament that schools won’t get additional funds to pay for teacher raises or balance their budgets.
The full House and Senate still must approve the final bill language before sending the legislation to Gov. Greg Abbott. If it becomes law, Texas will become the second state in the country to ban DEI offices at public universities.
AUSTIN (The Texas Tribune) — A year and a half ago, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick shocked the higher education world when he pledged to eliminate tenure for faculty at Texas public universities, a century-old practice that provides continuous employment so professors can teach without fear of political interference or retribution. Last month, the Texas Senate passed a [...]
