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Texas heat: Warning signs every parent should know
AUSTIN (KXAN) - As students return to school over the next few weeks, many will be excited to return to the playground with their friends. But with the heat...
Texas lawmakers propose replacing STAAR exam with three shorter tests
(The Texas Tribune) -- Lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate introduced Monday similar bills to scrap the state’s standardized test, signaling newfound agreement between chamber leaders to finish...
Does Texas Governor Greg Abbott have the power to vacate Texas House seats?
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — On Monday the Texas House officially came to a standstill, as over fifty Democratic House members fled the state to prevent the House from getting the...
Police: Crews work to repair gas leak in Round Rock
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Monday, authorities responded to a natural gas leak in Round Rock, a social media post from the Round Rock Police Department said. Around 3:30 p.m....
Texas softball coach Steve Singleton leaves for top job with Cal Golden Bears
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas associate head softball coach Steve Singleton is headed west to take over the program at Cal, the school announced Monday. Texas assistant head coach Steve...
Williamson County breaks ground on Ronald Reagan Boulevard project
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Williamson County and the Texas Department of Transportation broke ground on the State Highway 195 at Ronald Reagan Boulevard project in Georgetown on Monday, a press...
‘Flesh-Eating’ Bacteria Cases Rising on Gulf Coast: What to Know
At least eight people along the Gulf Coast have died and 22 others have been infected in what local health officials are warning is a rise in cases involving...
Upcoming I-35 construction will impact trails, parking near Lady Bird Lake
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- In its latest construction update for the Interstate-35 Capital Express Central project, the city said in a memorandum that the Texas Department of Transportation will begin...
18-year-old arrested in shooting death of relative: Travis County Sheriff
TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — An investigation is underway after a 40-year-old man died at an Austin hospital early Monday, according to a press release from the Travis County...
Lights Are Brighter Than Ever. Is That Bad for Your Eyes?
A few years back, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez started noticing the extreme brightness of car headlights in rural Washington, where she lives—and felt bombarded. “You come around a curve and...
