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Firefighters may no longer have to 'feel around in the dark' during rescues with new tech
Sam Cossman with Qwake Technologies designed the C-Thru to help firefighters exploring smoke-filled buildings. (Frank Martinez/KXAN) AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Firefighters could soon be seeing with an upgrade. C-Thru, developed...
MoPac entrance at Steck Ave. to close for 183 Mobility Project construction
AUSTIN (KXAN) — This weekend, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) will close the southbound on-ramp to MoPac from Steck Avenue as part of its 183 North Mobility...
Delta to add another international route from Austin over holiday period
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Looking for a getaway this holiday season? Delta Air Lines will add a new international route from Austin for a two-week period over the Christmas holiday....
10 Creative (and Healthy) Things You Can Do With Beans
If you’ve ever spent time pondering what to do with that can of beans in your pantry, you’d be better off wondering what you can’t do. No matter what...
'Yellowstone' creator Taylor Sheridan to deliver keynote address at UT commencement
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Name a better way to celebrate a Texas commencement than to have an actual cowboy deliver the keynote address, I'll wait. Texas native and renowned screenwriter,...
Texas may take over underperforming Austin middle school. Can a federal grant save it?
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Education Agency could take control of Dobie Middle School unless Austin ISD "does not significantly improve student success ... by the end of next school year,"...
Northeast Austin middle school may close after school year, as federal grant awarded to surrounding community
Author's note: A previous version of this story stated that TEA might take control over Dobie Middle School. This has been corrected to reflect that the TEA could take...
Capital area sees slight uptick in unemployment
Austin (KXAN) — Texas Workforce Commission data showed that nearly 28,000 people in the surrounding capital area were actively seeking employment in the month of February. According to Workforce...
Inside the Investigation: Man sues deputies who shot him as he talked to 911
New Braunfels, TEXAS (KXAN) -- A Texas man is suing a former Guadalupe County Sheriff's Deputy, accusing him of using excessive force during a police stop in 2021. On...
Border migrant shelters become ghost towns
JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – It wasn’t that long ago that a dozen buildings in the Pan de Vida shelter provided warm meals, medication, clothes and a roof over...
