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How to schedule storm debris pickup in Austin
Austin (KXAN) — Austin Resource Recovery said it's changed its rules for brush pickup after Wednesday's powerful storm splintered and toppled trees across the city. According to the Austin...
Before stalling in Texas Senate, 'homosexual conduct' bill made legislative history
Project Summary: In 2023, a fifth of the country’s state-level bills impacting the LGBTQ+ community were filed in Texas, according to a Human Rights Campaign analysis. In 2025, Equality...
Man escapes Austin psychiatric hospital, authorities continue search
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Authorities are searching for a man they said escaped from a psychiatric hospital in northeast Austin on Wednesday. According to the Grimes County Sheriff's Office, McArthur...
ATX TV Festival brings big name stars to Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- What's considered the leading TV festival for both fans and the industry as a whole is happening in downtown Austin through Sunday. The annual event takes...
AISD student dies following '8th grade celebration,' letter says
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An Austin Independent School District student is dead following an eighth grade celebration that happened on Wednesday, Covington Middle School Principal Cedric Maddox said in a...
Dog daycare, boarding deaths prompt push to protect pets from negligence under Texas law
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Texas lawmakers overwhelmingly supported an effort to protect pets from negligence, known as "Pancho's Law." Pancho died in 2021 while under the care of a dog...
Body camera shows federal agent arrest undocumented parent near Austin school
AUSTIN (KXAN) – At 8:16 a.m. on April 30, a group of students waited outside Dobie Middle School in Austin for class to start. School buses were making drop-offs,...
With new fence under construction, Texas prepares for Houston Christian, NCAA regional
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle was at dinner when he heard the center field fence at UFCU Disch-Falk Field had fallen after a strong storm...
APD: 11 children victims of child exploitation investigation in Austin, man arrested in case
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Eleven children were victims of a child exploitation investigation in Austin, and a 19-year-old man was arrested in the case, Austin Police Department Child Exploitation Unit...
Texas legislature moves to finalize bills in the final days of session
AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Deadlines for passing bills on second and third readings have come and gone in the Texas Capitol, and now lawmakers turn their attention to the final...
