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Manor neighbors fight beaver eviction 
MANOR, TEXAS (KXAN) – ShadowGlen is a master-planned community just over a dozen miles from downtown Austin.  While its affordable homes have compelled many to move to Manor, Texas,...
More Central Texas school districts making cuts due to funding issues
AUSTIN (KXAN)—As legislators discuss changes to private and public education in Texas during the 89th Legislative Session, there's a growing challenge for many Central Texas districts financially struggling. A...
Anderson High School senior dies in Monday morning crash
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Anderson High School Principal Brian Lancaster announced in a letter that a senior died in a Monday morning crash. The Austin Police Department identified the student...
What is Austin asking about? These are the most common 311 requests this year
This story is part of the KXAN Data Hub, where numbers help tell the whole story.We've created several data-driven stories and databases on topics including weather and climate, politics,...
City partners with nonprofit, Zillow to get vulnerable Austinites into housing
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The city of Austin is partnering with a nonprofit that helps connect people with significant housing barriers to vacant rental units, according to a release. Housing...
Remarkable Woman Winner: Austin woman feeds hundreds each week with mobile food pantry
AUSTIN (KXAN) — With her hands raised to the sky, Jeanette Valdez Duran begins to pray over piles and piles of what she calls "blessings." She's surrounded by trucks...
The Trump Administration Just Gutted U.S. Health Institutions
The Trump Administration Just Gutted U.S. Health Institutions
Employees of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) knew that mass layoffs would be coming on April 1. But many did not expect the cuts to...
The Surprising Health Benefits of Swearing
The Surprising Health Benefits of Swearing
Many of us try to suppress the urge to blurt out an expletive when something goes wrong. But the instinct may actually be useful: Research has found that using...
Federal Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty for Luigi Mangione
Federal Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty for Luigi Mangione
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday she has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian...
Pharmacist offers tips to tackle allergies and avoid mistakes
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- “It's allergies left and right,” said Austin pharmacist Rochelle Guyse. “This one guy came in, and he was so miserable because he's like, 'my head is...
South Carolina Wants to End Medicaid for Planned Parenthood
South Carolina Wants to End Medicaid for Planned Parenthood
The latest effort by conservative politicians to attack Planned Parenthood has the potential to strip the group of its ability to provide health care for the poorest Americans. On...
Layoffs Begin at US Agencies That Track Disease, Regulate Food
Layoffs Begin at US Agencies That Track Disease, Regulate Food
Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people....