Entertainment
City of Austin creates new office dedicated to culture and entertainment scene
AUSTIN (KXAN) --- The city of Austin announced it's launching a new Office of Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment (ACME). According to a news release, it is meant to...
UT COVID-19 modeling group continues research, prepares for next pandemic
AUSTIN (KXAN) — During the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak, researchers at the University of Texas followed every positive case, took that data and gave a picture of the...
Infant Mortality Increased In Most States With Abortion Bans
Infant mortality and births increased in the majority of states that had abortion bans in the year after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade, according...
First Warning: Central Texas' coldest night of winter comes next week
Editor's Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team. AUSTIN (KXAN) -- We're two weeks away from the end of meteorological winter,...
More parking coming to downtown Austin with extended convention center garage hours pilot
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Starting Feb. 21, the convention center parking garage will extend its parking hours until 1 a.m. During the pandemic, those hours were scaled back. Currently, you...
Paxton launches investigation into Chinese AI company
AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Friday, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, regarding its privacy practices. The lawsuit claims DeepSeek violated the Texas...
Dallas Representative files bill to end prior authorization requirements for HIV prevention drug
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Rep. Venton Jones, D-Dallas, filed a bill this legislative session to prohibit insurance companies from requiring prior authorization before covering medications intended to prevent the...
Live newscast captures couple exchanging vows in Valentine's elopement at Austin's Chapel of Love
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Love is in the air this Valentine's Day, and some Austin couples celebrated by tying the knot in Vegas-style ceremonies, right here in the heart of...
How UT nonprofit helps local high schoolers 'live their princess dreams' at prom
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A student-run nonprofit at The University of Texas at Austin is working to give local girls the proms of their dreams — one makeover at a...
Bill to protect victims of deepfake ‘revenge’ porn passes US Senate
AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Thursday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which criminalizes the publication of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII). S.4569 was introduced by Senators...
