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TxLege data: How many bills have state lawmakers passed?
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,...
What Broadway shows are coming to Austin this season?
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Performing Arts recently released its newest season of shows making a stop at Bass Concert Hall on the University of Texas Campus. The season has...
Road closures planned for CapTex Triathlon on Memorial Day
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Athletes will take over Downtown Austin on Monday to compete in the annual Ascension Seton CapTex Triathlon. Why are CapTex Triathletes allowed to swim in Lady...
Williamson, Fort Bend County DAs sue Texas AG over same rule others counties also suing over
The video above is from a May 16, 2025 KXAN report on Travis County and El Paso County's lawsuit. AUSTIN (KXAN) — The district attorneys for Williamson County and...
'Wall of water': A look back at catastrophic Memorial Day floods in Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Central Texas has experienced two catastrophic flooding events on Memorial Day weekend going back to the 80s. With rain in the forecast for next week, follow...
Why are CapTex Triathletes allowed to swim in Lady Bird Lake?
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One of Austin's most famous bodies of water prohibits swimming... for the most part. Lady Bird Lake -- formerly called Town Lake, and technically a reservoir...
Be Careful Where You Swim This Summer
That glistening swimming hole might look—and feel—refreshing on a sweltering day. But writhing in pain from stomach cramps, nausea, and vomiting? Staring at the bathroom ceiling instead of the...
What the New ‘MAHA’ Report Says About Children’s Health
A new federal report issued by the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission portrays children’s health as in alarming decline due to poor diet, chemical exposures, over-medicalization, a lack...
Several Central Texas counties receive trail grants from the state
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved more than $6.8 million in grants Thursday for trail construction and maintenance projects, and a few Central Texas counties...
The Genetic Cholesterol That Can Impact Your Heart Health
TC, HDL, LDL: There’s an alphabet soup of cholesterol types to know about. Relatively new on the scene is Lp(a), or lipoprotein(a). Though it was first described by a...
