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Longhorns add well-traveled quarterback Matthew Caldwell through transfer portal
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas added depth to its quarterback room Sunday with the commitment of Troy's Matthew Caldwell. Troy quarterback Matthew Caldwell (12) runs the ball past Coastal Carolina...
Tommy's Travel Forecast: Omega block increases storm chances
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An omega blocking pattern will deliver an abundance of Gulf moisture to the southern Plains and Deep South, allowing widespread thunderstorms to return as we enter...
Texas residents vote to rename community near SpaceX launch site Starbase
(The Hill) — A community in Texas where a launch site for Elon Musk’s SpaceX company is located voted to incorporate as the city of Starbase on Saturday. Residents...
LIVE: April 2025's final numbers were not very surprising
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The final numbers for April reveal something that did not come as too much of a surprise for Central Texas. Temperatures were above normal as 26...
Texas House committee changes THC-ban bill, allows for hemp beverages
AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The House committee on State Affairs unanimously approved a new version of Senate Bill 3 that is "substantially different" from the original proposal, which would ban...
Austin Police investigate southeast Austin homicide
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department said it began a homicide investigation Sunday morning following an urgent 911 call in southeast Austin. According to APD, officers responded to...
Series of earthquakes could be felt in El Paso area
EDITOR'S NOTE: We initially reported that a series of three earthquakes from West Texas could be felt in El Paso. It was two earthquakes on Saturday night, May 3...
Austin's Homeland Security & EM host pop-up event
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin's Homeland Security and Emergency Management is hosting a pop-up event on May 21st at the Menchaca Road Branch Library at 3 p.m. Meteorologist Tommy House...
After hiatus Violet Crown Fest is back!
AUSTIN (KXAN)-- It was a party in Brentwood Neighborhood Park on Saturday for the 21st Violet Crown Festival. David Ezrailson, who helped organize the event, said this was the...
A bill that could change what you see on the ballot
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Legislature is considering a bill that would make it harder for local officials to put bond proposals on your ballot. Senate Bill 2529, authored...
Ugly weekend for Texas baseball ends in a sweep
AUSTIN (KXAN) - There was no question coming into the weekend which team had been the best in college baseball so far in 2025. The Texas Longhorns, despite a...
Paddle boarder goes underwater at Lady Bird Lake, officials say
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Officials are attempting to locate a paddle boarder after they reportedly went underwater and did not resurface at Lady Bird Lake on Saturday evening, according to...