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The Austin Police Dept. plans to move 95 officers from specialty units -- including Park Patrol, Narcotics, DWI Enforcement, Organized Crime, and Gangs -- to patrol as part of its adjustment to budget cuts imposed by the Austin City Council, according to KXAN sources and an internal document detailing the transition.

Three more mosquito traps in Georgetown tested positive for the West Nile virus, making it the 11th positive trap pool for Williamson County this year.

A Michigan woman is fighting for her life after a doctor declared her dead without observing her in person. She woke up hours later in a body bag.

By the end of the day, the Lone Star State could reach a total of 600,000 COVID-19 infections in Texas since March.

"With more people working from home they're actually not having to get up quite as early, getting a little bit of extra sleep in the day, and they're not staying up quite as late at night because of lockdown," said Dr. Stanley Wang, the Medical Director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Heart Hospital of Austin.

The crew of a U.S. Coast Guard cutter had a scary encounter with a shark while swimming this week. Luckily, a fellow crewmember who was standing watch had their backs.

Although 35-year-old California teacher Janet Udomratsak knew the upcoming school year would be challenging, she did not expect to be teaching her third-grade students from a hospital bed.

Megyn Scott-Hintz serves the shelter as a "Content Creator Foster." That means she takes in animals, usually cats, and churns out content on social media with the hopes of finding the animals forever homes.

KBVO regularly broadcasted Thursday night games in previous seasons, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University Interscholastic League lifted its ban on broadcasting Friday night games.

Thousands are expected at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Friday, where the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic “I Have A Dream” address, a vision of racial equality that remains elusive for millions of Americans.

State officials want all evacuees in Austin, even those who drove here on their own, to check in with staff at their hotels, a government official or the Red Cross before they return. These check-ins will help cities affected by the storm apply for disaster reimbursement.

High school football is back in Texas, but this year the games and practices will look much different.

Chief Brian Manley announced that under the FY21 budget the department would cut its 150 vacant positions and experience a significant reduction in overtime.

President Donald Trump has popped up multiple times during this week's Republican National Convention, but his big moment is scheduled for Thursday night when he is to make his case for another four years in the White House.

Hurricane Laura brought a flood of evacuees taking shelter in Austin, but city health officials said they have not seen a surge in requests for COVID-19 tests.

The Hays County Sheriff's Office says they were found outside a home in the 900 block of Boulder Bluff Thursday morning.