Новости за 16.09.2021

The City of Round Rock has a new tool for fighting high-rise building fires, and it was recently installed at Round Rock's training facility.

With Samsung Electronics Co. inching closer toward picking Taylor for its new $17 billion plant, those in the housing market are paying close attention to a city that has historically been behind some of the rapid housing growth of its neighboring cities.

A man was arrested Thursday in Massachusetts related to a shooting that killed a 23-year-old man outside of a central Austin bar earlier this month.

The Austin SWAT team has been called out to the 9500 block of Dessau Road in north Austin Thursday afternoon, according to police.

"The sheer negligence of the Biden Administration to do their job and secure the border is appalling. I have directed the Department of Public Safety and the Texas National Guard to surge personnel and vehicles to shut down six points of entry along the southern border to stop these caravans from overrunning our state," Gov. Abbott said in a statement.

If you're looking to book a vacation soon, you're in luck if you fly with Southwest Airlines.

During a media briefing following a shooting Thursday in southwest Austin, both APD and ATCEMS representatives explained what it actually means and how first responders react to calls of that nature.

Trash strewn on bathroom floors, soap dispensers ripped off, destroyed plumbing: It's a scene becoming familiar to Central Texas school district leaders.

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- If you've recently seen squirrels laying belly down, with arms and legs splayed to the side, you're not alone. It's a seasonal squirrel position called 'splooting' that helps the critters cool off on a scorching day. One Austin family spotted a squirrel that took it to the next level -- laying out [...]

WESLACO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Texas Military Department (TMD) will host a briefing Thursday morning to give updates on the progress of Operation Lone Star. Officials from both entities will share numbers from the operation from around the state of Texas. A release mentions they will also [...]

KXAN News Today traffic reporter Amanda Dugan spoke with Robert Spillar, director of the Austin Transportation Department, about Vision Zero, how they're hoping to reduce speeds and some of the projects the department is working on to protect pedestrians.

The 8.2-mile-long light rail line will feature 11 stations and travel from downtown Republic Square to the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

A report by Stop AAPI ranked Texas fourth for most hate incidents reported, and because of the rise in this activity, Austin's Office of Civil Rights will host an education outreach workshop series.

One person was injured, and a suspect was detained following a shooting at an apartment complex Thursday morning in southwest Austin.

Police are expected to give more information about the SWAT call later Thursday.

Gaming and sports betting company PointsBet has become Austin FC's exclusive and official sports betting partner, the franchise announced Wednesday.

A delayed offsides call and a VAR review proved to be too much for Austin FC to overcome in Wednesday night's 2-1 loss to LA FC.

Austin LBJ is going northwest to Liberty Hill for a Central Texas showdown of state-ranked teams from 5A and 4A.

KXAN obtained a new letter from Austin's Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice urging city leaders to fund the Austin Trauma Recovery Center. Funding was not included in the 2021-22 city budget.

An 18-year-old Manor ISD student was shot during a reported robbery Wednesday.

Economic experts say the industry, ravaged by microchip shortages, was seeing prices start to level off between June and August, but now they worry it may spike again thanks to hurricanes Ida and Nicholas.

A commission selected to help redraw the City of Austin's 10 districts approved a preliminary map Wednesday night.

Since 1897, only 10 Septembers have had triple-digit heat AFTER Sept. 15.

A Texas man has been charged in the 1993 killing of a San Antonio teenager, according to law enforcement officials.

Bastrop County's first free mobile COVID-19 testing clinic is up and running at Smithville Recreation Center.