Новости за 29.04.2022

Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday he is moving another $500 million to fund Operation Lone Star, his border security initiative at the Texas-Mexico border.

Grocery chain H-E-B has issued a voluntary recall for two brownie products because of the possibility of metal fragments.

A man was arrested after officials said he evaded arrest on April 27, in a vehicle of interest in an unrelated homicide.

A man has been arrested in connection to a shooting on East Sixth Street and is also a suspect in another shooting that happened on Webberville Road, Austin Police said Friday.

The San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter says it has to clear out at least 30 kennels as soon as possible, adding "over capacity is an understatement" when it comes to space at its facility.

Hermès International SA, a French luxury fashion designer and retailer that has had its Birkin handbags put up as an investment that rivaled gold and the S&P 500, is opening a brick-and-mortar shop on Austin's hip South Congress Avenue.

A Latino-focused "caravan of banned books" will roll into Austin on Friday as part of a three-city day trip.

After KXAN opened an investigation into cases of students being restrained against their will by public school employees and officials, Former teacher and State Representative James Talarico, D-Round Rock, says Texas can do better to protect vulnerable students with special needs and improve the system.

One lucky couple said "I do" over the weekend, but unlike other couples' big day, their's wedding was on board a Southwest Airlines flight out of Dallas Love Field.

More than 1,000 employees with the Austin Independent School District are being affected by a payroll issue, the district said.

A jury will decide over the next couple of weeks whether Chagoya-Williams, alongside her husband and the child's father, Stevie, are guilty of capital murder for a 2018 case.

One organization is fighting to keep subjects like critical race theory in classrooms by recognizing the 10th anniversary of the Librotraficante Caravan arriving in Austin.

TCAD is tallying the number of protests so far but said it has seen a big problem in another area. Fifty percent of new homeowners are forgetting to include a crucial element when filing for an exemption.

Conjunto music is alive in Austin this weekend, with the Rancho Alegre Conjunto Music Festival making a return in Austin.

"We've designed a system that's very modular and flexible, that allows us to get the plants exactly what they need and when they need it," said Sarah Osentoski, senior vice president of engineering at Iron Ox.

Nelson was born in Abbott, Texas, just north of Waco on April 29, 1933 but also celebrates on April 30.

The state of Texas could make it harder for teachers to get certified. The State Board of Educator Certification on Friday could change its certification exam.

The Austin Independent School District has proposed plans to give its transportation employees a raise.

Two suspects were taken to the hospital early Friday morning following a fentanyl bust at a storage unit and a SWAT callout at a northwest Austin home, the Austin Police Department said.

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Police say the SWAT team is helping them serve a warrant in a northwest Austin neighborhood Friday morning. They say a person inside a home refuses to come out. Police say the SWAT operation was a planned part of the warrant service which began around 1 a.m. on North Ute Trail. [...]

One person was arrested on a DWI charge after a man riding a scooter on East Seventh Street early Friday morning was hit and killed by a vehicle, the Austin Police Department said.

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Police say a man is dead after a vehicle hit him and the scooter he was riding on East Seventh Street in east Austin Friday morning. Seventh Street is currently shut down between Allen Street and Springdale Lane. The crash happened on Seventh Street between Allen and Gunter Streets around 2:30 [...]

Louisiana State University cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. has been taken by the Houston Texans with the third overall pick in the NFL draft. It’s the first time since 2019 that the Texans have had a pick in the first round.

Wilson is the second Lake Travis High School graduate in five years to get drafted in the first round.

On Thursday, the Mack, Jack and McConaughey annual fundraising effort kicked off with a gala downtown Austin, celebrating the foundation's 10th anniversary.