Новости за 09.08.2022

A Fayette County K9 team found 13 kilograms of fentanyl during a traffic stop Tuesday, enough to manufacture 13 million pills and be sold for roughly $260 million, the sheriff's office said.

During a budget work meeting Tuesday, council learned how much it would cost to pay its employees more.

Manor Independent School District's Superintendent Andre D. Spencer will resign at the end of June 2023, according to a letter on the district's website.

On Monday, Austinites celebrated an ordinance to protect Barton Springs that was voted on and approved by residents 30 years ago.

The Eanes Elementary Parent Teacher Organization unveiled a "makerspace" for the school's students and teachers Monday.

With Austin experiencing record-breaking heat this summer, CapMetro is readjusting its protocols when offering free rides to cooling centers.

Del Valle ISD Superintendent Annette Tielle discusses the upcoming school year.

Currently, MetroBike's program comprises 500 traditional, pedal bikes and 347 e-bikes, with 79 docking stations available in the downtown corridor.

Here's what we're watching during Travis County commissioners court Tuesday.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin and Travis County leaders declared a joint emergency order in response to the growing number of monkeypox cases locally.

A man was convicted Friday of murdering a 17-year-old during a drug deal in October 2019, according to court records.

The YMCA is offering $500 in bonuses and pay starting at $15 an hour.

The summer heatwave has resulted in one of the worst droughts in recent Texas history. With that drought comes a lot of changes to our environment. Caves are drying up because of the drought. Farmers are being forced to restrict water usage. Now the ground itself is shrinking and putting homes at risk.

In application for Ch. 313 incentives, Linde says it could investment $271M, create 10 jobs

Austin Police said a man was shot near the intersection of E. William Cannon Drive and Bluff Springs Road early Tuesday morning.

The Austin Police Department said an APD officer and a trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety fired gunshots during an attempted carjacking on Cameron Road late Monday night, hitting the suspect.

An unusual situation in Round rock shows just how dangerous this can be - even if a car is running.

In an area that continues to grow in size, people in Hays County said traffic crashes continue to grow with it. However, the City of Kyle's Police Department launched an initiative to keep roads safer by monitoring commercial vehicles.

Nearly a week after it broke out, firefighters finally took full control of the 1,210-acre Smoke Rider Fire on Monday.

Dale Avant, chief of the Texas Department of Public Safety's Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division, revealed those types of threats are under-reported Monday at the Texas Capitol.

Just last month KXAN told you there were more than 500 teaching positions that needed to be filled.

The driver, identified as Nicole Linton, was working in Los Angeles as a traveling nurse out of Texas, when the crash occurred last Thursday, authorities said.

The Longhorns are five practices into training camp after Monday morning's workout and will put on the pads Tuesday. Texas will hold the first of two training camp scrimmages on Saturday which will help the coaches build their depth chart as they prepare for the season opener Sept. 3 against Louisiana Monroe.

Lauren Rodriguez credits the political climate in Texas and restrictions pursued by the state legislature related to the transgender community for cementing her decision to seek a life outside the U.S.

According to an arrest affidavit, APD said Jose Ehuric Hernandez killed a man following "a physical altercation" at a Shell gas station located at 6310 E. Ben White Blvd. He faces a charge of first-degree murder.