Новости за 29.05.2023

Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law that will require hospitals requesting payment from patients to provide a written, understandable itemized invoice before sending them to collections.

On the last day of session, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle gave a Houston Democratic representative a lengthy standing ovation to mark a milestone in her legislative career.

Students at Harmony School of Excellence in southeast Austin were unaware of the soggy exit that teachers and staff had planned for the last day of school.

Austin City Council has passed several amendments to its code to do just that over the past year. Many of those adjustments you've seen right here on KXAN including making it easier to open and operate a daycare in childcare deserts and eliminating parking minimums city-wide.

Why it is important to know what you can do to help your teenager understand fatal crashes are a reality that can happen to them.

Paramedics said the crash happened at about 6:13 a.m. near the intersection of Johnny Morris Road and Johnny Morris Cove, which is east of the U.S. 183 tollway and north of Loyola Lane.

The NCAA baseball tournament selection committee named 64 teams Monday for teams to compete for a spot in the Men's College World Series, and the Longhorns are a No. 2 seed in Coral Gables regional, hosted by the Miami Hurricanes.

The San Antonio Police Department said it was searching for a missing 72-year-old man diagnosed with a cognitive impairment.

Federal Election Commission records from Jan. 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023, show the ZIP codes that have donated the most money to Donald Trump for the 2024 presidential election.

A firefighter with the Austin Fire Department was stabbed early Monday morning in downtown Austin, according to AFD.

Winding through the busy city of San Marcos is its cool and calming 72 degree river.

Enrique Bradfield Jr. opened the eighth with a double and reached third on a ground out before scoring on a wild pitch. Parker Noland then singled in Davis Diaz who walked after Bradfield's double. A single by Chris Maldonado and a walk to RJ Austin loaded the bases for Hewett, who ripped a double down the left-field line on a 3-2 pitch.

The Texas House adjourned just before 11:00pm Sunday night without passing a compromise bill to lower property taxes, leaving a highly-anticipated deal to avoid a special session on the table.

Chryst's new job is comparable to one that former TCU head coach Gary Patterson held with Texas last season on the defensive side of the ball.

Storms in the Pacific Ocean can still impact our weather here in Central Texas, under the right circumstances.

At issue was the "dead suspect loophole," an exemption in the Texas Public Information Act that gives police discretion to withhold records from the public in cases where a suspect doesn't go through the court process. It has been used to block records from being released in cases where a suspect dies in police custody.

The tournament selection committee released the 16 regional host sites Sunday night, ahead of Monday's announcement of the entire field, and only Oklahoma State earned a host bid out of the Big 12 Conference.

After back-and-forth changes, the "Drag Ban Bill" goes on the Governor.

House Bill 567, better known as the CROWN Act, cleared its final hurdle on May 12 after it was passed by the Texas Senate 29-1. It was sent to Abbott's desk on May 16 and he made it law with his signature on Sunday. It goes into effect on Sept. 1. It passed the Texas House 143-5 on April 12.

Here are some of the Austin-inspired bills and where the stand at the end of the session.

The Longhorns won't be returning to the Women's College World Series after Saturday's 9-0 loss to the fourth-seeded Tennessee Lady Volunteers at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium in Knoxville. Tennessee won 5-2 on Friday, and the Lady Vols swept the best-of-three series to end Texas' season.