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The grant program will allocate $25,000 to art education providers, with a total of $475,000 available courtesy the National Endowment for the Arts - American Rescue Plan Acts grants.

In the heart of Austin, two adjacent prime properties sit in limbo, caught up in the real estate dealings of a large state agency, according to the Austin Business Journal.

The Hill Country Conservancy is poised to open a 1,205-acre nature preserve in Williamson County, following a donation from an anonymous landowner.

The fire, which is now called the Powder Keg Pine Fire, is estimated at 30 acres and is 10% contained, according to the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management.

RESTART Lone Star Rail District launched in May to renew calls for a regional rail system linking the two major cities and their surrounding suburban communities.

Tom Bogert, The Athletic's national soccer reporter, reports that Fagunez has been traded to the LA Galaxy for midfielder Memo Rodriguez plus up to $900,000 in general allocation money. Bogert said the breakdown of the money is a guaranteed $300,000 going to Austin FC with an additional $600,000 possible.

Suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is set to appear in court this week after years of delays in a securities fraud case against him.

The policy will now start January 1 of next year. It originally would have required non-executive employees to return to the office three days a week starting October 1.

A water supplier to multiple cities in Williamson County said it anticipates moving a step higher in its drought contingency plan later this week amid the ongoing heat.

The highway is closed beginning at Kelly Lane.

The League of United Latin American Citizens' Austin District is throwing its support behind a new budget proposal from Austin's Interim City Manager Jesús Garza to merge together the city's Small and Minority Business Resources Department with its Equity and Civil Rights offices -- a proposal that has concerned some city advocates.

The Travis County District Attorney's Office has sent a letter to the Forensic Science Department of the City of Austin asking for an update in 30 days on how the department has worked to remedy "recent disclosure and protocol violations."

It's official: last month was the hottest July on record in the city of Austin.

Tuesday, several groups will call on Austin leaders to shuffle more money toward permanent supportive housing, rental assistance and harm reduction in the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget.

Williamson County has reported its tenth and eleventh positive mosquito samples, which were collected in Brushy Creek and the City of Cedar Park.

As kids wind down the last few days before heading back to school, a family therapist has this advice for parents: stay flexible during the rest of summer break, but communicate often with your kids.

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A new technique utilizing radar will soon be used on one of NASA's biggest missions of the decade. The technique was developed by a University of Texas Ph.D. student, Kristian Chan. It was originally tested on melting ice caps on Earth to determine how climate change was impacting them.

College football fall camps around the country are all set to commence and usher in the 2023-24 season, and Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian will officially introduce the team at a news conference Tuesday.

Of the 49 aviation crashes in Georgetown since 1962, nearly 70% occurred prior to 2000, according to NTSB data.

The month of July was filled with weeks of consecutive triple-digit temperatures throughout Central Texas.

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A new report by the charity March of Dimes and healthcare insurer Amerigroup Foundation claims that 46.5% of Texas counties are "maternity care deserts" that lack adequate health care for those who can become or are pregnant. The report, titled "Where you Live Matters: Maternity Care in Texas" categorized the state's counties [...]

An ordinance went into effect Monday that allows Stream Realty - which owns dozens of properties on Sixth Street - to build up to 140 feet high between Neches and Sabine Streets.

Imagine building a new home only to be told you can't move into it because you don't have power.

Right now is the critical time to pick grapes in wine growing regions across Texas.         West Texas has the most, but Central Texas also produced close to 2,000 tons just three years ago. The Texas Heritage Vineyard in Fredericksburg, said its workers are trying move fast this Harvest Season due to the heat. Just as the sun comes up, a machine shook grapes off vines at Texas Heritage Vineyard.