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Texas community colleges saw a big post-pandemic recovery this year, preliminary fall enrollment data shows.

A Texas House committee has advanced school voucher legislation that could be key to ending the protracted stalemate over the issue this year at the Capitol.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new limited-time exhibit on sharks, "the ocean's most magnificent and misunderstood species," opens at the Bullock Texas State History Museum on Saturday. Bullock Museum curator James McReynolds explains that several factors go into selecting temporary exhibits like "Sharks." "We want to have the highest quality exhibitions that we can on display [...]

The city of Wimberley has been named 'Dark Sky Place of the Year' for 2023 by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), a non-profit organization that works to combat light pollution.

Hundreds of Central Texans will soon get the rental help they need. In Hays County, more rental assistance is on its way.

The City of Austin’s Office of the City Auditor conducted a special report in October on anonymous complaints of misconduct by police officers.

Local law enforcement is in a war of words with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality when it comes to how widespread emissions testing fraud is across the state.

A new report shows some states have been hit harder by car thieves than others.

Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private employers at the governor's mansion on Friday afternoon.

An 18-wheeler crashed into a building along the northbound service road of I-35 near Bentwood Road Friday morning, closing the service road for several hours.

"I think a lot of women are looking to us to prove that women do fit into the space program," said Rhea Seddon, a surgeon and the fifth woman to fly to space in an interview from the late 1970's with a NASA film crew. Rhea had just been announced as one of six women selected to join NASA's astronaut program. They were the first women to get that chance.

In the 23 years of continuous roadway deaths, more than 83,000 people have died as a result of a Texas-based crash.

Austin Community College said it would close Friday in observance of Veterans Day.

The Texas School for the Deaf said Wednesday it will cut staff at its location on South Congress Avenue.

The City of Kyle said Thursday voters in one council district will decide their next council member in a runoff election next month.

In local action, Wimberley made easy work of Pearsall in Class 4A-Division II with a 68-0 win and Belton pounded Travis 61-6 in Class 5A-Division II. In Class 4A-Division I, Burnet thumped Somerset 42-17 and Boerne took out Taylor 42-28.

One of the largest school districts in Central Texas looked at the cost to build its own police force to comply with a new state law.

The push to increase safety at airports across the nation is heating up.

With three players ranked inside the top 50, and two in the top 10, the Longhorns are loading up for next season and starting the early signing period off strong.

Austin is taking steps to establish a new sister city in Thailand, with a kickoff event planned for this weekend.

The House State Affairs Committee met on Thursday to discuss the latest border security bill in the fourth special session. The bill passed out of the committee 8-4.

Some of Texas’ most victimized and vulnerable foster children are reportedly running away nightly, falling victim to sexual predators, consuming marijuana and threatening caseworkers with gun violence or sexual aggression, the Texas Tribune reports.

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin Public Health said that congenital syphilis cases in Travis County are expected to double in 2022 and 2023 since 2021, mirroring national trends. Congenital syphilis cases in Travis County increased by about 40% from 2018 to 2021. There were eight cases in 2018 and 11 in 2021, according to APH. The [...]

The Austin Police Department said it was investigating a suspicious package in east Austin.

Longhorns head coach Rodney Terry announced the signings of guard Cam Scott and forward Nic Codie to next year's team.