Новости за 14.11.2023

As disagreements between cities and landowners over a new state law wage on, one Texas city is taking its complaints to court, and an Austin-area municipality is joining the fight, Austin Business Journal reports.

The 2023 South by Southwest Conference and Festivals and SXSW EDU generated nearly $381 million in spending for the Austin economy, according to a SXSW economic impact report released Tuesday.

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Cities across Central Texas have scheduled their annual tree lightings starting this month.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) announced on Tuesday one of its correctional officers died in the line of duty Monday.

A new report released by the American Lung Association Tuesday revealed Texas is ranked 49th in the country for its lung cancer screening rates.

Samsung and leaders from the Taylor Independent School District will break ground Tuesday afternoon on a Career and Technical Education center.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — While training to be an obstetrician and gynecologist in Fort Worth, Dr. Danielle Mathisen learned she was pregnant. Her initial excitement sharply turned to heartbreak when she discovered 18 weeks into her pregnancy that her baby had no formed brain structures, only one kidney and a hole in the spine.  Mathisen’s doctor [...]

A November report released by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation found several electric reliability regions within North America are at an elevated risk during extreme weather conditions this winter, including the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).

Support continued to pour in for Austin Police Officer Jorge Pastore, who died on duty during a hostage situation Saturday.

The report detailed the worst traffic in cities nationwide, including key findings on commute times lost to traffic, average commute times within the cities and the percentage of commuters who either drive or carpool to work.

For the fourth day, a jury will continue to deliberate Tuesday in the trial of Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor.

As testimony wrapped Monday, a firearms forensics examiner, Steven Aston, was addressing bullets found at the east Austin apartment where police believe Kaitlin Armstrong killed Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson on May 11, 2022.

A report published in "Psychological Medicine" found young men with marijuana use disorder have an increased risk of developing schizophrenia.

TPWD said it would close red snapper fishing in state waters at Nov. 20 at 11:59 p.m. until Jan. 2024. Federal waters will stay closed until the summer.

Offbeat names for pets have been gaining steam over the last year, even if they’re not yet popular enough to dethrone the classics.

The Texas Film Commission designated New Braunfels as its latest Film Friendly Texas Community, Governor Greg Abbott announced Monday.

Austin has been named the Most Festive City in the United States based on data from home improvement projects, according to a home improvement company.

Details were announced Monday for the celebration of life for fallen APD officer Jorge Pastore, which will take place on Nov. 17.

KXAN is learning more about the family that neighbors said live in the home where the Austin Police Department responded to a hostage situation.

Stakeholders on each side of the debate agree: special needs students are not well-served by the current state of public schools' special needs programs.

Crime scene tape still surrounds a south Austin neighborhood where an Austin police officer was shot and killed over the weekend.

Vigil at the University of Texas at Austin on Nov. 7 to honor victims in Israel and Palestine and to bring together Jewish, Arab, Israeli and Palestinian students.

On Monday, the Austin Police Department confirmed a retired officer died in a crash that happened in Leander over the weekend.

Officers with the University of Texas Austin Police Department are searching for a suspect accused of a robbery that happened on Monday, the agency said on social media.