Новости за 22.02.2024

Now that the Austin Police Department (APD) has a new crime data dashboard, KXAN sat down with the person in charge of the portal to ask what goes into it, and how staff make sure the data is accurate.

The City of Taylor said it had its first fatal collision of 2024 on Wednesday.

The famous "Alamo letter," officially called the Travis Letter, will be on display at the Alamo for only the second time since the original battle in 1836.

Waterloo Records, a beloved bastion for record collectors, music fans and the artists they love, has weathered many challenges throughout its more than 40 years of doing business.

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced he filed a lawsuit related to an Austin-based massage parlor for allegedly “operating an illicit massage business.”

For the first time in fifty years, Americans are returning to the moon.

So far, no local agencies have reported being affected by the outage, but they did explain ways customers who are impacted can reach 911 or emergency responders if needed.

Meteorologist Nick Bannin joins KXAN Live anchor Will DuPree to talk through a few events they found on the calendar that people might like to attend.

The Downtown Austin Alliance will host an information session Thursday afternoon covering several festivals this spring.

The announcement of her resignation preceded the board's reinstatement of trustee member Damian Pantoja

Austin Independent School District is recalculating the GPA and class rank of hundreds of its senior students after discovering inconsistencies in its ranking process. The review of grades has already changed the rank of some students in the top 15 percent of their high school class.

AT&T customers may experience trouble with their phone Thursday morning.

According to the alert, the Harris County Sheriff's Office is looking for Cecilia Alvarado. She is 5 feet, 5 inches tall. She weighs 130 pounds. Cecilia has black hair and brown eyes. The alert says she was last seen wearing a gray shirt and black pants.

The Austin Police Department is investigating a homicide in northwest Austin Wednesday night after a man was found dead in a hotel room.

As early voting in the 2024 March primary begins, Travis County has its eyes on the race for its next top prosecutor.

According to the City of Austin's Development Services Department, "five proposed projects are in the formal review process under the HOME Amendments."

As Austin's population continues to increase the city is also seeing more and more people who are experiencing homelessness.

Sources confirmed to KXAN on Wednesday that no Black jurors were selected to serve in the trial for two former Williamson County deputies in the death of Javier Ambler.

In a lot of races, the primary election is perhaps even more important than November's general election.

On Monday, a KXAN viewer took a video of an otter swimming in the San Marcos River.

"Our Attorney General is angry at us because we were not partisan political activist judges on his behalf," Judge Michelle Slaughter said.

It's been nearly a decade since the city of Austin committed to improving quality of life for black Austinites. This was a result of data collected that showed greater disparities compared to other groups. Now, some black community activists and leaders feel promises have gone unfulfilled.

A few cities currently not affected by water restrictions will soon also be impacted and limited to outdoor watering no more than once a week, according to a news release from the Lower Colorado River Authority.

Police are attempting to identify other suspects involved in the incident, the affidavit noted.

The City of Dripping Springs announced it would be canceling the 2024 municipal elections for mayor, council member place 2 and council member place 4.