New fire safety requirements for animal care facilities in Round Rock

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Round Rock city council approved changes to the fire safety requirements…

Ban on transgender youth treatments passes Texas Senate

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Senate approved legislation Tuesday banning treatment options for transgender young people,…

‘Record number’ of new apartment units coming to Austin market in 2023

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Popular west campus bar Cain & Abel’s is turning into a new housing…

2 APD officers cleared in use-of-force deadly March 2022 shooting, Travis County DA says

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — A Travis County special grand jury cleared two Austin Police Department officers…

Murder trial: Expert says Daniel Perry slowed down as he made turn into crowd of protesters

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Testimony from a photogrammetry expert in the Daniel Perry murder trial disputed eyewitness…

Bluebonnets, ice storm could mean more snake sightings

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Warmer weather is here and with it, familiar creatures: snakes. Before you take…

Popular UT West Campus bar Cain & Abel’s moving to new location soon

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Cain & Abel’s, the popular West Campus bar and restaurant near the University…

Watch a Hottie Wrangle A Possum Straight Out Of a Texas Country Bar

Long live the possum queen!    

Family of man found dead in Lady Bird Lake in 2018 responds to recent deaths

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Less than two months after 30-year-old Jason John’s body was found in Lady…

Central Health plans $90.5M medical complex for low-income, homeless healthcare services

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for April 3, 2023. AUSTIN…

APD: No evidence of foul play in Lady Bird Lake death, man identified

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department identified a man who was pulled from Lady Bird…

Nutria spotted in Lady Bird Lake — what is it?

AUSTIN (KXAN) — What started as a mysterious animal swimming in Lady Bird Lake has been…

Texas A&M School of Public Health hosts National Public Health Week

This week, students, faculty and staff within the School of Public Health at Texas A&M are…

Texas Tech University Goin’ Band from Raiderland gets new uniforms for big season

“You would imagine that something like this would be a large factory with large machinery kind…

Commissioners hear property tax relief update and celebrate Fiesta season

Bexar County Commissioners on Tuesday heard an update on state bills on property tax relief and…

In a historic first, former President Donald Trump is charged with 34 felony counts

The criminal charges — a historic first against a sitting or former president — are the…

Texas Republicans say Donald Trump’s arrest puts country on path to “banana republic”

Trump allies complained about unequal treatment, alleging political bias on the part of New York authorities.…

Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records

The former president and 2024 hopeful will return to Florida and issue a response from there.The…

Tech hosts top two teams in the country this weekend – Texas Tech Red Raiders

LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 37 Texas Tech Red Raiders (12-7, 0-1 Big 12) are back…

Step into Spring: An Outdoor Collaboration Inspired by Textiles from Texas and Mexico

Your patio will look its best this year.  Your patio will look its best this year. 

This Texas City Was Ranked the Unhealthiest in the Nation Ash Jurberg

A recent survey has ranked Brownsville in Texas as the unhealthiest city in the United States.…

New program unveiled to help mentally ill in Bexar County jail get to trial

A $1.6 million grant aims to restore competency to mentally ill people so they can go…

‘Texas things’ you’ll miss most when you leave

Texans know some things are just better in Texas.  Texans know some things are just better…

Sense of Place: Step inside Dan’s Silverleaf Bar in Denton, Texas : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

Whether they’re just starting out or they’re big stars, like Leon Russell, it’s a place to…

Live updates: Donald Trump will be arraigned Tuesday in hush money payments case

The former president and 2024 hopeful has been indicted by a grand jury, multiple sources close…

ENCORE ENERGY SUPPORTS KEY TEXAS LEGISLATION

/PRNewswire/ - enCore Energy Corp. ("enCore" or the "Company") (NYSE: EU) (TSXV: EU)) today announced that…

A month after a hunger strike, some Texas prisoners say they will do it again

After a weeks long hunger strike in Texas prisons, TPR spoke with participants to find out…

Some Texas leaders want out of a national voter verification system

ERIC uses confidential data, including driver’s license information, to ensure voter registration information is up-to-date in…

Study ranks several Texas cities among country’s unhealthiest

Austin fared the best among Texas cities.    

Texas Has One of the Top 10 Most Beautiful and Affordable Cities

Travel and Leisure has come out with a new report highlighting some of the best and…

On This Date In Country Music History: Hank Williams Jr. Was At #1 With “Texas Women” In 1981

A RIFF on what country is really about.    

These are the 4 astronauts who’ll take a trip around the moon next year

The group will fly on NASA’s Orion spacecraft as part of the Artemis program, which aims…

Be Well Texas offers recovery home subsidies to young adults with substance use disorder

The subsidies are the result of a 3-year, $3.4 million grant from the Texas Health and…

Strong cold front packs drought relief and cooler temperatures

A strong cold front will push into the region Tuesday night, triggering showers and thunderstorms as…

Angel Rodríguez-Díaz, San Antonio painter and sculptor, dies at 67

One of his best known pieces is a 28-foot high obelisk at a Beacon Hill traffic…

TYLA Director Spotlight: Tiffany Sheppard

Editor’s Note: In this blog series, we are getting to know the members of the Texas…

Female Wrestler Who Vanished After Texas UFC Event Found in Austin: Cops

Lynnette Martinez disappeared after leaving her friend’s house to meet an unknown man who’d allegedly promised…

North Texas Woman Loses 70 Pounds With Help From Online Community

Detricia Woods-Meadows joined the Start Today online community and found the encouragement she needed to make…

A company from Texas will offer special editions of the Grand Wagoneer featuring hand-painted woodgrain trim alongside other styling touches

Texas Firm Offers $150k Limited Production Jeep Grand Wagoneers With Woodgrain Treatment  Texas Firm Offers $150k…

I’m a country girl who loves dancing, some say Texas girls are ‘built different’

ONE country girl has shown that she’s good at more than fishing and mudding. The woman…

Texas Wants to Make Last Night’s CMT Music Awards Illegal

But there is nothing more “country” than what host Kelsea Ballerini did on stage Sunday night.…

Diversifying country music industry on full display at first CMT Awards show in Texas

Chase Matthew, Jelly Roll and Kelsea Ballerini were just some of the new faces on the…

Taylor Swift’s first Texas show on the tour showed a Springsteen-like stamina

The singer performed a marathon set at Arlington’s AT&T Stadium that showed off what she will…

Today on Texas Standard: The state’s appointing conservators to oversee Austin’s school district

The Texas Education Agency announced its intention to appoint conservators to supervise the Austin Independent School…

Four Inane Questions with The Texas Tenors’ John Hagen

John Hagen. // Courtesy photo Ever since The Texas Tenors made it big on the fourth season…

Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez’s Little Sister Sweetly Exchanged Gifts During Texas ‘Eras’ Show

Taylor Swift gave Selena Gomez’s little sister Gracie her ’22’ hat at Saturday’s Eras Tour show.…

The Best Music Festivals in Texas 2023

Fancy donning a cowboy hat and travelling to the Lone Star State to see the incredible…

Lainey Wilson Pours Her Soul Into Her Empowering Anthem, ‘Heart Like A Truck,’ On Texas Stage Dayton’s New Country 103.9

The “Heart Like a Truck” music video — brought to life by an all-star female team…

Rock, country, blues merge at 2023 CMT Music Awards in Texas

This year’s CMT Music Awards will merge country, rock and blues straight from the heart of…

Rock, country, blues merge at 2023 CMT Music Awards in Texas

The show airs live on CBS at 8 p.m. EST.    

Grapevine’s Main Street Fest Announce Vertical Horizon and Little Texas as Headliners

The Main Street Fest in Grapevine has announced Vertical Horizon and Little Texas as the headliner…

Rock, country, blues merge at 2023 CMT Music Awards in Texas

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — This year’s CMT Music Awards will merge country, rock and blues straight…

First Look: Backstage At Texas’s First-Ever CMT Music Awards

Texas’s first-ever CMT Music Awards ceremony has brought nominees from across the country to the Lone…

RuPaul’s Drag Race queens share message to Texas drag queens at CMT Music Awards red carpet

   

Another Round of Severe Storms Expected Tuesday From Texas to Illinois

After a storm system tore through parts of at least seven states on Friday and Saturday,…

SAPD: Driver arrested for intoxication assault after crashing into police car; 3 people hospitalized

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio police officer and two others were hospitalized after a drunk…

Woman taken into custody after crashing car into East Side apartment complex, SAPD says

SAN ANTONIO – A woman believed to be intoxicated was taken into custody after she crashed…

Driver flees after vehicle catches fire in crash on Loop 1604, SAPD says

SAN ANTONIO – A speeding driver crashed his truck into a concrete wall on Loop 1604…

WATCH: Texas girl rescued after being stuck in storm drain outside elementary school

ARLINGTON, Texas – A young girl was rescued by firefighters after she got stuck in a…

Woman who was reported missing in San Antonio found safe in Austin, BCSO says

AUSTIN – Update (April 2, 2023): An El Paso woman who disappeared after attending a UFC…

Wild and Willie: Texas icon brings the outlaw and legend to music festival

Almost 90, the singer delivers as only he could to cap an eventful day at the…

Panhandlers pursue familiar, West Texas sound in ‘Tough Country’

The Panhandlers, an Americana supergroup comprised of some of Texas Country’s biggest names, recently dropped their…

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Check Out This ‘Cat Heaven’ – Built on the Ceiling to Save Space (LOOK)

In a great use of vertical space, a woman’s mom built hanging cat beds and walkways…

Family still searching for answers in 2020 murder of a 51-year-old woman

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Pflugerville Police department is still searching for answers in a 2020 murder of…

State of Texas: After shootings, lawmakers push plans to make schools safer

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — A special committee formed after last year’s school shooting at Robb Elementary in…

‘Heavy congestion’ expected near UT, downtown due to multiple concurrent events

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin released a memo Thursday to bring awareness to the…

ATCEMS: 1 dead in overnight auto-pedestrian crash in south Austin

AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person is dead after an auto-pedestrian crash in south Austin overnight, according…

Beaver wildlife park? Salsa margaritas? Don’t fall for these April Fool’s pranks today.

SAN ANTONIO – From Tiff’s Treats cookie cocktails to a beaver wildlife park or even a…

Missing man’s body recovered from Lady Bird Lake, Austin police confirm

AUSTIN, Texas – A man’s body was recovered from Lady Bird Lake in Austin on Saturday,…

Bexar County Commissioners approve policy to spend $14 million from opioid settlement

SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County Commissioners approved a policy that will guide how the county spends…

Man shot, killed by truck owner after stealing vehicle on Southeast Side identified by medical examiner

SAN ANTONIO – Update (April 1, 2023): A man who stole a vehicle from a North…

Man killed in shooting at Northwest Side sports bar identified by medical examiner

SAN ANTONIO – Update (April 1, 2023): A man killed in a shooting at a Northwest…

Bexar County inmate dies at hospital after apparent medical episode, BCSO says

SAN ANTONIO – An inmate at the Bexar County Jail had a medical episode inside his…

Rock, country, blues merge at 2023 CMT Music Awards in Texas

This year’s CMT Music Awards will merge country, rock and blues straight from the heart of…

Selena Gomez & Sister Dress Up as Taylor Swift Eras for Saturday Night’s Show in Texas

Selena Gomez and her sister Gracie were among the thousands of Swifties in attendance at AT&T…

Governor Abbott Renews Drought Disaster Declaration In March 2023

Governor Abbott Renews Drought Disaster Declaration In March 2023TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…

Governor Abbott Celebrates First Cedar Valley Baptist Church Dedication In Salado

Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the completion of First Cedar Valley Baptist's new church building during…

HR 909 Introduced

Recognizing the work of Texas Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.

HR 908 Introduced

Paying tribute to Cesar Chavez on the 96th anniversary of his birth, March 31, 2023.

HR 907 Introduced

Recognizing April 2023 as Parkinson's Awareness Month and honoring Power for Parkinson's on the occasion of…

Driver dies after losing control of car in single-vehicle crash, SAPD says

SAN ANTONIO – A driver who lost control of his vehicle died in a crash early…

Teen arrested for robbing 3 high school students at gunpoint at McDonald’s, sheriff says

SAN ANTONIO – A teenager was arrested for robbing three teenagers at gunpoint at a McDonald’s…

BCSO seeks clues, suspects in 2021 murder of Southwest High School student

SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and Crime Stoppers want the public’s assistance in…

San Antonio’s famous Central Library reopens after years of renovations

SAN ANTONIO – The “Big Enchilada” library in downtown San Antonio has reopened after years of…

Texas man hospitalized after being found ‘covered in blood’ with his hand chopped off, Constable says

SPRING, Texas – Authorities are investigating after a man was found wandering a neighborhood in Spring,…

Biden and Congress clash over water protection rule

The Senate on Wednesday, March 29 approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s expanded protections…

Teyana Taylor stars in a movie about motherhood and life in a changing New York City

JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: At the beginning of the new movie “A Thousand And One,” we meet…

Artist Christine Suggs on their graphic novel ‘Ay, Mija’

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Christine Suggs has taken pages from their own life to tell the story…

As Toyah residents lived under a boil water notice, state regulators hesitated to act

This story was reported and produced in collaboration with Martha Pskowski, a reporter at Inside Climate…

Keep the important news and inspiring stories flowing

I believe ALL humans have a right to know what is happening in the world. I…

Biden and Congress clash over water protection rule

The Senate on Wednesday, March 29 approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s expanded protections…

Your Inspiring Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’

Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood.…

Scientist Finds Saturn Doing Something Never Seen Before in Our Solar System: ‘Hiding in Plain View for 40 Years’

Using data from several space missions and the Hubble telescope, an astronomer discovered that Saturn’s rings…

New Sensor Can Tell Whether You Have Covid-19 or The Flu – And Do it Within 10 Seconds

Have a cough, sore throat and congestion? Any number of respiratory viruses could be responsible. Conventional…

Twin Paramedics Whose Dad Died of Cardiac Arrest Saved a Man Suffering Same Condition the First Time Working Together

Paramedic twins whose dad died of a cardiac arrest 21 years ago saved a man suffering…

VOTE: Help us choose the best KXAN viewer photo of March 2023

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Here at KXAN, we get hundreds of photos sent to us each month…

1 dead after 2-vehicle collision in southeastern Travis County, traffic delays expected

AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person died early Saturday morning in southeastern Travis County as a result…

APD releases video of shooting, robbery at south Austin gas station

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Friday, the Austin Police Department released a video related to a Wednesday…

Records: Facebook Marketplace seller attacked with knife while trying to sell PlayStation

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police have charged a 19-year-old woman with a felony for allegedly pulling…

AISD has until April 17 to appeal TEA conservatorship decision over special education services, what’s next?

AUSTIN (KXAN)— We’re getting somewhat of a better idea of what a conservatorship would look like,…

Case dismissed of a man sentenced to 60 years in prison over ‘unreliable’ DNA analysis

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Travis County District Attorney José Garza announced this week that his office would…

Experts outline the logistics following Trump’s indictment

The historic indictment of the former president raises all sorts of legal, political and logistical questions.…

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Taylor Swift Adds ‘The 1’ to Setlist, Plus More New Moments as Eras Tour Arrives in Texas

Taylor Swift’s first concert in Arlington, Texas, saw the addition of three new tracks and kicked…

More than 20 Texans get out-of-state abortions after Texas Equal Access Fund resumes service

The Texas Equal Access Fund has helped more than 20 Texans access abortion services outside the…

Arrest warrants issued in connection to deadly Juárez fire that killed 39 migrants

The Mexican government arrested five on Thursday for their alleged role in the deaths of 39…

Report: Most children suffering from depression in Texas remained untreated

The report addresses food insecurity and lapses in child care while providing recommendations to school districts…

Experts outline the logistics following Trump’s indictment

The historic indictment of the former president raises all sorts of legal, political and logistical questions.…

80 Best Things to Do in Texas

Discover the best things to do and top-rated attractions in Texas, including Big Bend National Park,…

How to attend Sunday’s CMT Music Awards in Texas for free

It’s the first time the CMT Music Awards are being held in Texas, and there are…

Taylor Swift Is Getting a Street Renamed After Her in Arlington, Texas

Arlington, Texas announced that it would temporarily rename one of its streets ‘Taylor Swift Way’ ahead…

CMT Music Awards preview: The stars at night are big and bright in Texas

   

How to attend Sunday’s CMT Music Awards in Texas for free

It’s the first time the CMT Music Awards are being held in Texas, and there are…

Governor Abbott Names Prescott As Chair, Reappoints Varhaug To Texas Board Of Professional Geoscientists

Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Mark Varhaug to the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists for a…

Governor Abbott Honors Texas Rangers Bicentennial At MLB Opening Day

Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the 200th anniversary of the Texas Rangers division within the Texas…

Texas Leads Nation With Fastest Economic Expansion

Governor Greg Abbott today released a statement lauding the strength of the Texas economy as new…

Operation Lone Star Seizes Camo-Clad Illegal Immigrants Trying To Hide

Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…

Governor Abbott Activates Additional Wildfire Resources Across Texas

Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate additional state…

HB 1488 House Committee Report

Relating to sickle cell disease health care improvement and the sickle cell task force.