• Burnet Road closed in north Austin after shooting near The Domain

    Burnet Road closed in north Austin after shooting near The Domain
    AUSTIN (KXAN) — A portion of Burnet Road in north Austin is closed after a shooting, the Austin Police Department said Tuesday.APD is investigating the shooting near Burnet Road and Esperanza Crossing, about a block southeast of The Domain shopping center.The Austin Transportation Department sent a tweet about the road closure at 4:25 p.m. and said to "avoid the area and expect delays."We will have more information on the situation as it becomes available.
  • Austin animal commission recommends no-confidence vote for shelter director

    Austin animal commission recommends no-confidence vote for shelter director
    AUSTIN (KXAN) — The majority of the Austin Animal Advisory Commission approved a resolution of no-confidence in Austin Animal Center's chief animal services officer, Don Bland, during a meeting Monday evening. The recommendation will now be forwarded to the Austin City Council for consideration and potential action.The vote followed testimony given by volunteers, staff members and commissioners who advocated both for and against the resolution.An initial draft resolution specified concerns
  • Inflation may impact Austin's housing market, rural areas

    Inflation may impact Austin's housing market, rural areas
    AUSTIN (KXAN) — From record gas prices to high grocery bills, inflation is hitting hard.The consumer price index, which tracks changes in consumer prices, rose 8.6% over the last year, according to June 10 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The largest increases were in the shelter, gasoline and food sectors.
    KXAN spoke with Michael Brandl, an economics professor at the University of Texas at Austin, about inflation and how it may impact Austinites. Brandl's areas of interest a
  • Anthem singer's CWS performance canceled after 'Horns Down' gesture: Report

    Anthem singer's CWS performance canceled after 'Horns Down' gesture: Report
    AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man who was scheduled to sing the national anthem before a College World Series game had his performance canceled after he gave what the NCAA called "an offensive gesture," after an anthem performance before a Women's College World Series game.Zac Collier, a Texas A&M University graduate, spoke with ESPN about what happened. After he was finished singing the national anthem before a game at the WCWS between Texas and Oklahoma State on June 6, he turned to the crowd an
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  • Texas native sells 'Stranger Things' shirt to help Uvalde victims

    Texas native sells 'Stranger Things' shirt to help Uvalde victims
    SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KXAN) — A college student from Texas raised thousands of dollars to benefit the families of the Uvalde shooting victims after recreating a T-shirt she saw on a popular Netflix show.
    Reagan Allen grew up in San Antonio and now attends Emerson College in Boston. She said her social media feeds became flooded with excitement after people watched the new season of "Stranger Things" when it came out May 27 and saw one of the main characters, Nancy Wheeler, wearing a vintage
  • State of Emergency: Entire City of Odessa without water

    State of Emergency: Entire City of Odessa without water
    ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) -- Odessa Mayor Javier Joven said he is working with other city and county leaders and may soon issue a "State of Emergency" amid an ongoing water outage that is impacting the entire city. Monday evening, a "major" water break occurred at the intersection of 42nd & San Jacinto. Crews worked overnight to close valves and isolate and repair the break but later said the age of the facility compounded the problem and repairs would take longer than anticipated. As o
  • Teen faces 3 intoxication manslaughter charges after deadly Hutto crash

    Teen faces 3 intoxication manslaughter charges after deadly Hutto crash
    HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) — A Georgetown teen faces charges related to the deaths of three people when the pickup police say he was driving collided with an 18-wheeler in Hutto last month.Tristan Carrillo, 18, faces three counts of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle and one count of intoxication assault with a vehicle. Carrillo bonded out of jail Tuesday, records show.
    Just before 10 p.m. May 13, dash camera from the 18-wheeler showed it driving west on Chandler Road when a blue GMC pickup
  • Apple, Major League Soccer strike 10-year streaming deal

    Apple, Major League Soccer strike 10-year streaming deal
    AUSTIN (KXAN) — There will be a new way to watch Austin FC starting in 2023.
    Apple announced Tuesday a deal with Major League Soccer that will make Apple TV+ the host for every game for the next decade. MORE: Austin FC coverageIn order to watch the games, fans will need to subscribe to an MLS streaming service that will be available through the Apple TV+ app, according to Apple's press release. Season ticket holders for all MLS teams, including Austin FC, will have free access to
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  • Company donates 80 cameras to Amarillo Zoo after photo of object goes viral

    Company donates 80 cameras to Amarillo Zoo after photo of object goes viral
    AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) -- Officials with the city of Amarillo announced Tuesday that Wyze, a Seattle-based smart home and wireless cameras company, is donating 80 of its v3 cameras to the Amarillo Zoo, coming after the zoo's cameras caught what officials called an "Unidentified Amarillo Object" earlier this month.
    According to previous reports, officials from the Amarillo Zoo released the photo of the unidentified object on June 8. At the time, the city detailed that security cameras captur
  • 3 died, 2 arrested in separate motorcycle crashes over the weekend

    3 died, 2 arrested in separate motorcycle crashes over the weekend
    AUSTIN (KXAN) — Three people riding motorcycles died this weekend in separate incidents. While more riders than usual congregated in the Austin area this weekend for the Republic of Texas Motorcycle Rally, Austin police didn't specify if these people were attendees. MAP: Where have Austin’s fatal crashes occurred in 2022?However, Austin-Travis County EMS said Sunday that its medics had responded to 12 motorcycle incidents with 14 patients over the "ROT Rally weekend." Three people di
  • Father's Day BBQ Suggestions From The BBQ Snob

    Father's Day BBQ Suggestions From The BBQ Snob
    Texas Monthly’s BBQ Editor Daniel Vaughn, also known as the “BBQ Snob” joined Steph and Rosie to share some of his favorite spots to pick up local BBQ in honor of Father's Day.
    Daniel's Suggestions:
    Crimson Creek Smokehouse on the west side of Austin is offering a discount on their massive smoked tomahawk ribeye, and you can pre-order it now. Just down the street from them is The Switch that will be serving their barbecue brunch on Father's Day. Moreno
  • 'Black hole' wandering near our solar system detected by Hubble Space Telescope

    'Black hole' wandering near our solar system detected by Hubble Space Telescope
    AUSTIN (KXAN) -- NASA announced this week that the Hubble Space Telescope detected what might be a wandering 'black hole' nearly 5,000 light-years away in the Milky Way Galaxy. The discovery led NASA to believe that the nearest black hole may be only 80 light-years away. The closest star to our own, Proxima Centauri, is about 4 light-years from Earth.The wandering object was detected in the Carina-Sagittarius spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy. Earth is located in the Orion spiral arm. It is mov
  • Cornyn reveals topics rejected from bipartisan gun bill

    Cornyn reveals topics rejected from bipartisan gun bill
    WASHINGTON, D.C. (KXAN) — This week, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators announced an agreement on gun reforms. Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn — who along with Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy from Connecticut led the group of 20 senators — revealed Monday a list of items that were rejected amid negotiations. LATEST: Uvalde School ShootingHere's the list he shared on Twitter of "ideas rejected in negotiations":
    Universal background checksAssault weapons ban for 18- to 21-year-ol
  • SAPD: No active shooter at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland

    SAPD: No active shooter at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland
    SAN ANTONIO (KXAN) — San Antonio Police told NBC there isn't an active shooter at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland Tuesday morning after the base sent out an active shooter alert on its social media accounts. Saharan dust returns — what to know about the hazy skyThe base's Twitter account said security forces and local law enforcement were responding to reports of gunshots heard off base near Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland AFB.SAPD told NBC there aren't reports of injuries and ther
  • LIVE: SAPD: No active shooter at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland

    LIVE: SAPD: No active shooter at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland
    SAN ANTONIO (KXAN) — San Antonio police said there isn't an active shooter at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland Tuesday morning after the base sent out an active shooter alert on its social media accounts. Saharan dust returns — what to know about the hazy skyThe base's Twitter account said security forces and local law enforcement were responding to reports of gunshots heard off base near Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland AFB. Police said on Twitter the call came off Medina Base Road
  • All clear given at San Antonio base after shots fired investigation

    All clear given at San Antonio base after shots fired investigation
    SAN ANTONIO (KXAN) — San Antonio police said there isn't an active shooter at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland Tuesday morning after the base sent out an active shooter alert on its social media accounts. Saharan dust returns — what to know about the hazy skyThe base's Twitter account said security forces and local law enforcement were responding to reports of gunshots heard off base near Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland AFB. Police said on Twitter the call came off Medina Base Road
  • Active shooter alert sent by Joint Base San Antonio Lackland

    Active shooter alert sent by Joint Base San Antonio Lackland
    SAN ANTONIO (KXAN) — Joint Base San Antonio Lackland sent out an active shooter alert Tuesday morning on its social media accounts. Saharan dust returns — what to know about the hazy skyThe base's Twitter account said security forces and local law enforcement are responding to reports of gunshots heard off base near Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland AFB.
    This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
  • Market watch: More jobs, more problems with ghosting

    Market watch: More jobs, more problems with ghosting
    AUSTIN (KXAN) — Inflation is going up but the job market may not be slowing down. Just last month, the U.S. added almost 400,000 jobs, which is good news, especially for one group."In 2022, employers are planning on hiring one-third more students or recent grads than they did in 2021,” said job expert Julie Bauke. “Which means there is going to be fierce competition for jobs." First-time homebuyers, these are the cities for you: reportBauke said that fierce competition can lead
  • Man climbed the Oklahoma City Devon Tower as anti-abortion protest

    Man climbed the Oklahoma City Devon Tower as anti-abortion protest
    OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A man climbed the Devon Tower in Oklahoma City Tuesday morning as an anti--abortion protest.The manHe streamed the event on Instagram saying this was in protest of abortion.
    The man didn't appear to have any climbing gear with him but he is using chalk.He would climb a few floors and then stops to rest.He reached the top where officials were waiting for him.Morning meteorologist Emily Sutton says winds near the top of the building are around 35-40 mph.
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  • Live: Man climbing the Devon Tower in Oklahoma City

    Live: Man climbing the Devon Tower in Oklahoma City
    OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma City officials are on the scene of a man scaling the Devon Tower in downtown.
    Officials say one man on the ground ran from police while another is climbing the outside of the building.McIntyre Law Chopper 4 pilot Mason Dunn says the man is on the west side of the building.The man doesn't appear to have any climbing gear with him but he is using chalk.He often climbs a few floors and then stops to rest
    Officials are on the roof of the building with climbing r
  • Report: Texas city makes top 10 list for 1st-time homebuyers

    Report: Texas city makes top 10 list for 1st-time homebuyers
    (NEXSTAR) — Home prices have been hot across the U.S. recently, largely postponing the dreams of potential first-time homebuyers. While navigating and affording the housing market seems challenging nationwide, a new report found there are some cities that offer more hope for first-time homebuyers.
    In its recent analysis, SmartAsset compared 181 of the largest cities in the U.S. based on four factors: favorability, affordability, livability, and employment. Data for each was collected from
  • Round Rock woman sentenced to 51 months after stealing $775K from work

    Round Rock woman sentenced to 51 months after stealing $775K from work
    AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Department of Justice says a Round Rock woman was sentenced to 51 months in prison Monday after she pled guilty to bank fraud and tax evasion.
    According to court documents, Cynthia Linette Jones, 52, had access to the accounting system and checkbook for a Central Texas business because she was its office manager. The DOJ says Jones forged over 70 company checks and stole over $775,000 from 2012 to 2018. Man dies in officer shooting at north Austin hotelShe pled guilty i
  • Round Rock woman gets 51 months after stealing $775K from work

    Round Rock woman gets 51 months after stealing $775K from work
    AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Department of Justice says a Round Rock woman was sentenced to 51 months in prison Monday after she pled guilty to bank fraud and tax evasion.
    According to court documents, Cynthia Linette Jones, 52, had access to the accounting system and checkbook for a Central Texas business because she was its office manager. The DOJ says Jones forged over 70 company checks and stole over $775,000 from 2012 to 2018. Man dies in officer shooting at north Austin hotelShe pled guilty i
  • 'Superheroes' help City of Austin conserve water at new facility

    'Superheroes' help City of Austin conserve water at new facility
    AUSTIN (KXAN) - Two new "superheroes" are helping the City of Austin conserve water at the city's new Permitting and Development Center.
    "Oscar and Clara are our two sustainable water superheroes. They are the folks that are helping us make this building one of the most resilient and sustainable water facilities in the city of Austin," said Kevin Critendon, Assistant Director of Environmental Planning and Development Services at Austin Water."Because of these innovations, the building will use 7
  • School Safety: Hutto ISD getting trained in reunification drills

    School Safety: Hutto ISD getting trained in reunification drills
    HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) — Hutto ISD wants to make sure they are prepared for any emergency situation and that's why they are preparing now before something happens."Could be a power outage, could be a flood in the gym or it could be an act of violence," said John Michael Keyes with the "I love u Guys" Foundation. Austin ISD chooses Dr. Anthony Mays as interim leaderKeyes' daughter was killed in Colorado at Platte Canyon High School in 2006. Since then, he has devoted himself to school safety a
  • Southbound I-35 reopens after deadly crash Tuesday morning

    Southbound I-35 reopens after deadly crash Tuesday morning
    AUSTIN (KXAN) — A person died after an auto-pedestrian crash on southbound Interstate 35 near Grand Avenue Parkway Tuesday morning. MORE: Austin Traffic MapThe Travis County Sheriff's Office said southbound I-35 is closed at Grand Avenue Pkwy due to the deadly crash. Traffic is detouring to the frontage road at Exit 247.Expect significant delays during the Tuesday morning commute. As of 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, the drive time from Round Rock to downtown Austin is about an hour.On June 1, The Tex
  • Deadly crash shuts down I-35 Tuesday morning

    Deadly crash shuts down I-35 Tuesday morning
    AUSTIN (KXAN) — A person died after an auto-pedestrian crash on southbound Interstate 35 near Grand Avenue Parkway Tuesday morning. MORE: Austin Traffic MapThe Travis County Sheriff's Office said southbound I-35 is closed at Grand Avenue Pkwy due to the deadly crash. Traffic is detouring to the frontage road at Exit 247.Expect significant delays during the Tuesday morning commute.This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
  • Austin ISD chooses Dr. Anthony Mays as interim leader

    Austin ISD chooses Dr. Anthony Mays as interim leader
    AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin ISD Board of Trustees made history by picking the district's first Black male interim superintendent Tuesday morning.
    The board selected Dr. Anthony Mays, Chief Officer of Schools, with seven trustees voting yes. Trustees Arati Singh and Lynn Boswell abstained. 2021: Dr. Anthony Mays talks to KXAN about winter storm impact on learningAccording to the district's website, Mays currently oversees the associate superintendents of secondary schools and elementary scho
  • AISD makes history in leadership choice

    AISD makes history in leadership choice
    AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin ISD Board of Trustees made history by picking the district's first Black male interim superintendent Tuesday morning.
    The board selected Dr. Anthony Mays, Chief Officer of Schools, with 7 trustees voting yes. Trustees Arati Singh and Lynn Boswell abstained.
    Dr. Mays will start July 1 once Dr. Stephanie Elizalde leaves for her new job in Dallas.
    According to the district's website, Dr. Mays currently oversees the associate superintendents of secondary schools and eleme
  • SWAT team member shoots and kills man at N. Austin hotel

    SWAT team member shoots and kills man at N. Austin hotel
    AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A man died Tuesday morning after being shot by a Leander Police officer who was a member of the Central Texas Regional SWAT team at a north Austin hotel.
    According to Cedar Park Police, the team had executed a search warrant for drugs from the Cedar Park organized crime unit at the InTown Suites Extended Stay on North Lamar Boulevard near Rundberg Lane at 12:30 a.m.
    Leander Police say the officer shot and killed a 34-year-old man. Police say the officer is on paid leave. They di
  • One dead in shooting involving regional SWAT team

    One dead in shooting involving regional SWAT team
    AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person died Tuesday morning after a shooting involving a member of the Central Texas Regional SWAT team at a north Austin hotel.
    According to Cedar Park Police, the team had executed a search warrant from the Cedar Park organized crime unit at the InTown Suites Extended Stay on North Lamar Boulevard near Rundberg Lane at 12:30 a.m.
    Police said when the team entered, one member of the team 'discharged a weapon'. Cedar Park PD did not specify which weapon or the person who dis
  • Man dies in officer shooting at north Austin hotel

    Man dies in officer shooting at north Austin hotel
    AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man died Tuesday morning after being shot by a Leander Police officer who was a member of the Central Texas Regional SWAT team at a north Austin hotel.
    According to Cedar Park Police, the team executed a search warrant at the InTown Suites Extended Stay on North Lamar Boulevard near Rundberg Lane at 12:30 a.m.
    Leander Police said the officer shot and killed a 34-year-old man. Police say the officer is on paid leave. They did not identify the officer or the man who died.Au
  • Guns, drugs, nearly $7K in cash recovered from hotel room after north Austin police shooting

    Guns, drugs, nearly $7K in cash recovered from hotel room after north Austin police shooting
    AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man died Tuesday morning after being shot at a north Austin hotel by a Leander Police officer who was a member of the Central Texas Regional SWAT team.
    According to Cedar Park Police, the SWAT team executed a search warrant at the InTown Suites Extended Stay on North Lamar Boulevard near Rundberg Lane at 12:30 a.m. Suspect with knives, gun ‘safely’ taken into custody after SWAT call in Round RockLeander Assistant Police Chief Billy Fletcher said in an update W
  • College World Series: No. 9 Texas opens in primetime Friday against Notre Dame

    College World Series: No. 9 Texas opens in primetime Friday against Notre Dame
    AUSTIN (KXAN) — The eight teams playing in the College World Series are now decided, and the Texas Longhorns will get the national spotlight Friday in their opening game.Texas, the No. 9 seed, kicks off the tournament against the unseeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish, a team that pulled off one of college baseball's most incredible upsets by taking down No. 1 Tennessee in Knoxville during the super regionals.They'll take Charles Schwab Field Omaha at 6 p.m. CDT in Friday's second game of the
  • Oncor blames weekend power outages on heat

    Oncor blames weekend power outages on heat
    AUSTIN (KXAN) — Oncor Electric Delivery said record heat and electric demand are to blame for increased outages over the weekend.
    Spokesperson Kerri Dunn said at one point on Sunday evening, outages numbered about 2,000. She said that's one snapshot of data, but it's challenging to provide a total number of outages for the weekend, "as outages were occurring and being addressed throughout the weekend."ERCOT peak demand passes all-time record Sunday"We were activated and responding to outag
  • Austin City Council considers $22 minimum wage

    Austin City Council considers $22 minimum wage
    AUSTIN (KXAN) — It’s quickly become expensive to live in Austin.Nobody knows this better than Barton Springs lifeguard Scott Cobb, who's been working for the Austin Parks and Recreation Department for the last 11 years. Saharan dust returns to Austin: What to knowThis summer, the city’s pools are packed with less than half — 15 of 34 pools — of them open due to a lack of lifeguards."They're struggling and you see that in all the vacancies that exist right now in the
  • Higher prices cause some Texas restaurants to raise menu prices

    Higher prices cause some Texas restaurants to raise menu prices
    LOCKHART, Texas (Nexstar) — The price of everything is going up, and restaurants across Texas are trying to keep up.Some are having to raise menu prices.Even at one of the most established barbecue places around,known in Texas for almost 100 years, inflation cuts deep at Black's in Lockhart.
    "We've tried to do our best to be fair to the customer, and still be fair to our staff," said Kent Black, owner of Black's. "And we've done our best to moderate those prices the best we can."Black said
  • Austin rent is rising fast. Is this price gouging?

    Austin rent is rising fast. Is this price gouging?
    AUSTIN (KXAN) — The data is clear: rent is way up in Austin.New data from Redfin shows Austin rents rose 48% from May 2021 to May 2022. The Austin area was the top metro with year-over-year rent jumps, followed by Nashville, Seattle and Cincinnati.Austin’s increase was the largest increase in Redfin’s rental data history, which started in 2019, according to the Thursday release. The median asking rent was $2,707.Realtor.com data shows Austin rent is up over 25% since March 2020
  • Angela and Sergio Garcia: Why UGLI is a beautiful thing

    Angela and Sergio Garcia: Why UGLI is a beautiful thing
    AUSTIN (KXAN) — Perhaps now more than ever we are all trying to think of ways to make our world a kinder place and to make sure kids feel safe at school.
    Young people are now on summer break ahead of a new school year next fall, and an Austin youth counselor says now is the perfect time to talk to children about kindness and bullying. Cyberbullying and social aggression seem to tick up during the summer because young people have more time for social media where a lot of bullying takes plac

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