Austin news

• 'It means so much,' Sen. Creighton reflects on impact of passing education savings account bill

  26-04-2025 20:08 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) - Gov. Greg Abbott will soon sign legislation to allow Texas parents to use public dollars to help pay for private education. On Thursday, the Texas Senate voted to send a $1 billion education savings account program to the governor to be signed into law."There being 19 ayes and 12 nays, school choice has come to Texas!" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said as he brought the gavel down on the vote to approve Senate Bill 2. Senators concurred with changes made by the Texas House, speeding t
  
  Read more

• Austin Police investigating homicide after disturbance near encampment

  26-04-2025 14:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Police are investigating a homicide after a Friday night disturbance in the 500 block of East Rundberg Lane, according to an APD public information officer Saturday morning.The officer told KXAN that APD officers first arrived at the scene around 11:30 p.m.
  Those officers found a Black woman with "obvious signs of trauma." Responders attempted life-saving medical care and transported the victim to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead.(KXAN Photos/Kevin My
  
  Read more

• What to know about the funeral and burial of Pope Francis

  26-04-2025 13:23 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. His death set off mourning across the Catholic world and days of ritual at the Vatican. Here are the key things to know about the funeral of the first Latin American pontiff in the church's history:
  When and where was his funeral held?
  His funeral was held Saturday morning in St. Peter’s Square. His coffin was then taken by motorcade across downtown Rome to the spot where he wished to be laid to rest in a simple und
  
  Read more

• Quiet finish to weekend, storms return midweek

  26-04-2025 11:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A couple relatively quiet days before our storm chances ramp back up halfway through the work week.Today will feature a sky of mixed sun and clouds with warm and humid conditions. Afternoon highs will warm well into the 80s today - another warmer-than-normal April day.Warm, humid and dry on SundayWe're expected to stay dry again Monday before rain chances return Tues
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Pop up shower possible, but mostly dry and humid

  26-04-2025 11:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Our rain chances will largely get put on pause this weekend before storm activity picks back up middle of next week.Our Saturday starts with a lot of cloud cover but will feature a mix of sun and clouds by midday. Afternoon highs will warm well into the 80s with high humidity and gusty winds at times (winds: S/SE 5-10 mph, gusting to 20 mph).Saturday afternoon foreca
  
  Read more

• Pop up shower possible, but most dry and humid

  26-04-2025 11:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Our rain chances will largely get put on pause this weekend before storm activity picks back up middle of next week.Rain chances will remain around 10% today with a mix of clouds and sunshine. Winds will blow out of the southeast at 5-15 mph, occasionally gusting up to 20 mph.Saturday afternoon forecast high temperaturesA brief thunderstorm or two could roll through
  
  Read more

• Hot and humid Sunday, storms return mid-week

  26-04-2025 11:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Saturday was warm and humid, with mostly cloudy skies and a few showers from time to time. Camp Mabry reached 87° and Austin Bergstrom topped out at 85°.
  Tonight, scattered showers will quickly dissipate with partial clearing. A rare thunderstorm is possible in the Hill Country from the dry line. Temperatures will slowly drop to the upper 60s and low 70s. Win
  
  Read more

• Hot and humid Monday, severe storms possible midweek

  26-04-2025 11:00 via kxan.com
  
  Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest forecast from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Sunday was mostly cloudy with high temperatures in the 80s. Camp Mabry and Austin Bergstrom reached 84°.
  Tonight, temperatures will slowly drop to the upper 60s and low 70s with overcast skies. A rare shower or thunderstorm is possible in the Hill Country from the dry line.
  Monday will start cloudy, with decreasing clouds by the late afternoon into the evening. H
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Rally falls short for No. 3 Texas in 7-6 loss to No. 4 Oklahoma

  26-04-2025 07:21 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 3 Texas tried to climb out of an early hole but fell short against No. 3 Oklahoma 7-6 Friday in Southeastern Conference softball action at Love's Field in Norman, Oklahoma.The Sooners jumped out to a 6-0 lead after three innings, largely thanks to a grand slam by Ailana Agbayani, but the Longhorns chipped away and cut the lead to 7-5 by the end of the fifth inning. BASEBALL: Top-ranked Texas claims Lone Star Showdown series opener over Texas A&M 2-1Texas loaded the
  
  Read more

• Top-ranked Texas claims Lone Star Showdown series opener over Texas A&M 2-1

  26-04-2025 06:54 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 1 Texas held off Texas A&M to claim the opening game of the first Lone Star Showdown series in the Southeastern Conference 2-1 on Friday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.Dylan Volantis picked up his 10th save, getting five outs, including a strikeout of Aggies slugger Jace LaViolette in the eighth inning with a runner in scoring position. The go-ahead run reached base in the ninth, but Volantis struck out Terrence Kiel II to end the game and seal the victory. All of the out
  
  Read more

• Texas Longhorns defense shines on 2nd day of 2025 NFL draft

  26-04-2025 05:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Three more Longhorns are set for an NFL future following the second and third rounds of the 2025 NFL draft Friday in Green Bay, Wisconsin.Defensive linemen Alfred Collins and Vernon Broughton, along with defensive back Andrew Mukuba, had their names called, bringing the total to six Texas players selected over the first two days. The draft's third and final day includes the remaining rounds, 4-7, and will start at 11 a.m. Saturday.Texas defensive lineman Alfred Collins (95)
  
  Read more

• Family recalls experience with mortuary owner accused of corpse ‘experiments’

  26-04-2025 05:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A grieving family is grappling with the unimaginable after the owner of a funeral home they trusted with their loved ones' remains was accused of corpse abuse.Lorena Villarreal and her family miss her mother endlessly. Their loss is still fresh.Last month, Villarreal said they had services at Eternal Peace Funeral and Cremation Services in north Austin.
  Lorena Villarreal's said they feel betrayed after hearing this news. (Photo: KXAN)Lorena Villarreal's said they feel betrayed a
  
  Read more

• 'Sudden passion': 8-year sentence for Austin man convicted of killing man who threatened dogs

  26-04-2025 04:36 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The man convicted of shooting and killing another man during an argument about a dog was sentenced to eight years in jail, according to the Office of the District Attorney in Travis County.Adam Brown was 23 years old in March of 2024 when he was arrested and charged with murder for killing 44-year-old Christopher Rodriguez. However, the punishment range was reduced to second-degree when Brown's defense argued the crime was one of "sudden passion" and the jury agreed.Adam Brown,
  
  Read more

• 10 US cardinals among those selecting Pope Francis’ successor

  26-04-2025 04:20 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation) — As the late Pope Francis lies in state ahead of his funeral Saturday, 135 cardinals from around the globe, including 10 from the United States, prepare to select his successor.The cardinals, who represent just over half of the College of Cardinals, will attend Francis’ funeral at the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Saturday. After honoring the late pontiff, they will seclude themselves inside the Sistine Chapel for the conclave, the process by which the next pope is chos
  
  Read more

• Austin mother of 5 battles heart failure with LVAD implant

  26-04-2025 04:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A former college track athlete and mother of five hopes her story might save lives and inspire others to listen to their bodies.For Micah Wesley, once a Kansas University track star, simple tasks like walking or getting out of bed became nearly impossible. The 35-year-old first thought she had COVID-19, but a visit to the doctor uncovered something far more serious: end-stage heart failure.“I couldn’t even lay flat at night. I felt like I was suffocating, completely
  
  Read more

• Texas Roadhouse makes steak 'with love' for dying pup

  26-04-2025 02:54 via kxan.com
  
  EPHRATA, Pa. (WHTM) - They're called "special instructions," but they're common enough that they have their own field on the online order page.Maddie Fry, working in the Texas Roadhouse to-go area, said the most common special instruction is, "Please, can I have some extra rolls and butter?"
  People love their rolls. But they love their pets even more. Last week, a special instruction unlike any other appeared."Last meal for our dog. Prepare w/ love," read Hunter Metzger's request, which was belo
  
  Read more

• Fort Cavazos officer breaks Guinness World Record

  26-04-2025 02:52 via kxan.com
  
  FORT CAVAZOS, Texas (FOX 44) - A Fort Cavazos officer has broken the Guinness World Record for the fastest mile run in a bomb suit.The Fort Cavazos Media Center says the sounds of soldiers conducting physical training filled Phantom Warrior Stadium on Friday morning as U.S. Army Captain Travis Chewning-Kulick, commander of the 752nd Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), was surrounded like a race car at a pit stop. His EOD teammates helped ensure every part of his 50-pound bomb suit wa
  
  Read more

• Apple juice distributed in 28 states, including Texas, recalled over potential contamination with toxic compound: FDA

  26-04-2025 02:51 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – More than 170,000 bottles of Martinelli’s apple juice have been recalled over potential contamination with patulin, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.Patulin, a naturally occurring toxin classified as a “mycotoxin,” can be produced by different types of molds which grow on apples (among other grains or fruit) and can carry over into apple products, the World Health Organization explains. The pasteurization process cannot rid a product of patul
  
  Read more

• Noem: 150,000 migrants arrested and deported since Trump took office

  26-04-2025 02:49 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem took to X on Friday to tout recent arrests of migrants accused of sex assaults and violent crimes such as murder and robbery."Every day I get a report of individuals we have arrested in this country and gotten out that have been perpetuating violence against our communities and endangering families," Noem said.In her 50-second monologue, she made a claim that drew scrutiny."Since President Trump has been in office &nd
  
  Read more

• Falling vaccine rates could mean millions of measles cases: Study

  26-04-2025 02:47 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation) — A new study warns the U.S. could see millions of new measles cases over the next 25 years if vaccination rates continue to fall.The study, published in JAMA, used modeling to forecast the number of measles cases in several scenarios, including vaccination rates holding steady, rising or falling.Measles was officially eliminated in the U.S. decades ago thanks to the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine. MORE: Officials investigating 2nd reported measles case in Travis Cou
  
  Read more

• Defense secretary visits border, highlights efforts at enforcement

  26-04-2025 02:44 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The U.S. Department of Defense has formally designated a stretch of the southern border in New Mexico as a national defense area.The designation grants U.S. military service members the ability to temporarily detain individuals who trespass in the area, search them and remove them from the restricted zone. However, troops are not authorized to enforce immigration laws directly and will continue to  coordinate with law enforcement.During a visit to the site
  
  Read more

• Texas Lt. Gov. visits lottery courier retailer, lottery commission ahead of key meeting

  26-04-2025 01:29 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Texas) — On Friday morning, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick posted a video on X with a simple message."A New Video on the Lottery Saga," it read, as he stood outside Winners Corner -- a retailer which at one point had 47 Lottery terminals to help facilitate mobile purchases on the app Jackpocket. Jackpocket -- a Draftkings subsidiary -- owns Winner's Corner.
  In February, a $83.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot was won on Jackpocket, with the physical ticket sold at Winners Corner. Since the
  
  Read more

• 2025 NFL draft: What teams are saying about Kelvin Banks Jr., Jahdae Barron, Matthew Golden

  26-04-2025 01:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — For the first time since 1980, the Texas Longhorns had three players drafted in the first round at the 2025 NFL draft Thursday in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
  Offensive lineman Kelvin Banks Jr. became the 28th Longhorn to be a top-10 pick when the New Orleans Saints grabbed him at No. 9, then defensive back Jahdae Barron joined the Denver Broncos at No. 20. Wide receiver Matthew Golden rounded out Thursday's picks at No. 23 to the host Packers, becoming the franchise's first recei
  
  Read more

• Texas may officially recognize Gulf of America change after Senate gives first OK

  26-04-2025 00:59 via kxan.com
  
  (Texas Tribune) — Texas lawmakers are considering following President Donald Trump’s lead and renaming the body of water that touches 367 miles of the state’s coast to the Gulf of America.If approved, the bill would require the name to be changed in every official reference made by a state agency, resolution, rule or publication. The Sunset Advisory Committee would be required to include these changes in future reviews of state agencies.The fiscal note said any associated costs
  
  Read more

Follow @Austin_News_US on Twitter!