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The Austin Fire Department is battling a three-alarm fire in south Austin with the building fully involved, the agency said on social media Wednesday.

Residents in several counties in Texas' panhandle were issued evacuation orders as multiple wildfires have burned and spread in the area since Monday.

the Austin Infrastructure Academy would be a "one-of-a-kind public-private infrastructure network that integrates recruitment, a comprehensive training hub, childcare support, and placement services to connect local people to career pathways in infrastructure development.

As Austin says goodbye to Chief Meteorologist David Yeomans, KXAN is reflecting on some of his memorable on-air moments, achievements and weather coverage.

The third day of trial for two former Williamson County Sheriff's Deputies charged with the in-custody death of Javier Ambler started with testimony from a LivePD that was at the scene the night Ambler died.

Cantu was found guilty of shooting and killing his cousin, James Mosqueda, and Mosqueda's fiancée Amy Kitchen in 2000. But mounting exculpatory evidence has cast doubt on Cantu's guilt and put pressure on the state to grant Cantu a reprieve.

Four people were arrested in Hays County on charges connected to a string of robberies, and additional charges were added for a fifth person, according to county officials.

A WARN notice from the Texas Workforce Commission indicated that dozens of employees at the Expedia Austin office are being fired.

An 11-year-old girl who was reported missing by the Kyle Police Department Wednesday morning was found safe.

More rockets will soon be built in the Austin-area. Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, think space truckers, is unveiling their newest Rocket Ranch facility today.

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Former NCAA Tennis Singles National Champion Peyton Stearns fell in the opening round of the second ever ATX Open. The former Longhorns star lost in three sets to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová. After Schmiedlová took the first set 6-2, Stearns rallied for a hard-fought 6-4 second set victory. The crowd was heavily in [...]

The Austin Police Department said it is responding to a SWAT situation in south Austin.

Travis County Emergency Services District 1 firefighters are headed to the Texas panhandle to assist in fighting several large blazes burning more than 275,000 acres.

City Council members say it's a top priority for them to both prevent further climate change and prepare for the impacts of changes already happening.

Three homicides happened in Austin over the course of the last week.

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) -- The Round Rock Police Department a vehicle-motorcycle crash, the agency said on social media Tuesday. Shortly after 7 p.m., officers responded to the crash at A.W. Grimes Boulevard and Bryant Drive. All northbound lanes were previously closed, but shortly before 7:45 p.m., police said all lanes were back open.

Austin Water has some recommendations for Austin City Council in hopes to launch the GoPurple Program, which works to advance the city's reuse strategies all while addressing affordability.

More than 90 Spanish musicians will perform Saturday at the Circuit of the Americas for the Bésame Mucho Festival.

A former Hays CISD teacher is under investigation for allegedly providing alcohol to students.

We're keeping track of all the numbers in what is set to be another busy year at AUS. Follow along with our interactive charts.

A former Blanco County Sheriff’s Office detention officer was charged with sexual assault after he was accused of touching an inmate inappropriately, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

Speeches as well as chants of "bring back our flag" rang out Tuesday from the center of the St. Edward's University campus in south Austin. Students and faculty members gathered to protest a decision to remove and relocate an LGBTQ+ Pride flag from one facility to another.

The Hemphill County Sheriff’s Office reported on Tuesday morning that the "Smokehouse Creek" fire that began Monday near the Hemphill and Roberts County line, also impacting Hutchinson County, had shifted north toward the river about four miles west of the county line and was moving east-northeast.

A Rouse High School staff member was arrested and charged with sexual assault, according to Williamson County jail records.

On Tuesday, City of Austin Mayor Kirk Watson officially declared Feb. 28 as David Yeomans Day in the City of Austin.