Coupland ISD 3rd grade student dies in head-on crash on SH 95
Coupland ISD said a third-grade student died Tuesday in a car crash, the district said in a Wednesday letter issued to parents and caregivers.
Austin Claims Tallest Tower in Texas with The Waterline Completion
HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – The Waterline, a 74-story tower at 98 Red River Street in downtown Austin, has wrapped up construction, securing its title as the tallest building in Texas. DPR Construction finished construction of the 2.7 million-SF mixed-use tower, which rises 1,025 feet high. Construction...
Austin ISD continues to add bus hubs as parents raise concerns about dangerous routes
On a late August Friday afternoon, Margaret, a freshman at Anderson High School, had three choices to get home: walk against traffic along Loop 360 with no sidewalk; walk on a trail for more than an hour; or take a shortcut by going down a steep concrete embankment, across Bull Creek, and up another embankment.
Man arrested, charged again in decade-old Kyle double homicide
KYLE, Texas - A man previously accused of a 2015 double homicide has been arrested and charged again. 52-year-old Larry Simon of Louisiana has been arrested in Bedford County, Tenn. for capital murder in the deaths of 44-year-old Tina Combs and 45-year-old James Wright in Kyle. The backstory:. In June...
‘Drag your body through the streets’: Man arrested after threats sent to Talarico’s campaign,...
The messages reference "reparations," or the idea of paying the descendants of enslaved people for the unpaid labor coerced from their ancestors.
Austin Man Found Dead in Guadalupe Mountains Park After Calling 911 With GPS Coordinates
A 55-year-old Austin man is dead after search and rescue teams responded to a 911 call and located him in the McKittrick Canyon area of Guadalupe Mountains National Park, according to the Culberson County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say the man, identified as Mark Richard Walters, called 911 seeking assistance and provi
Simply South to Make Austin-Area Debut in Cedar Park
An acclaimed authentic Indian vegetarian experience plans to debut in Austin. According to public filings, Simply South plans to open a new location at 1900 E. Whitestone Blvd. in Cedar Park. What Now Austin spoke to the franchisee of the Austin location, who said the restaurant is targeting a mid-January opening.
Researchers Squeezed Through a Tiny Opening Beneath Central Texas — And May Have Found...
Photo credit: AI-generated image created using CHATGPT. Illustrative only. Under a quiet stretch of protected Hill Country land north of Austin, a team of researchers and volunteer cavers has finally slipped through an opening so tight it kept them out for years — and what they’re finding hints at something bigger than
Edouard stalls over Southeast Texas, bringing life-threatening flooding. What’s next?
Edouard is now a tropical depression but still producing torrential rain with accumulations of 5 to 10 inches, and isolated amounts of up to 2 feet.
140-year-old east Austin house receives historic designation, against owner’s wishes
Last week, a more than 140-year-old house in east Austin was saved from demolition and instead received a historic designation. This happened against the owner's wishes.
