Pot bellied pigs allowed in Buda residential neighborhoods
BUDA, Texas - Residents in Buda are now allowed to have a new type of pet thanks to a new ordinance. Buda city officials say an ordinance (§4.04.018) now allows pot-bellied pigs in residential neighborhoods. Owners must register with the Buda Animal Control Division and obtain a permit before...
General contractor’s office in Austin raided by federal authorities
Federal authorities raided a general contractor's Austin, San Antonio and Plano offices on Aug. 26.
A piece of Dolly Parton’s movie history is hiding in this tiny Texas town
Dolly might be gone, but her rhinestone-adorned legacy still shimmers in Central Texas.
Austin Pets Alive! offering $10 adoption fees
AUSTIN (KXAN) — As we near the end of August, Austin Pets Alive! is helping with the push to clear the shelters. Austin Pets Alive! is offering $10 adoption fees to try and help get animals out of the door and into forever homes. KXAN’s Will DuPree and Avery...
I-35’s biggest 2026 openings are changing the Austin-San Antonio drive
The I-35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio has added several major destinations in 2026.
IEM confirms $200 million manufacturing facility to be built at Brooks bringing 3,000 jobs
SAN ANTONIO — Industrial Electric Manufacturing, or IEM, plans to build two 500,000-square-foot buildings at Brooks City Base. The company will manufacture electrical-grid components and expects to employ 3,000 people, with an average annual wage of about $53,000. The announcement ends a competition between San Antonio
‘Bittersweet’: Central Texas TV news reporter exits Austin station
A Texas-born TV news reporter is leaving the Central Texas airways after two years behind the screen. However, she's still planning on staying in the Lone Star State. Fox 7 reporter Katie Pratt announced on social media Wednesday, August 26, that her time at the popular Austin TV news station has come to an end. Her la
Eggs Up Grill Cracks Into Round Rock, Eyes January Opening Near Dell HQ
A new breakfast spot is staking its claim in Round Rock's booming morning dining scene. Eggs Up Grill plans to open a restaurant at 3200 Greenlawn Blvd., Ste. 100, with an eyed launch date of January 2027, bringing its breakfast, brunch and lunch menu to a retail corridor already anchored by heavy daily foot traffic.
Map: Home sales are surging in these Austin-area neighborhoods
Summer temperatures aren't the only scorchers here in Central Texas.
Q&A: The hidden costs of Texas school closures, takeovers
On this edition of "Inside the Investigation" – an extended discussion first featured in the latest episode of our weekly investigative program, "Cause & Effect" – KXAN’s Josh Hinkle and Nabil Remadna talk about the growing number of school closures across Texas, including why some campuses with strong academic ratings
