‘I need a family’ | Creative teen girl in Texas foster care longs for...
AUSTIN, Texas — Every week on KVUE Daybreak, we feature children of all ages in the Texas foster care system, in the hopes of helping them get adopted by a forever family. With a vibrant personality that lights up any room and a laugh that's contagious, Sophia is a teenager who sees the bright side of life, even as...
Austin teacher begs Matthew McConaughey for help saving the failing school from the ‘Dazed...
In 1993, a then-unknown actor named Matthew McConaughey made his breakthrough in in Richard Linklater's teen comedy Dazed and Confused . Now, 32 years later, the real-life Texas school where the movie was filmed is under threat of closure — and its orchestra teacher wants McConaughey's help to save it. "Alright,...
Austin group drives effort to display Ten Commandments in Texas classrooms
AUSTIN, Texas — An Austin-based organization is helping ensure that schools across Texas have the Ten Commandments displayed in classrooms, as required by a new state law facing multiple legal challenges. The law, known as Senate Bill 10, took effect Sept. 1. It mandates that all public schools display...
One Man’s Trash Became Austin’s Most Famous Landmark
What if a pile of junk could tell a story? In Austin, one artist turned trash into a captivating community landmark, despite the odds.
City of Austin launches GenATX to ‘make Austin the best place in America to...
The city of Austin launched its "Generation ATX" initiative to "make Austin the best place in America to be a kid" on Wednesday.
Austin Police Oversight report reveals 60% rise in use-of-force complaints
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Police Oversight (APO), formerly known as the Office of Police Oversight, released its 2024 annual report this week. The independent, impartial group looks at APD's policies and complaints received from the community and within the department. Of the 159 complaints the APO recommended the...
Mayor Watson unveils plan to prioritize health, safety, happiness of Austin’s children
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin is taking a big step toward putting kids at the center of the city’s future. Mayor Kirk Watson launched a new initiative aimed at making Austin the best place in America to be a kid. Austin is home to about 176,000 children, or about...
Council Moves Forward With City-Run Navigation Center
The residents of neighborhoods near the intersection of Oltorf and I-35 fought passionately and persuasively at City Council last Thursday to stop Austin leaders from placing a homeless navigation center at 2401 I-35 S. The residents warned that the location of the center would endanger kids walking to and from local...
AISD Board Deliberates Over School Closures and Rezoning
On Oct. 9, under the sweltering 5 o’clock cloudless sky, about 100 Austin ISD parents and students clustered at the edge of the I-35 service road where AISD houses their headquarters, hoisting signs reading “I love Maplewood” and “Save Becker.” Inside the building, the AISD Board of Trustees prepared to gather at the...
TWC Marks White Cane Day with Celebration of Independence and Inclusion For The Blind
AUSTIN, TX – The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) hosted its annual White Cane Day celebration The post TWC Marks White Cane Day with Celebration of Independence and Inclusion For The Blind first appeared on Texas Herald News - Texas News, covers news and events in Houston, Austin, West Texas .
