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Mexican superstar Peso Pluma made a surprise visit to Taqueria De Diez in downtown Austin, enjoying carne asada volcan tacos with cheese and al pastor before his concert at the Moody Center arena. Peso Pluma made a surprise late-night stop at a Texas taco joint and snapped photos with the...

A judge has sided against the state after acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock stripped women- and minority-owned businesses of their Historically Underutilized Business certifications in December. An Austin district judge on Monday temporarily blocked Texas’ removal of women and minorities from the state’s Historically Underutilized Business program. Four business...

KRIS 6 journalists Bryan and Michelle Hofmann and Adam Beam won top honors at the annual Texas Broadcast News Awards in Austin.

For the 13th year in a row, tuition at Austin Community College for the 2026-27 academic year will remain $85 per credit hour with fees for in-district students, solidifying the college as one of the most affordable options for higher education in the nation. The college's board of trustees voted...

CENTRAL TEXAS (FOX 44) – The search is on for a man reported as missing and endangered to the College Station Police Department. The Amber Alert Network Brazos Valley says 54-year-old James Michael “Mike” Lewis was last seen on Wednesday, April 8 in Austin. He is reported to be 5’11”, with grey stubble hair and hazel […]

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson on Monday tore into a proposal for the Austin Transit Partnership to spend roughly $47 million to relocate and outfit new offices for the agency in charge of the city’s voter-approved light rail. He labeled the size of the package “inappropriate” and urged the board to think twice before locking in seven-figure office spending while construction planning is...

AUSTIN, Texas - Officials in Central Texas said now is the time to prepare for severe weather. In a press conference, Austin city leaders said this time of year is when many of the worst weather events have happened locally. Spring storms can bring lightning, hail, heavy rain, high winds,...

Even if you don’t know the name Dave Longstreth or his musical nom de guerre, Dirty Projectors, you certainly know his collaborators. Among them are Bjork, Solange, Paul McCartney, and Kanye West (don’t worry, it was 2015 Ye, prior to most of his more polarizing antics). Before he was on the radar of such industry juggernauts, Longstreth became an indie darling thanks to his...

A Travis County district court judge granted a request for a temporary injunction to block the latest rule changes to the state's Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program. The injunction only affects the six businesses that filed suit against the state.

An Austin man was arrested by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday on an invalid license charge. The sheriff’s office reports that at 6:30 p.m., while conducting a traffic stop in the 12000 block of Highway 290 West, Corporal Albert Vasquez was almost struck by a passing vehicle.