Man sentenced to 60 years for 2023 murder
A man was convicted Aug. 28 on several charges in connection with a 2023 deadly attack.
Seafood restaurant shutters as downtown Austin evolves post-pandemic
AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — Underneath a cypress by Lake Austin, Ralph Gilmore wraps his Friday spent on a pontoon. “My happy place is being on the water,” he says after finishing a day of renting out his boat. The 67-year-old makes a living based on his love for the water.
Anderson High School Sends Students Home Early as Chiller Cools Just 40% of Building
Anderson High School students and staff were sent home early Tuesday after the campus HVAC chiller could cool only 40 percent of the building, leaving classrooms sitting in the low-to-mid-80s during another round of Central Texas heat. Buses began their routes early, departing at about 12:30 p.m., roughly 15 minutes af
Emergency preparedness night at Dell Diamond aims to help Central Texans prepare for disasters
While the Round Rock Express take on the Oklahoma City Comets at Dell Diamond on Wednesday evening, attendees can also learn how to better prepare themselves and their families for disasters and emergencies.
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
