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Father of 2-year-old killed in suspected drunk driving crash shares message to driver

AUSTIN, Texas — A father is sharing his family’s grief after his 2-year-old daughter was killed in a suspected drunk driving crash, and he has a message for the man charged in her death. Austin Police said the fatal crash happened near the intersection of South Lamar Boulevard...
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Austin law firm to sue Denver over Frontier Airlines incident that killed a pedestrian

AUSTIN, Texas — An Austin law firm is one of two that are suing the City and County of Denver in Colorado over the incident at the Denver airport involving a Frontier Airlines plane hitting a pedestrian on the runway during its takeoff roll last Friday. DJC Law, PLLC,...
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Before Hollywood: Some of the first movie Westerns were filmed 80 miles from Austin

AUSTIN, Texas — A popular series of action-adventure movies that captured stories about the good guys and the outlaws from the old West were made over 100 years ago in San Antonio and the Hill Country. Star Film Ranch would produce as many as three 15-minute movies a week...
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Zillow Forecast Puts Austin Among Top Market Losers

Zillow’s latest housing forecast is flashing a warning light for Austin, slotting the metro among the country’s biggest expected price decliners as roughly a third of U.S. markets are projected to slip over the coming year. The caution comes at a time when for-sale inventory is piling up, and buyers are thin on the gro
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New data shows spike in arrests at Austin parks

Austin leaders are digging into new data to figure out how to make Austin parks safer. The public safety committee met to review a massive spike in arrests at popular local spots.
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COTALAND sued for $1M over stuck roller coaster incident

Cell phone video captured the moments Matthew Cantu and Nicholas Sanchez were stuck in a 90-degree position 120 feet in the air while riding the "Circuit Breaker" on Dec. 17.
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300+ cases filed so far in new Texas business court and experts say more...

In the past two legislative sessions in Austin, lawmakers were able to finally create and expand the Texas Business Court and lowered corporate accountability. The courts started hearing cases in September 2024.
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‘I want to be louder’: Austin Drag King Bobby Pudrido refuses to be deterred...

Jay Thomas grew up like any kid, laughing at silly things and making up funny names. So in the '90s, when Tejano superstar Bobby Pulido’s songs played on the radio, young Jay and his peers couldn’t help but rhyme his last name with the Spanish word pudrido (which means rotten in English).
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Police searching for suspects accused of East Austin drive-by shooting

AUSTIN, Texas — Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating suspects accused of opening fire on a group of people gathered outside an East Austin house last month. According to the Austin Police Department, officers responded to reports of shots fired in the 5300 block of...
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Air quality alert: Why Texans are being urged to limit driving today

Drivers in several parts of Texas are being urged to stay off the roads when possible as ozone pollution is expected to rise. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued several Air Quality Alerts on Wednesday, May 13, for different parts of the state, including El Paso, San Antonio, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston

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