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Fort Worth, Texas just hit a major milestone recently as it nudged Austin from the position of the 4th largest city in the Lone Star State. Both cities are likely to reach one million in population within days of each other, but for now, Cow Town, USA is a few thousand larger than the Texas state capital city.

Governor Greg Abbott praised the Texas House for passing Senate Bill 2, the state’s universal school choice program.

In one week from Wednesday, Central Texans will want to tune in to "Wheel of Fortune" right here on KXAN. One of the contestants who will step up and spin the iconic wheel is from right here in Central Texas.

A 15-year-old girl from Terrebonne Parish is defying the odds as she recovers in a Texas hospital following an unthinkable ordeal that left her severely burned, shot in the face, and suffering long-term physical trauma. Authorities say the girl’s own mother and her mother’s boyfriend are behind one of the...

Let me be clear, feral hogs are a terrible nuisance and an invasive species in Texas that must be "managed." And by managed, I mean eliminated as much as possible. However, I recently learned the hunting designations for wild boars/ feral hogs, and my heart softened towards these critters ever so slightly. The names...

A Texas man in behind held on a $2 million bond after the gruesome murder of his father -- who he apparently believed was an alien.

Central Texas will see some showers this holiday weekend. Scott Fisher has the latest details.

AUSTIN, Texas — A person has been detained after an explosive device was discovered at a home in South Austin. Police revealed the explosive device was actually discovered Tuesday afternoon at a home on Vintage Stave Road near Brodie Lane. Austin police said members of the Bomb Squad Unit...

Ascension Seton is in the process of buying Cedar Park Regional Medical Center. The hospital, which opened in 2007 at 1401 Medical Parkway, has 126 beds and was one of the few in Central Texas that was not owned by Ascension Seton, St. David's HealthCare or Baylor Scott & White Health. It did have a partnership with...

AUSTIN, Texas — Japan's leading semiconductor company officially cut the ribbon and opened a new headquarters in Austin's River South today. Tokyo Electron LTD does about 13 billion dollars in business a year, and it's the fourth largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world. Wednesday morning's event was attended...