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AUSTIN, Texas — Amazon is expanding its footprint in Austin with a new multibillion-dollar robotics manufacturing facility expected to create hundreds of jobs, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday. The new facility will bring an estimated 300 to 500 manufacturing and engineering jobs to the Austin area, according to th

Most Austinites would say that the ongoing expansion of I-35 has only made their daily commutes more troublesome. And that will likely be the case for years to come. However, progress is being made, as the rebuilt Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard bridge over I-35 is now fully operational, Texas Department of Transporta

AUSTIN, Texas — The APD SWAT team responded to a barricaded subject call in north Austin. That incident has since concluded, according to police. APD reported at around 7:15 a.m. that the SWAT scene was ongoing at a Super 8 hotel on the southbound I-35 service road near Wonsley Drive.

Demonstrators protested border wall construction in state park land outside annual Texas Parks & Wildlife meeting. A judge has temporarily halted the construction and set a hearing date of Aug. 28. The construction spans more than 48 miles of park land, including Big Bend Ranch State Park. CBP maintains that...

AUSTIN, TX — Two juveniles reported missing in Austin were found safe, along with a 55-year-old man police had been searching for in connection with the case. The Austin Police Department said Wednesday it had asked the public for help locating 15-year-old Roxana Soto and 14-year-old Roselin Soto. Officers also named A

A new opportunity is opening for Texas veterans ready to turn their ideas into real, working software. On Friday, Sept. 4, the Veteran SaaS Launch Lab arrives in Austin with a promise that’s as bold as it is accessible: no coding experience required. Veterans, service members, military spouses, and family members can w

A man charged in connection with a 2023 deadly crash in Travis County was given five years of community supervision Aug. 3 following a guilty plea, according to Travis County court documents.

Three Texas restaurants made the list, and one is in Austin. That's Nixta Taqueria, an east Austin restaurant that has won Michelin and James Beard awards.

CEDAR PARK, Texas — Three people were injured in an overnight house fire in a Cedar Park subdivision, according to city officials. The fire broke out in the 3000 block of Paseo de Charros in the the Caballo Ranch subdivision. City officials said it prompted a full automatic-aid response, bringing 17 emergency response

Whataburger announced a new value menu with four items priced at $4 each as consumers continue to face higher fast-food prices nationwide.