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Several areas of the Lone Star State are in for another hot week . Central Texas is expected to be hot and dry through Thursday, with highs in the upper 90s the first half of the week before creeping into the triple digits for the latter part. Rain chances return Friday and linger through the weekend. The shift from...

Texas lawmakers race against the clock on flood recovery. Back in Austin for a special session, Texas lawmakers have just 30 days to tackle a growing list of urgent — and controversial — priorities, and flood recovery is front and center. The devastating July 4 floods across Central Texas have made it impossible to...

"It absolutely works better than the HVAC system I had in the house that I was renting before." Next-gen neighborhood taps into unlimited underground energy source to keep energy bills low: 'Costs will continue to come down' first appeared on The Cool Down .

They're not the sprawling warehouses you've come to associate with IKEA — some don't even serve Swedish meatballs.

From sushi to coffee and tacos to burgers, there's a food hall in downtown Austin with a little something for everyone. FOX 7 Austin's Tierra Newbaum is at Fareground with more.

In a nearly 12-hour joint hearing that drew testimony from top state agencies and emergency officials, the Texas Senate and House Committees on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding took decisive steps toward crafting legislation aimed at strengthening the state’s emergency response infrastructure. Held in Austin, the...

CALDWELL COUNTY, Texas — Caldwell County deputies discovered discarded animal remains on the side of a road on Saturday. The Caldwell County Constable says that a deputy located multiple trash bags filled with discarded animal remains while on patrol. "The level of disregard and cruelty it takes to leave...

ROUND ROCK, Texas — Paper planes whizzed and dipped and careened into the audience while parents gleefully ducked for cover. At the front of the drab hotel conference room, a man deadpanned, “You all signed a waiver before you came in here?” The speaker, Chris Cardiff, was urging the room of parents to take control...

As we wind down a historic month for Central Texas weather, this past week brought its share of notable weather: Thursday marked our third day of 100-degree temperatures for the year and the first for this summer, only to be followed by a dramatic shift Friday morning as a blanket of clouds rolled in from the coast,...

AUSTIN, Texas — Planet Fitness franchisees across Texas, including Excel Fitness, are donating a combined $100,000 to support families affected by the recent catastrophic floods in the Texas Hill Country. Excel Fitness, which operates 80 Planet Fitness clubs across the state, including 58 in the Dallas-Fort Worth...