Compared to this time last year, eviction filings in the Austin area are up about 16%. That could be happening for a number of reasons, including fewer protections for renters.

On Wednesday, McCown joined other Camp Mystic parents, some wearing buttons memorializing “Heaven’s 27,” in demanding that Texas lawmakers pass a bill that would boost camp safety, including generally keeping cabins out of flood plains, instituting new requirements for emergency plans and mandating weather radios.

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Parts of the Texas Capitol grounds were evacuated and closed to visitors on Tuesday evening after reports of an active shooter threat.The building itself was s

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin-area is ranked the fifth highest in the nation for the number of homes at risk of wildfire damage, according to a new study by analysis group Cotality. New data found over 94,000 homes in the Austin area are at moderate or greater risk for wildfire damage.

"They said it's a felony for me to do this. Apparently I can't be on the floor or in the bathroom," Nicole Collier said.

Organizers with the Austin Pride Foundation told The Austin American-Statesman that they host their festivities later in the summer so college stud

Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte isn't going anywhere anytime soon. The University of Texas System Board of Regents will be asked this week to approve a six-year contract extension for Del Conte, online records show. The extension would keep Del Conte, 57, with the Texas athletic department through 2036.