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New diet drug promises big results

Sally Hernandez — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:30:00 GMT

Obesity-related health issues are reaching epidemic proportions and many people are looking for the pill that can rid them of extra weight.

Items worth millions declared lost

Nanci Wilson — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:29:11 GMT

In the past year alone nearly $12 million worth of stuff bought with taxpayer dollars has been reported lost, stolen, or missing by Texas state agencies.

Students walk home past sex offenders

Josh Hinkle — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:00:00 GMT

Forced to find another way home, your child's walk from school could lead them past numerous sex offenders. KXAN investigates eliminated school bus routes in central Texas and what parents are now doing to protect their children.

Questionable school safety inspections

Nanci Wilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:15:00 GMT

How can they inspect the schools if they're not even there?

Crumbling courthouse may cost taxpayers

Nanci Wilson — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:38:18 GMT

Lee County Commissioners are trying to determine how to best address the problems causing massive cracks in the historic courthouse.

Bus driver investigated for child porn

Josh Hinkle — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:30:00 GMT

A Marble Falls ISD bus driver was under investigation for possession of child pornography at the same time he was driving children to and from school. In late August, police arrested Richard Allen Asbill, 62, on charges after a two-year investigation.

Sleeping with Spirits: The Driskill

Josh Hinkle — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT

Booking a stay in the same room as Austin's most popular paranormal experience was the perfect outlet for mom's ghost-hunting hobby. The Driskill Hotel awaited her investigation.

Prop 7 lets lawmakers get paid by guard

Nanci Wilson — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:06:17 GMT

Proposition 7 on the November ballot is a constitutional amendment to allow members of the Texas State Guard to hold other civil offices. But are lawmakers writing laws to benefit themselves?

Left behind at the bus stop

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:30:00 GMT

Many Austinites with disabilities are complaining about Capital Metro accessibility. "We've had problems for 17 years after the ADA requirements went into effect," said David Wittie of Adapt of Texas. CapMetro officials say the issue is being addressed.

CapMetro spends to send leader to event

Nanci Wilson — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:54:50 GMT

Just last week, Capital Metro's board proposed an increase in bus fares. But the board also approved thousands of taxpayer dollars to send executives to a conference at an Orlando resort.

1950s drought remains one of record

Natalie Stoll — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:54:10 GMT

It has been a record-breaking summer in the worst possible way. The average temperature in July of 2009 at Camp Mabry was the warmest on record. There have been 68 100 degree days. That puts us just one day from tying the record of 100 degrees days set in 1925.

Film society wants budget secrecy

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:40:49 GMT

The Austin Film Society wants to keep secret the budget for operating city-owned land and property that were renovated with $6 million dollars from Austin taxpayers. City Council on Thursday approved a deal subleasing Stage 4 to a Nashville music company.

Furor over subsidized music studio plan

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:57:04 GMT

Some local businesses want the City Council to stop the Austin Film Society from giving taxpayer incentives to an out-of-state competitor.

Graffiti: Art that's a crime

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:30:00 GMT

The age-old debate on whether graffiti is an art or a crime.

Driving while in"TEXT"icated

Jenny Hoff — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:09:36 GMT

Many people are guilty of it and most will admit it. While sitting in traffic or driving to work, it's tempting to pull out your I-phone or Blackberry and start texting away, but a study shows that habit is as dangerous as driving drunk.

Drought tops oak wilt in tree deaths

Jim Swift — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:27:30 GMT

Driving down the Central Texas highways, on either side of the road you will take in a heartbreaking view. Oak wilt is usually the culprit for dead trees. But this year, the lack of water is responsible.

Crosswalk dangers complicated by paving

Matt Flener — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:39:19 GMT

Susanne Slay-Westbrook has crossed the street one too many times staring death in the face on Anderson Lane in North Austin with cars zooming by.

Unique type of photography hits Austin

Jim Swift — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:59:47 GMT

The pictures will take your breath away, knock your socks off, blow your mind and stop you dead in your tracks, and there is nothing cliché about them.

APD arrests felons in homeless camps

Shannon Wolfson — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:04:00 GMT

Criminals are hiding in plain sight in Austin homeless camps, but Austin police have found a new way to get to them.

Banks ban 'hats, hoods, sunglasses'

Josh Hinkle — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:00:00 GMT

Austin is looking to the Dallas suburb of Lewisville for guidance in a program called "No Hats, No Hoods, No Sunglasses." Police work with banks to slap signs on their doors, banning those items of clothing in hopes of warding off robbers.

Staying afloat in the tough economy

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:44:19 GMT

No job, no prospects, with the economy still struggling to recover, families are finding little light at the end of the tunnel and resorting to whatever it takes to make ends meet.

For many, fear of layoff is a motivator

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:11:22 GMT

The nation's jobless rate hit a quarter-century high of 9.4 percent. Fear of being the next layoff is pushing some workers to fight harder to cling to their jobs.

APD officers caught running red lights

Shannon Wolfson — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:30:00 GMT

Dozens of Austin police officers have been caught on camera running red lights since the city first installed red light safety cameras in May 2008.

Polygamist raid: The battle continues

Jenny Hoff — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:31:10 GMT

One year after Texas child-protection officials removed more than 440 children from a polygamist compound in Eldorado, questions and hard feelings live on.

Special Report: Bastrop Fire

Jackie Vega — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:19:36 GMT

Just 46 miles east of Austin, the little shops of the Alum Creek Center once sat peacefully amid the rolling hills and piney woods of Smithville in Bastrop County - a quaint retreat from the clustered traffic of a bustling city. Then the wildfire came.

City orders chemical tests near school

Matt Flener — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:21:29 GMT

The City of Austin has ordered an intensive round of tests on an East Austin manufacturing site right next to an elementary school.

"TTYL" pulled from school libraries

Carla Casta�o — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:04:51 GMT

The Round Rock Independent School District superintendent has decided to pull "TTYL" from the middle school libraries.

KXAN Austin News launches new Web site

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:56:42 GMT

KXAN Austin News, an NBC affiliate, announced Tuesday the launch of its new local television station Web site: www.kxan.com

Roofs help Texans stay in damaged homes

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:35:00 GMT

Federal help is available for eligible homeowners whose residences suffered roof damage as a result of Hurricane Ike.

Autamata leaves Isle to perform at ACL

Blair Shiff — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:24:00 GMT

They do not look like first time visitors to the United States, though most of the members are. Ireland's own Autamata is in Austin to perform for the first time in America.