An estate sale will be held starting Friday through Sunday at Nau’s Enfield Drug where several antique collectibles from the store will be available for purchase. The store is located off Enfield Road at 12th Street and West Lynn Street. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/buy-a-piece-of-austin-history-at-naus-estate-sale/

A little more than a month after Jesús Garza was asked to temporarily take Austin's city manager seat, Garza has shaken up the city's leadership structure and is working towards establishing what he thinks will be more collaborative office procedures. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/a-new-lens-jesus-garza-on-austin-leadership-shakeups-office-procedures/

Nearly 40 pediatric hospital beds coming to Williamson County

Safety changes came quick to school districts across Texas following the Robb Elementary shooting in Uvalde.

“Checking every exterior door, interior door as well as documenting all the times it has occurred, really trying to promote a culture of safety and security,” said Austin ISD interim superintendent Matias Segura.

https://www.kxan.com/news/austin-isd-discusses-school-safety-improvements/

The Texas House discussed a bill Tuesday that would fine teachers and school officials up to $10,000 for celebrating or providing special instruction on sexual preference, including events like Pride week.

The Texas House discussed a bill Tuesday that would fine teachers and school officials up to $10,000 for celebrating or providing special instruction on sexual preference, including events like Pride week. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-lawmakers-discuss-bill-that-could-levy-10k-fine-for-schools-teachers-celebrating-pride-week/

With Garrett Foster’s family sitting front row in the Travis County Courthouse on Tuesday morning, Daniel Perry entered a not-guilty plea.

Perry is an Army sergeant, who was stationed at Fort Hood in 2020. He admitted to shooting and killing Foster in the streets of downtown Austin on July 25, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest.

The Texas legislature is considering a new bill this session that would require convicted drunk drivers to give child support payments if a parent of a minor is killed in the crash.

With increasing use and familiarity with the artificial intelligence program ChatGPT, some Texas colleges are looking at the technology’s impact on their campuses.

Art Markman, the vice provost for academic affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, talks with KXAN about how UT is looking at ChatGPT use. READ MORE: https://www.kxan.com/news/education/texas-universities-colleges-respond-to-rise-of-chatgpt-use-on-campuses/

The City of Georgetown is launching a power outage text reporting service for customers beginning April 10. The city will automatically sign up residents using the phone number associated with their account.

In the next few months we are expecting a final decision from The food and drug administration banning the sale of menthol cigarettes. But some states are not waiting, some have already issued a ban or are considering one including Texas democrat - Senator Carol Alvarado of Houston with Senate Bill 920. It's after a report from The FDA found menthol makes cigarettes more addictive and harder to quit. Our Sally Hernandez has more on why some health advocates say this is a health concern especially important to the black Community.

Two people are dead, and a suspect remained at large, after shooting late Monday night in Elgin, according to a news release from the Elgin Police Department Tuesday. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/elgin/elgin-police-suspend-search-for-suspect-after-monday-night-shooting/

A new mural is up along 18th and San Antonio Streets in downtown Austin honoring healthy living and cycling in the city. The unveiling for that mural took place Sunday morning, following a 3-mile community bike ride. KXAN got reaction from those at the unveiling.