The attorney representing the House impeachment managers accidentally rested the case Wednesday afternoon against suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton before the defense could cross-examine another whistleblower. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/paxton-impeachment/watch-live-ken-paxtons-assistant-testifies-to-bribery-accusations/

A natural gas leak led to the evacuation of four buildings Thursday morning in a Kyle neighborhood. The City of Kyle posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that the leak happened near the intersection of Wetzel and Mather. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/4-buildings-evacuated-after-gas-leak-reported-in-kyle/

KXAN crime reporter Brianna Hollis and digital reporter Sam Stark dive into the investigations into Raul Meza Jr. on “KXAN Live: The Meza Case” to give you a look behind the curtain at the team’s coverage. You can watch the streams live on Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m.

The presider of the impeachment trial against Attorney General Ken Paxton is speaking out freely now that the gag order is over, defending the Texas Senate’s process as “unbiased” while slamming the House’s initial decision to impeach in late May.

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Happy Thursday, everyone! As we head into the end of the week, we want to share the top stories making headlines this morning. These include a few topics being discussed at the Austin City Council meeting, AISD to vote on special education proposal, and Round Rock ISD possibly asking for an exception to a new state law. Read more here: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-city-council-future-of-healthsouth-building-police-oversight-implementation/

Sniffing and searching for illegal drugs, there's now a dog on duty in Granite Shoals.

A 29-year-old woman who was missing for nearly one month was found and is cooperating with law enforcement, the Round Rock Police Department said in a news release Wednesday. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/round-rock/missing-29-year-old-woman-found-rrpd-says/

Forbes released its rankings for the best employers in each state, and here in Texas, H'E'B tok the No. 2 ranking.

More 66,000 students submitted application to the University of Texas Austin for this fall, which is 10% more than last year's numbers.

Spirit Airlines has canceled a nonstop international route between Austin and Monterrey, Mexico, citing low demand. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-airport/spirit-airlines-cancels-international-route-from-austin-citing-low-demand/

A private jet company, JSX Inc., is cutting roughly half of its flights out of Austin, a spokesperson told KXAN Wednesday.

Austin Energy officials detailed its latest progress toward a more equitable distribution of electric vehicle charging stations in a Monday memo. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-outlines-steps-toward-equitable-electric-vehicle-charging-stations/