Austin Police said after a chase overnight Thursday into Friday, the driver of a vehicle crashed into a building. The building was the Travis County Civil Courthouse off Guadalupe Street in downtown Austin.
Austin Police said after a chase overnight Thursday into Friday, the driver of a vehicle crashed into a building. The building was the Travis County Civil Courthouse off Guadalupe Street in downtown Austin.
Austin Police Department Chief Joseph Chacon pinned and congratulated the Rabbi Marie Betcher. She will serve as the lead chaplain for APD. Betcher is the first woman and first rabbi to lead the APD chaplains on the force.
Austin Public Health is upping its incentive for Travis County residents to get their COVID vaccinations, the health authority announced Monday. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/coronavirus/austin-public-health-giving-50-gift-cards-for-covid-shots-boosters/
Hundreds are expected to attend a rally Monday afternoon at the Texas Capitol, where they’ll push for bills protecting the LGBTQ community and criticize the dozens of proposed restrictions now under consideration.
Read more https://www.kxan.com/lgbtq/advocates-celebrities-rally-to-support-lgbtq-rights-at-texas-capitol/
One student was fatally shot and another injured when a third student opened fire outside a Dallas-area high school Monday morning before being arrested on a murder charge, police said.
Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/national-news/officials-2-hurt-after-shooting-at-texas-school/
People walking or riding their bikes in Texas are being hit by cars more often. KXAN morning anchor Tom Miller talked with the Texas Department of Transportation about how bad it's gotten, and what's being done about it.
Anti-abortion groups are seeking to overturn the F.D.A's approval of abortion pills. The argument is bringing to light the Comstock Act of 1873. Eleanor Klibanoff with the Texas Tribune explains the law and why it's being brought up now.
A program for asylum seekers who are released in the u-s was set to end Thursday to new enrollees. Border Report's Sandra Sanchez explained why a federal judge ruled it illegal.
Cynthia Lee Fontaine, an Austin-based drag entertainer who competed on "RuPaul's Drag Race," performed outside the Texas Capitol during a rally for LGBTQ rights.
Jonathan Van Ness, one of the stars of Netflix's "Queer Eye," led hundreds gathered at the Texas Capitol in a chant before delivering remarks about supporting LGBTQ rights in the state.
The city of Elgin is breaking ground on a new police station. It will be the city's first police-designated building as it starts to rapidly grow and the police department has to grow with it.
