What most of us have known for years as the Texas Memorial Museum on UT Austin's campus will now be called the Texas Science and Natural History Museum. This name change is ahead of the grand reopening of the 86-year-old museum this month. Museum Director Carolyn Connerat gives us insight.
What most of us have known for years as the Texas Memorial Museum on UT Austin's campus will now be called the Texas Science and Natural History Museum. This name change is ahead of the grand reopening of the 86-year-old museum this month. Museum Director Carolyn Connerat gives us insight.
After severe thunderstorms and hail blew through Central Texas late Sunday evening, some residents might have woken up this morning with cracked window shields, roof damage and, yes, dents in their cars. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/at-home-tricks-to-fix-small-dents-in-your-car/
Beware if you've got a beach trip planned to the Texas coast. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is monitoring a red tide event. The bloom is believed to have caused some fish kills in San Luis Pass, Surfside Beach and the Freeport Channel.
On Monday, the Hays Consolidated Independent School District board approved the superintendent’s request to the Hays County Sheriff’s Office for additional school resource officers. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/hays-cisd-board-approves-superintendents-request-for-additional-school-resource-officers/
The back and forth over what Central Health should be charging you, and what services should be provided with that money, continues this week. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/travis-county/travis-county-commissioners-to-revisit-central-healths-budget-tuesday/
People in Round Rock and the Austin area woke up to shattered windshields, dented cars, and damaged roofs Monday morning after hail fell from the sky overnight.
Former top deputies who were fired by Attorney General Ken Paxton after reporting him to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced plans to move forward with their lawsuit on Monday, vowing to continue their legal battle in a “real court” after the attorney general was acquitted on impeachment charges in the Senate.
A storm with hail moved through Central Texas late Sunday, damaging cars and homes. And some KXAN viewers told us they were on the road when the storm hit. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/what-to-do-if-youre-caught-driving-in-hail/
As of Monday, heavy vehicles and buses are only allowed to use the right lane when traveling eastbound across the Barton Springs Road bridge, city officials said in a memo. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/barton-springs-bridge-adding-new-traffic-requirement-to-extend-shelf-life/
A new group of community leaders is launching large-scale changes within mobility and infrastructure industries in central Texas. The goal is to connect local people with thousands of jobs and careers. Sarah Garza, director of Mobility Industry Partnerships for Workforce Solutions Capital Area gives us insight.
Large, damaging hail hit parts of Central Texas. A lot of people discovered smashed car windows and windshields. And others even had damage to their homes. Marc Nascimento with State Farm gives us insight.
The pecan harvest is about to start in Central Texas and like so much of life around here… it too has been disrupted by the heat and drought. At 38 Pecans in Seguin, it is expecting a lighter crop, which could impact prices. Tom Miller talked with farmer Mark Walls about the impact he's seeing.
When severe weather rolls through, with it, usually comes the threat of power outages. Lisa Martin and Matt Mitchell from Austin Energy gives us insight.
