The Earth is getting darker due to decreased aerosol pollution, melting sea ice, and reduced cloud cover, causing it to absorb more energy and warm the planet.

Smithville Police updated an Oct. 13 social media post to announce it arrested a suspect who it claimed was connected to a fatal hit-and-run on Oct. 11.

The Texas Tribune spoke to more than a dozen transgender and nonbinary Texas students about how their lives on campuses have changed in recent years. Many of them asked to remain anonymous or have only their first names published, because they fear backlash from university officials, students, parents or the general public.

Leaders in the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) want to get one of the district's schools back on track.

Don't put away the gardening tools just yet. As fall sets in, the season offers a prime opportunity for planting various species to ensure a vibrant garden come spring.

Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson said her office conducted a full comparison and citizenship verification of the state's voter registration list through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' SAVE database. During the verification, the voter list identified over 2,000 potential noncitizens were registered to vote in the state of Texas. U.S. ...

Starting Monday, the city of Austin launched a homeless encampment surge, which is scheduled to last for roughly three weeks, according to a memo from Director of Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations David Gray.

On the top of each ballot this election are 17 constitutional amendments voters will need to decide on. A majority of those propositions are related to the state's tax code.

Police arrested a man at Atlanta's bustling airport on Monday after getting a tip from his family that he was planning to shoot up the place, and found an assault rifle and ammunition in his truck outside, the city's police chief said.

An Abilene, Texas man is accused of sexually abusing his neighbor's dog through a backyard fence.

Kevin Durant, who starred for Texas in the 2006-2007 season, is fresh off signing a $90 million contract extension after getting traded to the Houston Rockets. He'll lead the Rockets against the defending NBA champs, the Oklahoma City Thunder, at 5:30 p.m. CT on KXAN in the first game of the 2025-2026 NBA season.

Foods like butter, cheese and red meat could be reemphasized in new dietary guidelines.

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson proposed that the city of Austin create a task force by Oct. 27 on the use of public spaces to assure creative participation continues in Austin.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom had objected to the live-fire exercises, arguing that they put the safety of motorists at risk.

As a way to observe Unplug Texas Day, Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has shared ways Texans can participate by unplugging in various ways from their devices.

Diwali is the five-day festival of lights, symbolizing the victory of good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and spiritual light over darkness, per the Hindu American Foundation.

Texas Tech Director of Athletics, Kirby Hocutt announced Monday that the university will no longer allow attendees to throw tortillas during kickoff of home football games.

A pilot program to help with flood insurance will soon be available to Austin homeowners. All they have to do is apply for that assistance and are encouraged to do so by Dec. 31, according to the city of Austin.

On October 20, an AWS outage caused widespread disruption to websites and apps, highlighting the reliance on cloud services and the potential for scams and loss of revenue due to outages.

AUSTIN (KXAN) A win is a win, especially on the road in the Southeastern Conference, but Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian wasn't pleased with his performance from a playcalling perspective. The No. 22 Longhorns survived the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday, overcoming their worst offensive performance in the Sarkisian era to win 16-13 in overtime [...]

A San Marcos resident has claimed the $2 million Mega Millions prize that was sold at a south Austin convenience store last week, according to the Texas Lotto.

A Hays County jury convicted a former teacher on Oct. 16 of the continuous sexual abuse of a child and sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to a press release from the Hays County District Attorney's Office on Monday.

LONDON (AP) Internet users around the world faced widespread disruption early on Monday because of a problem at Amazon's cloud computing service that took down dozens of major online services, including social media site Snapchat, the Roblox and Fortnite video games and chat app Signal. About three hours after the outage began, Amazon Web [...]

A 44-year-old man was arrested in connection with a deadly crash that happened on Labor Day, according to an arrest affidavit from Travis County. This is the second arrest made in the case.

The redevelopment of the Townlake YMCA downtown is set to include more than 1 million square feet of housing, in addition to a new YMCA facility, The Austin Business Journal reports.