It hadn't happened in Major League Baseball for almost 13 years until a former Longhorn did it Thursday.

Video from Thursday's storm shows autonomous Waymo vehicles driving into a flooded section of Riverside Drive and stopping, forcing drivers to navigate around the vehicles.

A startup south of Austin is using robots to build homes out of clay pulled directly from the ground a new approach aimed at lowering costs and changing how houses are built.

Compared to about a decade ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said congenital syphilis cases are 700% higher nationwide.

Investigators say the suspect created around 800 fake orders, then refunded the money to himself.

A huge sea lion named "Chonkers" is spending this spring sitting on the dock of Pier 39 in San Francisco.

A temporary injunction has been granted to the Texas hemp industry, delaying the enforcement of four new rules issued by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The rules include changing the definition of total Delta-9 THC to include THCA, banning the transport of hemp across state lines, increasing licensing fees for manufacturers, growers, and ...

In an effort to understand campus safety and trends at large, public universities in Texas, KXAN analyzed campus crime data required by The Jeanne Clery Act beginning in 2016, the year of Haruka's death, to the most recent available data, 2024.

A major overhaul of a highway in southwest Austin is almost done, and some recent construction progress is already making the drive faster.

The Onions plan to take over the Infowars platforms that Alex Jones built into a bullhorn of conspiracy theories and turn them into parody sites was in limbo again Thursday, after a Texas court paused a proposed deal involving the satirical news outlet.

The fourth annual Texas Wine Auction supporting the Texas Wine Auction Foundation is taking place this weekend at Carter Creek Winery Resort & Spa, featuring live music, a silent auction, dinner, and casino gaming experience.

A black German Shepard named Oakley was shot on April 28, 2026, near the Bell Farms Townhomes in Lubbock, Texas, and is currently recovering from his injuries with his owner, Jaeden Warren.

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, posted thevideo on social mediaamid questions over whose bullet struck a Secret Service officer as Cole Tomas Allen ran through security with a long gun toward the hotel ballroom packed with journalists, administration officials and others.

Five people reportedly died following a plane crash in the Wimberley area of Hays County, according to Hays County Homeland Security & Emergency Management.

This week, on a special, on-location edition of our weekly Inside the Investigation program, KXAN Director of Investigations & Innovation Josh Hinkle and Senior Investigative Producer David Barer discuss updates to their teams Mental Competency Consequences project was supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism and where the investigation ...

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This month at the University of Texas at Austin, UT police, student leadership and the Central Texas Public Safety Commission hosted an event aimed at getting students more comfortable with the officers who serve them.

Severe weather and flooding are possible in Central Texas through Friday.

For many workers in the U.S., the commute has become just as stressful as their career.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is knocking down the price of a PreCheck membership during the month of May, for qualifying customers.

Grab the rain gear. There's a really good chance you'll need it as rounds of heavy rain and storms move through our area today. -Meteorologist Kristen Currie

AUSTIN (KXAN) With storms and heavy rain expected to move through the Austin area Friday afternoon and early evening, Texas and Arkansas will start Game 2 of their series later than originally scheduled. The No. 5 Longhorns and No. 7 Razorbacks will play at 7 p.m. at McCombs Field, five hours later than the [...]

AUSTIN (KXAN) Longhorns and Dolphins typically don't have a lot in common in the wild, but on the football field, they're looking more similar by the year. With three freshly-drafted Texas players joining Miami in the NFL, the Dolphins' shade of orange is looking more burnt than ever. Offensive lineman DJ Campbell, linebacker Trey [...]

E-bikes and e-motorcycles are becoming a common sight across Hays County, but law enforcement officials say the growing trend is also raising serious safety concerns.

AUSTIN (KXAN) The Men's College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, doesn't start until June 12, but there's a potential preview of The Greatest Show on Dirt starting Friday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. A top-10 matchup between No. 4 Texas and No. 10 Mississippi State this weekend is one of the country's premier series. As [...]