More than an hour of delaying tactics from House Democrats has blocked a vote on a hotly debated bill that would have mandated ...

Concert venues and hospitals spent part of Tuesday preparing for the possibility of severe weather in Central Texas.

A fight at a baseball field just north of the Highland Mall area sends a teenager to the hospital with a stab wound.

Firefighter by day, Austin resident Randy Denzer drives thousands of miles each spring chasing severe weather.

A South Austin community center is back before the city’s Building and Standards Commission ...

A Central Texas civil rights group is threatening legal action after Williamson County commissioners interviewed ...

The budget standoff at the Texas Capitol continued into a second day Tuesday as a ...

The Texas House gave final approval Tuesday to a Medicaid reform bill that includes an ...

In reauthorizing the operations of the Texas Ethics Commission, the state House on Tuesday overwhelmingly ...

Several Central Texas groups and agencies have answered the call to help tornado victims in ...

A bill that would allow the state to drug screen unemployment applicants passed the Texas House late Tuesday.

A federal judge has ruled against dismissing a civil lawsuit filed last year against an ...

More than a month after the devastating explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, a ...

It looked and sounded a lot like Independence Day on Lakeside Drive here Tuesday, with ...

A man was taken into custody shortly before 9 p.m. after barricading himself inside a Leander home Tuesday.

Circuit of the Americas is seeking the city of Austin’s support to win a ...

EAST AUSTIN Attempted kidnapping suspect arrested A man accused of attempting to kidnap a 14-year-old ...

The people who run Caprock Canyons State Park in the Texas panhandle are expanding the range of the official State Bison Herd ...

Next week marks the 16th anniversary of the tornado that stormed through this Williamnson County town that left much of it ...

Travis County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to add ambulance service to a fire station in ...

A Travis County commissioner called Tuesday for District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg to step down in ...

The 737 is on final approach, and Central Texas never will be the same. It ...

Due to severe weather concerns in the Central Texas region, Tuesday night's Dave Matthews Band performance has been postponed.

Central Texas law enforcement officials said Tuesday they have formed a traffic safety group to ...

The Senate Nominations Committee has approved Gov. Rick Perry's three appointments to the University of Texas System board of ...

TRAVIS COUNTY DOWNTOWN AUSTIN Community college to host luncheon Austin Community College’s Center for ...

Tuesday morning volunteers stood in a circle, held hands and prayed before driving off to Oklahoma to help people displaced by ...

A woman on Tuesday was sentenced to 50 years in prison after she was convicted ...

An exceptionally devastating tornado hit the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday afternoon, twisting through subdivisions ...

A plan to finalize Texas' budget before the 83rd Session ends could face a major hurdle Tuesday.

A Senate panel voted 6-0 Tuesday to advance the nominations of three people for the ...

Austin salutes the U.S. Marines helping recovery efforts in Oklahoma.

KXAN's David Yeomans goes into the field Tuesday to track the thunderstorms along with experienced local storm chaser Randy ...

The City Council won’t place Austin Energy under the supervision of an independent board ...

The Texas House late Monday approved a plan to train some teachers who are already licensed to carry firearms for gunfights ...

The only Republican on the Travis County Commissioners Court called Tuesday for Democratic District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg ...

Travis, Williamson counties and large parts of the Texas Hill Country were ripe for severe weather on Tuesday, the National ...

If people from Central Texas want to help, they should visit the Red Cross website to learn how to become a trained Red Cross ...

Update 6 p.m.: The National Weather Service pared down the number of Central Texas ...

In several communities across the region, tornado sirens are used to warn residents of impending danger. In Central Texas, ...

Should a major disaster strike Central Texas, the Austin-Travis County Emergency Operations Center can activate a large, ...

On Monday afternoon, the House passed all of the four beer-related bills, which will now head to Gov. Rick Perry's desk.

Plans are in store for new park land in Austin. The area around the old power plant on Holly Street on the east side will be ...

Texas lawmakers have given final approval to an overhaul of the Texas Water Development Board as the state grapples with how to ...

A federal appeals court has upheld a Texas law that says 18-20-year-olds cannot receive a concealed handgun license.

Steve Present is a one-man patrol out on Lake Austin, constantly monitor the pesky hydrilla that just doesn't seem to go away.

A KXAN investigation raises questions for Williamson County commissioners about the interviews they conducted while filling a ...

One week to go, and the current Texas legislative session will be finished. But that does not mean lawmakers will go home for ...

Scientists concluded the storm was a rare and extraordinarily powerful type of twister known as an EF5, ranking it at the top ...

A quiet morning of yard work ends with an attack with a garden hoe followed by an arrest.

Bullying is being examined on a national level and here in Texas. Lawmakers are forcing school districts to have stricter ...

A North Austin elementary school is under fire after not one but two teacher scandals involving child porn.

Tuesday morning, stay at home moms held a protest in Washington D.C. They want to obtain their own credit cards despite not ...

A bill that would allow the state to drug screen unemployment applicants has passed the Texas House.

Technology to predict tornado formations hours in advance is still 30 years away

The Austin housing market is hot right now; many buyers are offering $10,000 to $30,000 over the asking price of a home. Home ...

Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a ...

The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students ...

Ways you can help the victims of the Moore, Tornado.

An estimated EF-5 tornado tore through the city of Moore, Okla. on May 20. Here are scenes of the massive twister's aftermath ...

Stocks rose Tuesday, giving the Dow and S&P new highs. But many insurance companies took a hit on concerns about costs they'll ...

Twitter is becoming the social media destination of choice, for teenagers.

Despite the terrorist attack in Boston, a KVUE Defenders investigation discovered Congress and Texas lawmakers have cuts ...

Two Austin Police Officers returned to work after being suspended for running errands on duty.

A group that lost its fight to get the confederate battle flag on Texas car tags has lost another battle for recognition. This ...

Austin Animal Center Services Director says it's newly built shelter is too small. The demand for space at the center is ...

Authorities are continuing their investigation into an early morning crash in the 16000 block of Littig Rd, involving a Manor ...

Austin Police Officers are investigating a deadly crash that left a pedestrian dead in Central Austin early Tuesday morning.

Austin Police might have a lead in the burglary case at Austin Pets Alive over the weekend.

The May 29 Republican Primary is right around the corner and the race that's heating up is in Williamson County.

Locals Steve Garcia and Blake Miller escaped along with hundreds of passengers on life boats shortly after hearing a scraping ...

Warmer temperatures and cloudy skies, but do they mean rain? Get your holiday forecast from KEYE TV Meteorologist Allison ...

Costa cruise company says it appears captain made 'errors in judgment.'

Janet Evans qualified for the Olympic trials in the 800-meter freestyle on Sunday, her second qualifying time since coming out ...

One San Antonio teen is dead and his friend is charged with intoxication manslaughter and vehicle theft after they took a ...

A 1-year-old boy has been killed by his family's pit bull at his grandparents' home about 50 miles northwest of Houston.

U.S. officials say two Americans are among the nine passengers still unaccounted for from the capsized cruise ship off Tuscany.

Austin Police are investigating a body that was found on Lady Bird Lake Saturday afternoon.

Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno says he "didn't know which way to go" after an assistant coach came to him in ...

The number of people missing after a luxury cruise liner ran aground off the coast of Italy last night has dropped to about 40.

Italian media report that the captain of a cruise liner that ran aground with some 4,000 people aboard has been detained for ...

Due to high winds and low humidity, the National Weather Service is predicting high fire danger weather for the next three ...

Rick Perry, trying to rescue his presidential campaign in South Carolina, got some unwelcome news Saturday from back home, ...

Nearly two weeks after cell phone video captures an arrest downtown, Austin Police slap two additional charges on a woman who ...

The Meadow Mountain subdivision is being called one of the most fire prone areas in Travis County.

Officials have released the name of the man killed in the house explosion in Central Austin on Monday. 43-year-old Renald ...

Perry cited Texas' record of job creation during his 11 years as governor, and said it is far better than Obama's ...

Austin Police Department released new numbers Friday on the impact of the Occupy Austin protest on the department.

The Burnet County Sheriff's Department says they've arrested a woman who's been on the run from the law for 11 ...

A federal judge has refused to add Texas Gov. Rick Perry and three other candidates to Virginia's Republican presidential ...

The victim of a home explosion in Central Austin on Monday morning after a gas leak has been identified.

A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the immediate enforcement of a new Texas abortion law while opponents ...

An 18-month-old boy has been found safe in Houston about a block from a Walmart parking lot where his mother's idling SUV ...

The Texas Department of Transportation says Mopac at the Ben White Boulevard intersection will close down this weekend as ...

The Hays County Sheriff's Office says one of their corrections officers has been arrested over an improper relationship ...