Andy Jechow

Disaster relief organizations, including the Red Cross and Salvation Army, have deployed to the Texas Hill Country to help those affected.

The cause of the blast, which was felt miles away, is currently under investigation by the Travis County fire marshal.

Five people, including a child and an infant, were killed in the crash on southbound Interstate 35 near Parmer Lane late Thursday night. Eleven people were taken to local hospitals after the crash, which involved a semitruck.

Austin reports its first local measles case since 2019

The Hudson Fire, located between Bastrop State Park and Buescher State Park, is 50% contained as of Monday afternoon.

The popular grocery store chain announced it will roll out the tap-to-pay feature at all of its stores over the next several weeks. The first stores to get the option will be in the San Antonio area.

As of Friday afternoon, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport says all airlines are now back to operating, but that some passengers should expect significant schedule changes.

Duvall, who was discovered by director Robert Altman while he was getting ready to make a movie in her hometown of Houston, was one of the most iconic actresses of the 1970s and '80s.

Austin is no longer in the storm’s cone — the path that weather forecasters believe Beryl will probably take — and rainfall chances along the Interstate 35 corridor have lowered to 0.5-1 inch of rain.

Tropical Storm Beryl, weakened after hitting Mexico, is expected to regain strength and make landfall on the Texas coast as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday.

Chances for severe storms continue into Thursday evening, mainly before 10 p.m.

Street lights turned on, bees stopped buzzing and crickets started chirping as the city was engulfed in darkness for nearly 2 minutes. People cheered and watched in awe.

Are you under a thick layer of clouds this afternoon? Here’s one option for watching the total solar eclipse happening up above — courtesy of NASA.

The first reports of an outage rolled in just before 3 a.m. Thursday. By 2:10 p.m., service was restored.

Where can I watch the eclipse? Can I see it from my house? Do I need to wear solar glasses the whole time? These are all good questions to consider before the April eclipse, and we’ve got the answers to them.

The suspect was taken into custody following a police chase in Southwest Austin Tuesday evening and has now been charged with capital murder.

Austin’s interim police chief said the shooter is also dead. Investigators do not currently know what the relationship is between the shooter and the victims.

The fire is 60% contained and had burned about 50 acres as of Wednesday morning, the Texas A&M Forest Service said.

A severe thunderstorm watch will be in effect for much of Central Texas, including the Austin area, until 9 p.m.

An earlier tornado watch has been replaced with a severe thunderstorm watch.