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“It’s simple protocol, people,” said James Akers, a 15-year resident and Dripping Springs ISD parent. “We follow certain rules. We follow certain rules for a very good reaso…

“Being able to help people on that level at that time, where there weren’t very many ways to help? It was incredible,” said Tex-Vax Volunteers founder Barbara Najera.

“In that moment, it was simply people being kind and choosing kindness, and acknowledging him for just being Isaac,” said Bene Williams, Isaac’s mother.

For more than a decade, Meals on Wheels Central Texas has worked to unite Central Texas senior citizens with their furry friends through its program PALS, or Pets Assisting in the Lives of Seniors.…

The Travis County Emergency Services District 17 voted Monday to include an item on the county’s November ballot that proposes annexing the city of Pflugerville and Pflugerville’s ETJ t…

Of more than 40 applicants, the remaining three finalists include Joseph Chacon, the current interim chief of police with the Austin Police Department; Avery L. Moore, assistant chief with the Dall…

PfISD formally launched its Pre-K 3 pilot program on Thursday, a half-day schooling initiative for three year-olds. While three year-old Pre-K programs are not required by the TEA, district adminis…

Here’s a look at some of the Pride-themed events happening across Austin on Saturday and Sunday.

Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s announcement this week authorizing an extra COVID-19 dose for the immunocompromised, several Austin-area pharmacies are now carrying…

When Leia Morris took her 3 year-old son, Linus, to the Bull Creek Preserve on Sunday, he was his normal, playful self, running through the trails and exploring the stream near Link Falls. On Monda…

With Stage 5 coronavirus risk based guidelines poised to hit Austin in the coming days, Austin Public Health alerted city and county officials Tuesday on current hospital admissions throughout the …

“I was blessed at a second chance of life, and it kind of flipped my whole world upside down and change a lot of things,” said Leah Chyma, founder of Knockin’ Noggins.

The Brooklyn Nets took LSU’s Cameron Thomas on Thursday with the No. 27 pick in the NBA draft, adding the SEC’s leading scorer to their high-powered roster. The Nets then added North Car…

The defense brought 18 witnesses to testify in support of their claims last week. This week, the state’s attorneys have brought forth witnesses in support of its case upholding Reed’s original conv…

Westlake High School held a school safety summit Wednesday, in collaboration with local law enforcement, fire and other emergency service agencies. The summit focused on reunification process train…

UPDATE: Pay stations and towing signs arrive near The Domain — people aren’t thrilled  KXAN.com

False memories, time of death analyzed during Week 2 of Rodney Reed’s appeal hearing  KTAB - BigCountryHomepage.com

As both temperatures and solar energy demands heat up in Austin, Austin Energy and local providers are advising residents on best practices and questions to ask as prospective customers.

‘Unity and diversity’: Deaflympics athletes train in Austin ahead of 2022 competition  KXAN.com

Self-driving cars, accompanied by safety drivers, will begin operations in Miami later this year and launch in Austin in 2022.