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The bomb squad was called in around 8 a.m. to the North Austin dealership. APD says the devices found were intended to start a fire.

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The lower courts ruled the death row inmate waited too long to challenge the state’s DNA procedures, but the Supreme Court disagreed. Now, he can go to a federal court to make his claim.

Hospitalizations and case numbers are flat and could worsen. So the area likely won't move into stage 2 of the area's risk-based guidelines before the second week of May.

Dr. Mark Escott also said that while cases and hospitalizations are declining, the slow rate of decline will delay a move to a lower risk level.

Austin has been hit with a hail storm on March 25 for the fourth time in less than three decades.

A judge turned down Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to put an immediate stop to the local mask mandate. The ruling allows the order from Austin Public Health requiring mask-wearing in public places and businesses to continue being enforced.

Local health officials are hoping to avoid a repeat of the spike in cases and hospitalizations after other holidays this year.

Detectives have not found any motive for the shooting death of John M. Young, 60, who was found at a South Austin bus stop with at least one gunshot wound…

Austin police say they’re still gathering witness statements and video from a deadly shooting downtown Saturday night. Garrett Foster was marching in a…

Austin Public Health has created a chart to help people understand how much risk there is from the coronavirus on a general level and how people should…

Update: The number of local government entities in Texas affected by a ransomware attack is now up to 23. In a release Saturday afternoon, the Texas…

Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore said Wednesday her office is dismissing 32 felony cases involving possession or delivery of marijuana or…

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Texas law that requires people contracting with the state to sign a pledge not to boycott Israel. The ruling…

Researchers have discovered a new planet in a distant solar system, bringing the total number in the system to eight – the same number as in our own solar…

Texas phased out the use of solitary confinement as punishment for prisoners this month, but it still plans to keep thousands alone in cells.Texas…

The 2016 Pritzker Prize, often called the Nobel Prize for architects, was awarded this week to Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena. Known for his…

Austin will remain in Stage 2 water restrictions despite above average rainfall for the year and the historic amount that fell in May. The city is also…

The University of Texas at Austin made international news in recent weeks over confusion about what happened to hundreds of donated human brains. Now the…

It’s a big day for supporters of same-sex marriage. The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to take up the issue this year, which means same-sex marriages can…