Infectious disease task force holds public hearing Thursday
Task force will examine recommendations on ways to handle infectious diseases like Ebola.
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Rare sunset solar eclipse visible in Texas today
Central Texans will be among skywatchers across North America treated to a partial solar eclipse. The timing in our Central Time Zone will m…
1-month-old boy abandoned at Houston post office
The 1-month-old boy was wearing a white onesie and the name Jesse was written on his diaper.
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Family pleads for help in stabbing death of son
Police are still looking for the suspect who stabbed 19-year-old Joe Michael Montemayor outside of a South Austin apartment one month ago.
Police: Texas employee brings meth to school
They say they found a set of brass knuckles and a pipe that tested positive for traces of meth.
Concussion study says NCAA needs improvement
Harvard University study that comes more than four years after the NCAA began requiring schools to educate their players about the risks of …
Fun 5 game ending amid rules complaints
A Texas Lottery scratch-off game that some players complained has confusing rules will end just months after it began.
Fire burns SoCo area house used for storage
Flames consumed the building that they initially described as a “garage apartment.”
Man accused of killing ex-girlfriend, injuring daughter had assault history
A 25-year-old man who is believed to have shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and injured their 19-month-old child in Fayette County had an em…
FACT CHECK: Patrick says Van de Putte is “out of touch” on education
A new television ad from Republican candidate for lieutenant governor Dan Patrick goes after his opponent, Democrat Leticia Van de Putte, fo…
East Texas man found guilty of scalding boy
Experts say the burns will likely have a lifelong physical and mental impact on the boy.
El Paso couple pleads guilty in prostitution case
A couple operated an escort service that brought five women from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to El Paso between 2011 and 2013.
Historic LaBelle shipwreck ready for Bullock Museum
One of the most historically significant shipwrecks ever found off the Texas coast, after millions of dollars and years of restoration, is f…
Fayette County residents shocked after 2 murders on same day
Deputies in a small Central Texas community are trying to solve a pair of unrelated murders. The homicides over the course of a few hours ar…
Family: Doctors don’t detect Ebola in nurse’s body
A family statement released Wednesday through a media consultant says officials at Emory University Hospital and the Centers for Disease Con…
Full Interview: Leticia Van de Putte
KXAN’s Josh Hinkle sits down with Lt. Governor candidate Leticia Van de P
Police: 2 dead in Texas hospital shooting
Police say a man fatally shot a woman in the pharmacy of a Houston hospital before turning the gun on himself.
San Marcos CISD reverses door greeter policy
Superintendent Mark E. Eads said greeters who unlock the door for visitors will no longer be required. The district had put the new rules in…
WAVE movement encourages bike riders, drivers to get friendly
There’s a new movement in Austin and it’s intended to make both bike riders and motorists more aware of each other, and to promote mutual re…
Man jailed after Round Rock armed robberies
A 21-year-old Round Rock man is in the Williamson County Jail after police there say he robbed two pizza restaurants and a liquor store earl…
