High-cost housing in Texas’ third-largest city reflects challenges across the state, which has faced an affordability crisis amid extraordinary growth.

Gov. Greg Abbott is urging Texans traveling in Mexico, or with loved ones there, to closely monitor federal travel warnings as violence escalates in several regions of the country after the death of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

A Texas judge has declared four men who were wrongfully accused of the 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders innocent.

Nearly every day, KPRC 2 is flooded with emails and phone calls from viewers who say their health and quality of life are being destroyed by black mold. It’s a nightmare that KPRC 2 producer and multi-skilled journalist Paige Hubbard knows all too well. She’s now sharing her story after she says she was poisoned by toxic black mold while living in Austin.

Early voting begins on Tuesday. Here’s a look at what the officials elected to several local offices oversee.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Double R Municipal Utility District No. 2A of Hunt and Collin Counties, alleging the district and its purported officers took steps to evade state oversight and support the controversial EPIC City development.

Michael ‘5000’ Watts’ King’s Day in Houston rescheduled to Feb. 16 following community outpouring of love. Fans and family can honor his life and legacy

The death of Texas A&M student Brianna Aguilera was ruled a suicide by the Travis County Medical Examiner, aligning with Austin Police findings after she fell from a high-rise apartment. Evidence included a toxicology report showing she was twice the legal alcohol limit and a suicide note found on her computer. However, her family challenged these findings, hiring attorney Tony Buzbee to conduct an independent review, criticizing the police investigation as inadequate and suggesting other parties might be responsible.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into the Austin Independent School District after alleging district officials knew students planned to leave campus to participate in protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.

Some students walked out of schools Friday afternoon to join demonstrations throughout the country condemning the actions of immigration enforcement officials.

Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday issued a statewide disaster declaration aimed at preventing the potential spread of the New World screwworm fly into Texas, citing concerns about the threat it poses to livestock and wildlife.

Incomes and education attainment among Texans have increased, while poverty has declined.

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ERCOT officials expected to see power demand close in on power supply by Monday 8 a.m., but the grid held “flawlessly,” Abbott said.

At the same time, Texas gained 2.1 million people.

State and local officials say they’re better prepared than they were five years ago when Winter Storm Uri blanketed the state, killing hundreds and leaving scores without power and water.

Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate state emergency response resources ahead of potential winter weather impacts expected across the state beginning Thursday.

Texas has launched an investigation into major grocery chains accused of spraying pesticides on fruits and vegetables in-store without disclosing the practice to consumers.

Gov. Greg Abbott announced that Texas has set new records for both the number of Texans working and the overall size of the state’s labor force.

Houston attorney Tony Buzbee held a press conference Tuesday to present new witness information and raise fresh questions about the death of Brianna Aguilera, a Texas A&M student who fell from a high-rise apartment in Austin following the A&M–Texas rivalry football game.

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The press conference is scheduled to take place at 1 p.m. on Tuesday.

Taylor's conviction was the first time a Travis County police officer had been found liable in an on-duty fatal shooting.

Six months after deadly July floods, Texas Hill Country camps are installing a new flood warning system to protect campers and rebuild parent trust.

Fans of the Texas Longhorns will have a reason to tune into Miami Dolphins games for the remainder of the 2025–26 regular season, as a familiar face is now under center.

Joe Ely, the influential Texas-born singer-songwriter whose blend of honky-tonk, rock, roadhouse blues, led to collaborations with Bruce Springsteen and the Clash, has died.

Austin and the state offered the Dallas-based airline a package of economic incentives totaling $19.5 million to locate a new crew base at Austin’s airport.

Houston attorney Tony Buzbee is calling for the Austin Police Department to reopen the investigation into the death of Brianna Aguilera, a Texas A&M student who fell to her death from an apartment complex after attending a tailgate for the A&M-Texas rivalry football game.

The former president of Mexico sat down for a virtual interview with Berenice Garcia, Rio Grande Valley reporter for The Texas Tribune.

Authorities in Austin have revealed new information about the case of Brianna Aguilera, a Texas A&M University student who died on Nov. 29 in Austin, just hours after attending a tailgate for the A&M-Texas rivalry football game.

The parents of a 19-year-old Texas A&M student who was found dead at an Austin apartment complex last weekend have hired prominent Houston attorney Tony Buzbee and are urging anyone with information about her final hours to come forward.

The sudden death of a Texas A&M student has left her mother desperate for answers.

The mother of a Texas A&M University student found dead after a night out in Austin is demanding answers and questioning what she has been told about her daughter’s final hours.

A Texas A&M University student died just hours after attending a tailgate for the school’s rivalry game against Texas in Austin on Friday night.

VanDeaver, who represents northeast Texas, was one of two House Republicans to oppose a school voucher program this year after he narrowly beat a pro-voucher primary challenger in 2024.

In the final chapter of a storied college football regular season, the Texas Longhorns are hosting their in-state arch-rivals, the Texas A&M Aggies, in the Lone Star Showdown.

Prominent Houston Attorney Tony Buzbee confirmed his firm is representing an unidentified female victim in a case involving alleged sexual misconduct.

Paxton, who is running to unseat fellow Republican John Cornyn in the U.S. Senate, has vowed to strike down Texas laws that “undermine religious liberty.”

Prominent Houston Attorney Tony Buzbee confirmed his firm is representing an unidentified female victim in a case involving alleged sexual misconduct.

The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas’ 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump likely discriminates on the basis of race.

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Judge Jerry Smith, who sits on the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals, published his 100-page dissent on Wednesday.

People with ties to Brownstone Institute have significant authority over access to vaccines and scientific research.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has designated four organizations or organization categories as foreign terrorist or transnational criminal groups under state authority.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed new lawsuits against two school districts in the Austin area for refusing to comply with new state laws requiring public schools to display the Biblical Ten Commandments in classrooms.

Conservative activists argue they’re protecting women and rebalancing the law that Democrats tilted in favor of LGBTQ+ people.

Reconnecting with old friends can be challenging.

Texas fans can score a free Little Hat Cheeseburger at Hat Creek Burger Company this Saturday, Nov. 15, from 3 p.m. to close by wearing Texas gear or showing a Texas One membership.

As the state’s population grows, more travel options are needed in rural and smaller urban areas and between major cities, according to a draft of the first-of-its-kind plan.

Texas has returned to the top 10 in The Associated Press college football poll.

Even voters in Austin, one of the state’s most liberal cities, shot down a measure to raise property taxes.

Many federal workers missed their first full paycheck this weekend as the shutdown nears the one-month mark.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate emergency response resources ahead of the threat for severe weather for a large portion of the state, beginning Thursday night and lasting through the weekend.

Homelessness has been a perennial problem in Texas’ capital city. Local officials are asking voters to raise taxes to ease the problem.

Private schools looking to educate participating students may also have a chance to apply to the program before the end of the year.

The federal agency accused Miller of disregarding proven strategies to combat the parasitic pest “in favor of clickbait publicity stunts.”

Folarin Balogun scores in the 71st minute, helping the United States secure a 1-1 tie against Ecuador in a friendly.

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Texas Medical Association has nudged physicians to consider COVID vaccine recommendations from other medical groups.

Austin police outlined how a new, rapidly unfolding DNA and ballistics evidence trail led them to declare a dead man as the likely perpetrator in the killing of four teenage girls at an Austin yogurt shop in 1991.

A deadly crash that killed five people in Austin this March wasn’t an isolated incident. It was part of a pattern that prompted federal officials to crack down on commercial truck licensing, particularly focusing on non-U.S. citizen drivers.

Austin police have identified a new suspect in the 1991 yogurt shop murders of four teenage girls.

Austin police have identified a new suspect in the 1991 yogurt shop murders of four teenage girls.

Party insiders said the way the move was handled undercuts Chair Kendall Scudder’s rhetoric about winning back working class voters, who lurched to the right in 2024.

Economic uncertainty, inflation, strict state limits on property tax collections and uncertainty around future federal funds have crimped local budgets.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) says it’s reviewing 180 complaints on educators’ comments they made online about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Texas quarterback Arch Manning promises better days ahead after a rough start to the season.

The Austin lawmaker, first elected in 2004, chaired the influential House Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security committees. He is the second Texas Republican this week to bow out of Congress.

Arch Manning had two first-half touchdown runs while struggling through another poor passing game in No. 7 Texas’ 27-10 victory over UTEP on Saturday.

Legendary Texas quarterback Vince Young hosted a 20th anniversary tailgate celebration in Houston to honor the Texas Longhorns’ historic National Championship victory over USC.

These funds, provided through the Texas Veterans Commission, will deliver support to more than 5,200 veterans and their families in 13 counties.

Thirty stations must figure out how to make up for the loss of at least $17.7 million in federal funding that came at the direction of the president without wearing out supporters.

The statewide survey found that more voters disapprove of the mid-decade redraw than support it, fueled by overwhelming opposition from independent and Democratic voters.

Doggett’s shocking decision to retire signals U.S. Rep. Greg Casar’s growing strength among Democrats in Austin politics and in Congress.

A United Express flight diverted to Austin after hitting “severe turbulence” and encountering pressurization issues.

Missouri’s Republican governor is calling a special legislative session to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. complimented Texas as Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a prohibition on using state tax dollars on specific products with additives, among other measures.

Gov. Greg Abbott will ceremonially sign Texas’ Make America Healthy Again legislation Wednesday afternoon at the Texas Capitol in Austin.

Voting-rights advocates are suing to overturn all of the redistricting plans drawn by Texas Republicans meant to favor Republicans in 2026 midterm elections, saying the map weakens the electoral influence of Black voters.

A federal judge in San Antonio issued a temporary injunction Friday blocking the enforcement of Senate Bill 10 (SB 10) in a set of Texas school districts. However, Attorney General Ken Paxton said Monday that districts not listed in the order must still display the Ten Commandments once the law takes effect Sept. 1, 2025.

Casar moved quickly to coalesce Austin Democrats, launching his campaign for the 37th Congressional District Monday with endorsements from 42 current and former Texas elected officials.

It’s unclear what the announcement could entail, but Menefee's team says it will demonstrate “strong unity in the face of Republican redistricting efforts.”

The governor announced he was expanding his special session agenda shortly after the Texas House passed a congressional map that Democrats had delayed by leaving the state.

Parents of the 27 campers and counselors killed when floodwaters rushed through a girl's summer camp in the Texas Hill Country pleaded with lawmakers to pass a bill that would boost camp safety.

The order bars Paxton from prosecuting O’Rourke’s nonprofit or otherwise bringing legal action aimed at revoking Powered by People’s charter.

“Our children’s lives were cut short because the safeguards in place were not enough,” a spokesperson for the Campaign for Camp Safety said in a news release. “We are asking lawmakers to make sure no other family ever has to endure the pain we have lived with every day since July 4th.”

Texas Democrats are joining a colleague who can't leave the state Capitol because she won't agree to having law enforcement officers shadow her.

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick will hold a press conference Tuesday afternoon to make a campaign announcement.

There’s so much speculation about Texas quarterback Arch Manning’s future, in the media and even within his own family, that it can be hard for even him to keep up.

Texas Democrats have ended a two-week walkout that stalled efforts to redraw congressional districts as part of a national partisan brawl over President Donald Trump’s desire to reshape U.S. House maps to his advantage.

Texas Democrats return to Austin after a two week fight over GOP-drawn congressional maps

Gov. Greg Abbott announced the plan Monday which is meant to invest in state roadways to meet the demands of Texas’ growing population and economy.

The San Antonio Democrat was first elected to the Legislature in 2019.

Texas House Democrats are expected to return to the state capitol on Monday after weeks of breaking quorum.

A state judge in Texas has appointed a receiver to take over and sell conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars assets.

Sweeping and sudden funding changes this year put two revered after-school programs for low-income Texans and a rural teacher training initiative at risk of closure.

The contest would unearth brewing Democratic tensions over age and experience, forcing Austin politicos to choose between two well-liked progressives.

A bill filed in the aftermath of the devastating July 4 Texas Hill Country floods which aims to install outdoor warning sirens in areas with a history of flash flooding has passed the Texas Senate.