Energy & Environment

People are reporting a lot of cricket swarms around Austin this year. Drought could be a reason.

The water district, which covers Steiner Ranch and surrounding neighborhoods near Lake Austin, says customers who lost water should get in compliance with the rules as soon as possible.

Four arborists agreed removing "Flo" was the best option for safety reasons. Some community members have challenged that.

Austin Parks and Recreation hasn't said why it's decided to postpone Flo's removal just three days after the department first announced its decision.

If there are no more triple-digit days this year, we'll have a grand total of 78. That’s the second most ever recorded. (2011 holds the record with 90.)

The city plans to remove the pecan tree on Thursday. There will be a celebration of Flo's life the night before.

The Texas power grid operator reduced energy flowing along a key transmission line on Wednesday, exacerbating a power grid emergency.

ERCOT went into emergency operations Wednesday night for the first time since 2021. It's still unclear what caused the power grid to get so close to rolling blackouts so quickly.

A month-and-a-half straight of high temperatures in the triple digits made this Austin's hottest summer ever by most measures.

As the black bear population rises, so does their chance of conflict with people.