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Some Austin Clubs Shut Down Live Music Over Coronavirus Concerns. Others Haven't – Yet.

Update: Officials announced a ban on events with more than 250 people in attendance. Read more here.Original story: Health officials are urging venues to…

A member of the media has his temperature checked before entering the Alternate Care Site at the Austin Convention Center on July 24.

Austin Health Officials Urge People To Keep Social Distancing As Risk Level Is Lowered To Stage 3

Austin Public Health officials want people to continue social distancing, wearing masks and practicing good hygiene even though the health authority has…

Hurricane Laura's arrival at the Louisiana coast early Thursday prompted the National Hurricane Center to warn: "Take action now to protect your life!

Hurricane Laura Brings 'Catastrophic Storm Surge' And Fearsome Winds To Gulf Coast

When the storm's eyewall moved onshore around 1 a.m. ET, forecasters told people in its path, "TAKE COVER NOW!"

Water flows through open floodgates at the Mansfield Dam into Lake Travis in 2018. Intake pipes take water from the lake to treatment plants.

City Could Store Three Lake Austins' Worth Of Water Underground By 2040

Lee esta historia en español. Austin gets all of its water from the Highland Lakes, but that might not always be the case. The city recently took a first…

Rodríguez Abandona Su Candidatura Y Deja Que La Jueza Eckhardt Reemplace A Watson En Senado De Texas

Read this story in English.Esta noticia fue actualizada a las 6:00 p.m. del lunes 27 de julio. El representante estatal, Eddie Rodríguez (D-Austin) ha…

Sign left at site of police officer shooting.

SAPD Officer's Ambush called "Everyone's Worst Nightmare" By Chief

UPDATE: 4:30 p.m. San Antonio police have identified the officer ambushed and killed today as 50-year old Detective Benjamin Marconi. Chief William...

Federal Officials Cite 'Zero Tolerance' After Border Apprehensions Dip Nearly 20 Percent In June

The number of people who were apprehended or turned themselves in to Border Patrol agents near the U.S.-Mexico border last month dipped nearly 20 percent…

St. Elmo Brewing Company employees refill containers with drinking water in South Austin. Businesses and organizations are providing water to Central Texans as many cities face water outages and boil-water notices after the winter storm.

Williamson County: Here's Where To Get Water After The Winter Storm

Power has been restored for a majority of Williamson County residents, but the outages left many without safe drinking water.

A health care worker withdrew a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from a vial at the Klerksdorp Hospital in Klerksdorp, South Africa, on Feb. 18.

Panel Recommends FDA Authorize Johnson & Johnson Vaccine For Emergency Use

The Food and Drug Administration typically follows the advice of its expert advisers. A quick agency decision on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is expected given the state of the pandemic.

A photo provided by the Dallas County Sheriff's Office shows Bryan Riser. Authorities say Riser, a Dallas police officer, has been arrested on two counts of capital murder, more than a year and a half after a man told investigators that he kidnapped and killed two people at the officer's instruction in 2017.

Dallas Officer Ordered Man To Kill Two People, Police Say

Officer Bryan Riser, 36, was charged with capital murder in the deaths of a 61-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman, Dallas Police Chief Eddie García said at a Thursday media briefing.

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