Animals

Austin Humane Society took in 94 animals from the Gulf Coast Humane Society in Corpus Christi when the coastal shelter was still projected to be in the path of Hurricane Beryl.

Intake is temporarily restricted to animals with life-threatening injuries or illnesses, or those that present a clear public danger. Each situation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, city officials said.

When a person buys a property under an HOA, they’re agreeing to any rules the HOA enacts. But there are state laws that could change things.

APA employees say they are fighting to secure a contract with better pay and benefits, more work-life balance and newer equipment for the animals.

Texas has been an outlier as the only state that did not have any regulations for mountain lion trapping and hunting. Now, the state has established a rule to prevent live mountain lions from being left in traps.

Polly, a 1-year-old Pekin duck, is believed to have lost her bill during an animal attack. She now lives at All Things Wild Rehabilitation, a sanctuary for injured, orphaned and displaced wildlife in Georgetown.

Right now, there's limited research about how solar eclipses affect animal behavior, but scientists hope to gather more data on April 8.

Does Austin have a rat problem? The answer is hard to get at — or, scratch at.

In Texas, most people call them mosquito hawks. They are large insects that show up at the end of winter and seem impossible to keep from getting inside our homes.

“They have a mystique about ’em, you know. They’re kind of so ugly, they’re cute,” says Brian Wright, who lives and works on the 9,500-acre Hill Country property as the ranch manager.