-
A KUT listener says they're swarming around her pool in Northeast Austin. But at least they don't bite.
-
David Baker, executive director of The Watershed Association, a nonprofit conservation group, says this is the worst he's seen the well in over three decades.
-
Austin is on track for one of its hottest summers ever recorded after a July that averaged 90.8 degrees.
-
Greg Casar calls for national standard to prevent heat-related illness, deaths on construction sitesCasar led the charge for Austin's local protections, which require at least a 10-minute break every four hours. Now, he's asking members of Congress to back similar federal protections.
-
Central Texans can expect little to no rainfall this week, but there may be above-average precipitation later this month.
-
For some Central Texans, watering a house's foundation is standard practice in the summer months. Whether it's beneficial or not is up for debate.
-
Inmates say food melts in front of them and claim their cells' temperatures exceed 150 degrees.
-
Texas is seeing another summer of record-breaking temperatures, with excessive heat warnings and advisories all over the Lone Star State.
-
CapMetro's new shelters are smaller, sleeker and more versatile. But during a heatwave, some transit users miss the larger canopies of the old steel structures.
-
A new state law bans local ordinances that mandate breaks for construction workers. It doesn't matter how hot things get.