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City of Austin's Memorial Day office closures, trash collection, park schedules
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The City of Austin announced several closures on Memorial Day, including administrative offices and other municipal facilities. The city said administrative offices would return to normal...
Program expands affordable access to swim lessons across Central Texas
AUSTIN (KXAN) --- As temperatures rise, more people spend time at the pool or cool off at Central Texas' many lakes. However, with more people in the water comes...
Givens Park improvements almost done
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As Givens Park in southeast Austin prepares to open its redeveloped pool in just a couple of weeks, Delano Brown with the city's Parks and Recreation...
‘Homosexual conduct’ bill advances further than past attempts, as end-of-session deadlines approach
Project Summary: In 2023, a fifth of the country’s state-level bills impacting the LGBTQ+ community were filed in Texas, according to a Human Rights Campaign analysis. In 2025, Equality...
APD SWAT standoff after after reported robbery
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police said an urgent 911 call Sunday night that reported a robbery led to a standoff lasting into the early morning hours of Memorial Day....
Family Beef: Explore the project about Texas barbecue
LOCKHART, Texas (KXAN) — In Texas’ state-designated BBQ capital, two legendary Lockhart families run the town’s most iconic barbecue joints. Decades of interfamily feuds split them apart, with tensions...
Barbecue's Kingmaker: Meet the man with the final say on BBQ's most important list
In Texas’ state-designated BBQ capital, two legendary Lockhart families run the town’s most iconic barbecue joints as a rising star joins the scene — and all vie for coveted...
Texas House votes to abolish Texas Lottery Commission; save Texas lottery
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Sunset review couldn't have come at a worse time for the Texas Lottery Commission (TLC). While TLC was listed by USA Today as one of the...
Texas, Florida face off in opening game of Women's College World Series
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas will play in the first game of the 2025 Women's College World Series. The Longhorns, seeded No. 6, face third-seeded Florida at 11 a.m. Thursday...
House vote advances 'Make Texas Healthy Again' bill
AUSTIN (Nexstar) - Legislation dubbed the "Make Texas Healthy Again" bill advanced in the Texas House Sunday night. The 105-28 vote showed bipartisan support for Senate Bill 25. The...
