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Taylor High School teacher wins Lifetime Achievement Award during Sunday ceremony
AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Sunday, one Taylor ISD educator took home a Lifetime Achievement Award during the 2025 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards ceremony. “The Lifetime Achievement Award salutes...
What is an 'omega block' and how will it affect Texas' weather
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An omega blocking pattern is named after the Greek letter (Ω) and slows down the ordinary west-to-east flow of weather systems across the country. The setup...
Westwood High School debate team competes in international competition
AUSTIN (KXAN)-- The Westwood High School debate team spent the weekend competing in the 24th annual International Public Policy Forum in New York City. The competition gives high school...
Longhorns the No. 3 seed in SEC softball tournament, earn double bye
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns softball team ended its regular season with a series sweep of Kentucky and heads into the Southeastern Conference tournament in Athens, Georgia, as...
Longhorns add well-traveled quarterback Matthew Caldwell through transfer portal
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas added depth to its quarterback room Sunday with the commitment of Troy's Matthew Caldwell. Troy quarterback Matthew Caldwell (12) runs the ball past Coastal Carolina...
Tommy's Travel Forecast: Omega block increases storm chances
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- An omega blocking pattern will deliver an abundance of Gulf moisture to the southern Plains and Deep South, allowing widespread thunderstorms to return as we enter...
Texas residents vote to rename community near SpaceX launch site Starbase
(The Hill) — A community in Texas where a launch site for Elon Musk’s SpaceX company is located voted to incorporate as the city of Starbase on Saturday. Residents...
LIVE: April 2025's final numbers were not very surprising
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The final numbers for April reveal something that did not come as too much of a surprise for Central Texas. Temperatures were above normal as 26...
Texas House committee changes THC-ban bill, allows for hemp beverages
AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The House committee on State Affairs unanimously approved a new version of Senate Bill 3 that is "substantially different" from the original proposal, which would ban...
Austin Police investigate southeast Austin homicide
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department said it began a homicide investigation Sunday morning following an urgent 911 call in southeast Austin. According to APD, officers responded to...
