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Spanish ambassador, Abbott talk economics and cultural connections
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Governor Greg Abbott met with Spanish Ambassador Ángeles Moreno Bau on Monday in an effort to strengthen the economic relationship between Texas and Spain. The meeting, which...
Capitol Context: Unusual timing for Texas redistricting
As the Texas special legislative session gets underway, keep up with Capitol Context as KXAN examines the bills being debated, the messages we’re hearing from elected leaders, and how...
The World’s Richest Woman Has Opened a Medical School
On July 14, 48 students walked through the doors of the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville, Ark. to become its inaugural class. Some came from neighboring...
10 Questions to Help You Plan for the End of Life
Talking about death doesn’t have to be morbid. If you approach the conversation the right way, “it makes us more awake to our lives,” says Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider, founder...
Battling Dry Eyes? Here’s What Actually Helps
Last October, when Talia Rotenberg was traveling to Europe, her eyes became bloodshot, watery, and painful—the same feeling she would expect if she had a torn contact lens in...
How Major League Soccer is helping keep Austin clean
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Major League Soccer fans, all-star guests and local volunteers gathered on Saturday to clean and restore the trails and shoreline of Lady Bird Lake. Approximately 300...
Austin's Office of Police Oversight debuts first-ever open house
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Saturday, the Austin Office of Police Oversight organized its first-ever open house for the community at the Austin Central Library. The OPO open house provided...
Travis County updates disaster declaration on Lake Travis use
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Travis County Judge Andy Brown updated the county’s ongoing disaster declaration, associated with the July 4 floods in Central Texas, specifically addressing the use of Lake...
Billion-dollar disasters database ceases operations
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As temperatures continue to rise in our warming climate, the United States is experiencing more extreme weather events. These weather disasters are becoming more intense and,...
Caregiver arrested after elderly woman found covered in insects and feces
FT. PIERCE, Fla. (WFLA) — A caregiver in Florida was charged after an elderly woman was found severely neglected during a welfare check, the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office...
