Entertainment
The Alamo to display famous bicycle from 'Pee-wee's Big Adventure'
SAN ANTONIO (KIAH) — The Alamo has a special new artifact to display, and no, it’s not in the basement. The original screen-used stunt bike from the classic 1985...
Georgetown Public Library to host kitten adoption event Aug. 6
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Georgetown Public Library said it would host a kitten adoption event with the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter on Aug. 6. The event is from...
Carp release in Lake Austin raises concern among local fisherman
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A controversial plan to release grass carp in Lake Austin to fight hydrilla is drawing backlash from local fishermen. On July 14, the City of Austin...
Special sessions explained: How they work, what the rules are
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas's constitution limits the legislature to just 140 days every other year to pass new laws. However, it also lets the governor call for "special sessions"...
OIG initiates audit into NWS staffing, 'circumstances' surrounding Texas floods
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Office of the Inspector General on Friday announced it has initiated an audit on National Weather Service staffing levels and an examination into the "circumstances"...
Small plane crashes near Pflugerville
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A small plane crashed Friday morning near Pflugerville after it reportedly had engine failure, the Pflugerville Fire Department said The two people on the plane didn't...
West Nile and infection pose threat to flood volunteers across Central Texas
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As people across Texas show up in force to help survivors of the July 4th floods, doctors warn they need to take precautions to prevent needing...
Band Together Texas benefit concert to be held at Moody Center
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Moody Center will hold a benefit concert Aug. 17 in support of The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country and Central Texas Community Foundation....
Q&A: Medical examiner bill dies at midnight deadline, lawmakers look to future
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A bill prompted by a KXAN investigation that would have modernized Texas’s antiquated system for investigating deaths in the state did not become law during the...
Man fleeing hit-and-run crash charged in 4-year-olds death following second crash
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was arrested Thursday related to the death of a 4-year-old girl following a July 11 hit-and-run crash in southeast Travis County. According to the...
