Austin, TX

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AUSTIN, Texas — At the Texas Capitol on Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott signed several bills aimed at improving public safety across the state. The bills covered a wide variety of topics, from cracking down on street racing, to punishing people who remove ankle monitors and holding district attorneys accountable if they won't prosecute certain cases. The bills will ensure communities across Texas have the resources needed to support law enforcement and increase penalties for crimes.

Gov. Greg Abbott signs 8 public safety bills into law

Pflugerville, TX

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PFLUGERVILLE, Texas — The Pflugerville Police Department is responding after reports of shots fired on Tuesday night. Police said officers are on the scene at 1225 Town Center Dr. No injuries have been reported. The public is asked to avoid the area. No other information is available at this...

Pflugerville police respond to shots fired call Tuesday night

AUSTIN, Texas — It started as typical evening for Greg Stevens and his friends as they strolled down the Montopolis bridge on their bikes in East Austin on Thursday. But their regular activity turned into a heart-stopping rescue when someone spotted a kitten making its way across the edge of the bridge.

Cyclists coax kitten to safety on East Austin bridge

AUSTIN, Texas — A 14-year-old girl has died following a shooting at an apartment complex in northeast Austin, according to police. Austin police said calls came in of multiple shots fired in the area of The Bridge at Harris Ridge apartments on Howard Lane at around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. When police arrived on the scene, they found a teen girl with head trauma who had been shot. She was taken to Dell Children's Medical Center, where she later died.

Teen girl dies after shooting at northeast Austin apartment complex

Georgetown, TX

GEORGETOWN, Texas — Crews held a ribbon-cutting for a new H-E-B in Georgetown on Tuesday. The new store is located in Georgetown's Wolf Lakes Village development, on West University Avenue near Interstate 35. The 121,000-square-foot store replaces an existing H-E-B located on East University Avenue. The new store is...

Ribbon-cutting held for new H-E-B in Georgetown's Wolf Lakes Village

KVUE introduces you to the newest pro sports team in town – The Texas Smoke. The Smoke are members of Women's Pro Fastpitch.

Meet the Texas Smoke: Pro softball on the highest level

Cedar Park, TX

CEDAR PARK, Texas — There is a new reality Akira Ross' father, Anthony Hill, and her grandmother, Carolyn Hartman, are coming to terms with. "It's just, you can't imagine not seeing your child no more. The smile she had on her face and just the kind of person she was, everybody she came in contact with just instantly loved her," Hill said.

Family of 24-year-old woman killed at Cedar Park gas station looking for answers

AUSTIN, Texas — The story of Austin American-Stateman and how it started is as interesting and colorful as the city where it all began. The predecessor of the Statesman was founded as a three-times-a-week publication called the Democratic Statesman in 1871. The paper was originally allied with the Texas Democratic party during Reconstruction following the Civil War. In 1873, it became a daily newspaper.

The Statesman story: A legendary Austin newspaper faces stormy times

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police have opened an administrative review into the department's handling of the 2019 death of Gloria Lofton and whether investigators pursued a DNA link to convicted killer Raul Meza Jr. Police officials confirmed the inquiry to KVUE Senior Reporter Tony Plohetski on Wednesday evening. “I...

Austin police launch review into handling of 2019 murder case now linked to Raul Meza Jr.

Travis County, TX

AUSTIN, Texas — Travis County brought families together for their inaugural "For the Love of Parks" event on Saturday to celebrate the launch of the Travis County Parks Foundation. The new nonprofit will go toward enhancing community engagement and supporting the park system in Travis County. “We are a...

'For the Love of Parks' brings Travis County families together

CEDAR PARK, Texas — A suspect has been arrested after a shooting in Cedar Park that left a woman dead on Friday night. The shooting happened at the Circle K off FM 620 and Hatch Road just before 10 p.m., according to Cedar Park police. One woman, identified as 24-year-old Akira Ross, was killed in the incident.

Suspect arrested after deadly shooting at Cedar Park Circle K

AUSTIN, Texas — As Austin continues to grow, some feel that the city's essence is getting lost. The more successful the city becomes, the more the culture continues to change. But one Austin artist is highlighting the things that keep Austin unique. Kayla Kent is the founder of Functional...

Central Texas artist creates replicas of iconic Austin businesses

AUSTIN, Texas — Raul Meza Jr.’s serious troubles with the law began in 1975 at a former U-Tote-Um convenience store in South Austin. During a robbery, then-15-year-old Meza shot the store clerk, Derly Ramirez. “He knelt me down, took a few steps back and coldly took aim at...

The plea bargain deal that gave Raul Meza Jr. a reduced sentence for murdering a child

A labor dispute is the latest chapter in a long and interesting history of Austin's hometown daily newspaper. KVUE's Bob Buckalew has the Back Story.

The Back Story: The Austin American-Statesman's history in Austin

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin ISD held a critical need career fair on Saturday, with the hopes of filling numerous positions before the upcoming 2023-24 school year. Among the positions the district was looking to fill included counselors for grades K-12, nurses, licenses specialists in school psychology, bilingual teachers and special education teachers.

AISD makes 30 hires during critical need career fair

AUSTIN, Texas — Many fear it: to go unseen, to die with your story untold – especially when the unjust goes unsaid or undisclosed. For 65-year-old Gloria Lofton, the truth about her death four years ago is finally unraveling. "A lot of people dropped the ball, but when...

Gloria Lofton's daughter speaks out as Austin police review possible mishandling of her mother's case

AUSTIN, Texas — The new year 1982 was just a few days old when police discovered the body of a young girl in a dumpster. She has been sexually assaulted and murdered, ambushed while riding her bicycle on an elementary school playground. She was third-grader Kendra Page. Her death...

Austin's Raul Meza: A lifetime of violent crime

AUSTIN, Texas — Plans to develop the site of a Borden Dairy plant in East Austin are nearing approval from the city council. On Thursday, councilmembers voted in favor of a rezoning that would allow the project to advance. The next vote to advance the project is scheduled for Thursday, June 8.

Plans for mixed-use development at Borden Dairy plant in East Austin near approval

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Elgin, TX

ROUND ROCK, Texas — Payton Washington, one of the Texas cheerleaders who was shot in the parking lot of an Elgin H-E-B in April, has graduated high school. Washington sat down for an interview with "Good Morning America" co-anchor Michael Strahan, where she spoke out for the first time since the attack that left her in critical condition.

Cheerleader shot in Elgin graduates from high school

Spicewood, TX

AUSTIN, Texas — Construction is set to begin later this month on Thomas Ranch, a 2,200-acre luxury community near Spicewood. That's according to a report from the Austin Business Journal (ABJ). The report states that developer Areté Collective LP plans to break ground on June 15. The first phase...

Report: Massive luxury community set to break ground near Spicewood

AUSTIN, Texas — Union workers at the Austin American-Statesman were on strike on Monday as part of an effort to secure a $60,000 wage floor. The strike was part of a nationwide action by journalists at Gannett, which owns the 152-year-old Austin paper, on the day of the company’s annual shareholder meeting. Hundreds of union journalists, editors, photographers and page designers from two dozen newsrooms across the country participated in the strike, according to a release from the union, NewsGuild.

Austin American-Statesman journalists, employees strike on Monday

AUSTIN, Texas — The fight over property tax relief continues at the Texas Capitol. Over the weekend and on Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick both tweeted several times about the best way to give Texas homeowners a break on their property taxes. Both want to...

Conflict over property tax relief continues at Texas Capitol

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin City Council met Thursday at City Hall to discuss a number of hot button issues. The council approved a resolution to adopt the modifications and implementation of Phase 1 of Project Connect, the multi-billion-dollar, voter-approved plan to revamp public transit in Austin. Mayor Kirk...

Austin City Council OKs modifying Project Connect implementation, postpones license plate reader discussion

AUSTIN, Texas — Now that meteorological summer has officially started, we are tracking hotter and hotter temperatures. According to recent forecast models, the first 100-degree day could be just around the corner. On average, Camp Mabry observes the first 100-degree day around July 4, based on the last 30 years of climatological data.

Triple digits may enter the forecast by next week

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin city leaders are hoping to improve safety along a busy stretch of Barton Springs Road that has been prone to crashes, and a yet another recent wreck has pushed them to exacerbate that action. The Austin Transportation and Public Works (TPW) is proposing a Vision...

City leaders look to improve road more than one year after wreck left 10 people seriously hurt

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'Keeping Austin Safe' | APD partners with Texas DPS to improve response times

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas state troopers will begin working with the Austin Police Department (APD) to help patrol the city amid what officials say is an...

'Keeping Austin Safe' | APD partners with Texas DPS to improve response times

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