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Austin Energy sending crews to help restore power in Houston
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Energy is doing its part to help restore power to Houston after damage from severe weather there interrupted electricity service to nearly 922,000 customers. Early Saturday morning, 21 lineworkers and other employees from Austin Energy left for Houston with bucket trucks and support vehicles to...
Round Rock school police chief out after accusing district of failing to report issues
In a letter publicly released Friday afternoon, now former Round Rock school district Police Chief Dennis Weiner accuses district officials of failing to notify his department of pertinent police issues in a timely fashion. The letter, posted Friday on Facebook by Round Rock school board Trustee Danielle Weston, accuses the district of waiting three days to report an alleged sexual assault of a child on a district school bus in April. ...
Man arrested after allegedly fleeing from N Austin road rage crash, colliding into pole
AUSTIN, Texas — A 34-year-old man was arrested in north Austin Monday after allegedly ramming another vehicle with his car, fleeing the scene and then crashing into a utility pole. According to an arrest affidavit, Austin police officers responded to the scene on McNeil Road and saw the man,...
Central Texas weather: School districts delay class, cancel after-school activities
BURNET, Texas - Due to severe weather, some Central Texas school districts have chosen to delay bus routes and cancel events on Thursday, May 16. McDade is operating on a 2-hour delay on Friday, May 17 due to road closures in the area. Classes will start at 9:45 a.m. Burnet...
An Illinois woman thought she was booking a high-end vacation rental in Austin. She almost got scammed.
AUSTIN, Texas — April's total solar eclipse attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors to Central Texas. An Illinois mother was one of them. Laurie contacted the KVUE Defenders when the apartment she originally booked on Airbnb made her think twice. But that was just the beginning. It was a...
Texas has the most uninsured kids in the U.S. A small Austin clinic wants to serve them.
When Jesus Jimenez brought his family into Lirios Pediatrics in April, it was just like any run-of-the-mill checkup. His 11-year-old son squinted at an eye chart, while his 12-year-old daughter stood straight and still as a nurse recorded her height. By the time they left, they’d also received standard school vaccines.
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