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'We're trying to restore integrity to our city government' | Bastrop residents submit petition to recall mayor
BASTROP, Texas — A political battle is brewing in Bastrop, as hundreds of residents want the mayor out of office. In April, Mayor Lyle Nelson was officially reprimanded after his alleged involvement in an investigation into misuse of city money. Now, a petition with more than 1,700 signatures seeks...
Austin man dies while in custody in Williamson County
AUSTIN, Texas — The Williamson County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) and the Round Rock Police Department are investigating after an Austin man died while in custody at the Williamson County Jail. According to the WCSO, 44-year-old Cassis Griffin was found unresponsive in his cell on July 25. Corrections officers attempted...
Police identify victim, suspect in homicide at southeast Austin apartment complex
AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department (APD) has identified both the victim and the suspect in a deadly stabbing at a southeast Austin apartment complex earlier this week. According to APD, officers were called out to the Array Apartments on Burton Drive at around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday,...
CapMetro introduces new completely electric bike fleet
AUSTIN, Texas — Capital Metro (CapMetro) is rolling out a new fleet of bikes to rent throughout downtown, and this time they’re 100% electric. Previously, Austin's bike-sharing program MetroBike operated a fleet of electric and manual bikes downtown, but CapMetro recently acquired them. They also started partnering with the City of Austin, getting them about $21 million to revamp the program including an $11.3 million Transportation Alternative Set-Aside (TASA) grant that was awarded to the city in 2023.
Man charged after allegedly threatening another man with an AR-15 over a basketball court, then accidentally shooting himself
AUSTIN, Texas — A man has been arrested and charged after allegedly threatening another man with an assault rifle over the use of a basketball court in East Austin. The suspect, 31-year-old Jacob Wheatley, later accidentally shot himself, according to court documents. An affidavit obtained by KVUE states that...
'Our units will fill up' | Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas is expanding its neurocritical care unit
AUSTIN, Texas — On Friday, Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas held a celebration and ribbon cutting, in celebration of the medical center's expansion. The hospital's neurocritical care unit is receiving another 15 beds, bringing its total to 30 beds. Shahed Toossi, the Medical Director of the Neurocritical Care Unit, says there has been an increase in need for this care over the past two decades.
2 Austin-area businesses named finalists for H-E-B's 'Quest for Texas Best'
AUSTIN, Texas — Two small businesses from the Austin area are among 10 finalists for H-E-B's 2024 "Quest for Texas Best" competition. Birria Queen's Birria Seasoning Bombs and Certified Country Lemonade's Frozen Lemonade & Sweet Tea are representing Austin in the finals. The Birria Seasoning Bombs – which resemble...
These are the 10 biggest earthquakes in Texas history, on record
DALLAS — Texas isn't known as an earthquake state -- like California, for example. But that doesn't mean we're complete strangers to the ground rumbling beneath us, especially in the last several years. Just this week, 4.9-magnitude and 5.1-magnitude earthquakes happened in the same area of West Texas near...
Austin's city manager was supposed to name his pick for police chief next week. Now he's taking more time
AUSTIN, Texas — It'll be a while longer before Austin has a permanent police chief. Earlier this month, the city announced two finalists for the Austin Police Department's next chief: Jeffrey Norman, the current chief of police in Milwaukee, and Lisa Davis, the assistant police chief in Cincinnati. Earlier this week, Norman and Davis took questions from the media and met with community members.
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