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MARBLE FALLS, Texas — Marble Falls Independent School District has officially hired a candidate to take over as superintendent of the district. On Tuesday, March 28, the Marble Falls ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to hire Dr. Jeff Gasaway as the superintendent of schools. Gasaway has served as...

Marble Falls ISD hires superintendent candidate

Elgin, TX

AUSTIN, Texas — Two Central Texas school districts are reassuring parents after they learned of spoiled milk cartons in their cafeterias. Last Thursday, March 23, Florence ISD posted on its Facebook page that its Child Nutrition Department was made aware of an issue with milk dated March 28. The district said it immediately isolated the impacted milk and replaced it with milk dated April 5.

Florence and Elgin school districts replace spoiled milk cartons

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department (APD) Victims Services Unit is offering free training opportunities for local counselors. Counselors will learn a form of therapy known as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), which will help treat trauma survivors. According to APD, EMDR works by focusing on "disturbing...

Austin police offering free training for counselors in exchange for trauma survivor treatment

AUSTIN, Texas — Widen Elementary School has been evacuated early Wednesday morning following an electrical fire. At 7:17 a.m. on March 29, the Austin Fire Department (AFD) tweeted that crews were called out to Widen Elementary School, located at 5605 Nuckols Crossing. Once crews arrived on scene, they began putting out a "small electrical fire," according to the tweet.

Widen Elementary School being re-occupied following electrical fire

AUSTIN, Texas — Some neighborhoods in Austin are facing a displacement crisis, and city leaders have put a plan in motion that could help people from being priced out of their homes. City council member Vanessa Fuentes is launching the Displacement Prevention Navigator Pilot Program on Thursday, which will...

City of Austin launching pilot program aimed at helping residents at risk of displacement

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin fire crews were busy overnight putting out a garage fire on Summit Bend. That's west of the MoPac Expressway, near Anderson High School. The Austin Fire Department said no one was hurt, but three adults and two children are out of a home on Saturday morning.

Firefighters contain garage electrical fire in northwest Austin

Uvalde, TX

AUSTIN, Texas — After yet another mass shooting in the U.S., many are thinking of the families in Uvalde who are still struggling 10 months after the shooting at Robb Elementary School. Now, local artists are finding ways to help the community heal. With the tragedies in Uvalde and,...

Art therapists working with Uvalde shooting survivors: 'It's OK to be broken, to still make something beautiful'

Georgetown, TX

GEORGETOWN, Texas — The City of Georgetown is working on its 10-year downtown master plan after being named the "fastest growing city" by the U.S. Census last year. The City is known for its historic downtown with Victorian store fronts, courthouse and restaurants in the square. Kim McAuliffe, downtown and tourism director for the City, said they are looking at several options in the plan including everything from new stores to housing while preserving the historic area.

Georgetown working on 10-year development plan after being named 'fastest growing city' in U.S. Census last year

DEL VALLE, Texas — A person died in a car crash on Saturday morning in Del Valle. Austin first responders say the area will be closed off for a while. It happened near Kellam Road, next to Del Valle Middle School and Del Valle High School, around 4:22 a.m.

1 killed in car crash on Kellam Road

AUSTIN, Texas — An investigative report from the Office of the City Auditor released Thursday shows Central Texas Allied Health Institute (CTAHI) falsified patient data records and over $1.1 million in financial transactions. Austin Public Health (APH) contracted CTAHI to provide health services, including administering COVID-19 vaccines. However, during...

City of Austin auditor says health care group falsified patient data records and over $1.1M in transactions

AUSTIN, Texas — Many of us in Texas have a certain loyalty to H-E-B, but another grocer is expanding its footprint too. Kroger announced a new delivery station in Austin this week, meaning you can get your fresh produce dropped off at your door. But the actual packing will...

Kroger announces new delivery station in Austin

Jarrell, TX

JARRELL, Texas — After a few school shooting threats, Jarrell police, the FBI, Texas DPS, Williamson County and other agencies are working to find out who posted threats on social media. The pickup line at Jarrell Middle School was nearly empty on Monday following a series of threats over...

Over 100 Jarrell Middle School students stayed home following school threat scares

AUSTIN, Texas — Several homeless encampments have popped up behind shops at South Town Square in South Austin, driving business and customers away, according to some owners in the shopping center. Larry Maddalena owns The Joint Chiropractic franchise and Craig Plakis owns CraigO's Pizza & Pastaria. Both explained their...

'I know we can do better as a city' | South Austin business owners nervous as homeless encampments pop up

AUSTIN, Texas — Day four of testimony wrapped up in the murder trial of a rideshare driver accused of killing a protester in Downtown Austin nearly 3 years ago. Army Sgt. Daniel Perry says he shot Garrett Foster in self defense after Foster raised his rifle at him. The jury heard from 7 witnesses today including 3 crime scene specialists, a fingerprint specialist, a firearm examiner and the medical examiner who performed the autopsy on Garrett Foster.

Day 4 of testimony in Sgt. Daniel Perry trial wraps up

AUSTIN, Texas — On Monday evening, neighborhood advocates met at Rendon Park in East Austin, demanding action to make the park safer. On Sunday night, Austin police responded to a call of a shooting at the park. It happened while several people with children were nearby. Three people suffered...

Austinites demand changes at Rendon Park after shooting

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday for part of the three-part Interstate 35 project. At 10 a.m. on March 29, TxDOT celebrated the beginning of construction on the Capital Express North I-35 project in Austin. The project will cost $606 million and will be on I-35 between State Highway 45 and U.S. 290 East.

TxDOT breaks ground on I-35 Capital Express North Project

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 urgent need caused by staffing shortages. Police Chief Joe Chacon and DPS Director Col. Steve McCraw announced the arrangement, unprecedented for Austin, on...

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

AUSTIN, Texas — On Wednesday, the Austin City Council got an update on what Austin Water is doing to prevent another boil water notice. In February of last year, everyone in Austin had to boil their water before using it because of an issue at a treatment facility. That triggered an audit that laid out recommendations for improvements within Austin Water.

Austin Water making progress on improvements following 2021 boil water notice

AUSTIN, Texas — Members of the U.S. Marshals' Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested 26-year-old Demonte Harris on Thursday in connection with a January shooting that killed a 20-year-old man. Police responded to a call of a crash just after 1 a.m. in the 8600 block of N. Lamar...

Man arrested in connection with January homicide on N. Lamar

Belton, TX

TEXAS, USA — Your next trip to the lake might look a little different this year as lake levels across Central Texas are lower than they have been in years. Drought conditions aren't just affecting bodies of water, but it's raising concern for everyone in the area. "Water is...

How one Central Texan is saving water in midst of water restrictions

AUSTIN, Texas — Police are searching for a suspect after a man was left intubated following an attack in Downtown Austin on Monday, Feb. 27. The incident happened at around 2:30 a.m. at the northeast corner of East Seventh and Trinity streets, according to the Austin Police Department. Austin-Travis...

Police searching for suspect after February assault in Downtown Austin

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department (APD) is searching for a third suspect in connection with an armed robbery that happened on Wednesday at a 7-Eleven. Police released surveillance video in hopes of identifying one of the three juveniles that were seen entering and ransacking the store before rushing the clerk at a 7-Eleven in the 100 block of E. Stassney Lane.

Austin police release surveillance video of 7-Eleven robbery; searching for third person

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department (APD) is asking for the public's assistance in trying to locate a pair of suspects wanted in connection with a May 2022 armed robbery. Newly released photos from the APD Robbery Unit show a man and a woman suspected in an armed...

Austin police searching for pair of suspects in May 2022 robbery

Kyle, TX

KYLE, Texas — People in Kyle will no longer have to drive to another city to stock up at Costco. On Thursday morning, the doors opened at the city's own warehouse. The 152,000-square-foot behemoth is the first Costco store to open up in Kyle. Before, people would have to drive to Austin or Pflugerville to get their Costco fix.

Warehouse giant Costco opens its doors in Kyle

AUSTIN, Texas — Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin helped contribute to the first commercially available lab test for traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in the U.S. A new report from UT states that researchers at the PsyBrain Lab helped contribute to the "Alinity i" technology that has...

UT researchers helped create the first FDA-approved lab test for TBI in the U.S.

AUSTIN, Texas — Tyson Hodges, the assistant special agent in charge of the DEA’s Austin District Office, said xylazine is FDA-approved for veterinarian use. "It is a tranquilizer used by veterinarians on larger animals," said Hodges. But the DEA said drug dealers are now mix it with fentanyl...

DEA warns of dangerous 'tranq' drug as popularity increases in Texas

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Substitute teacher shortage across Austin ISD; vacancies being filled

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Independent School District (AISD) is working to combat the teacher shortage crisis that many districts are facing across the country. AISD is...

Substitute teacher shortage across Austin ISD; vacancies being filled

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