The City of Austin is considering acquiring a new facility to combine headquarters for its three public safety departments, replacing aging facilities with growing mechanical and other issues.

The Westlake Chaparrals continued their march through District 26-6A Thursday night at downtown Austin’s House Park, with quarterback Rees Wise leading the Chaps to a 49-7 victory over Austin High.

First responders were called to a reported stabbing incident at Covington Middle School in southwest Austin Thursday morning, officials said.

H-E-B says it will begin rolling out digital tap-to-pay features at its stores, enabling customers to pay with just a tap with their physical cards or with their smartphones or other digital devices.

Monday is the deadline to register to vote for the Nov. 5 presidential election, which includes a number of key ballot items beyond the race at the top.

Austin Police officer Christopher Taylor has been found guilty of deadly conduct, a third-degree felony charge, in the 2019 deadly shooting of Mauris DeSilva in downtown Austin.

The Westlake Chaps opened district play Thursday night with a decisive shutout of the Akins Eagles, winning 70-0 before a home crowd at Chaparral Stadium.

A middle school student in Lake Travis ISD has been arrested for making a terroristic threat after posting a threat of a school shooting to Snapchat last week, district officials said.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the City of Austin over its “Reproductive Health Fund”, which aims to offer funding support to women seeking out-of-state abortions.

An anonymous phone threat has prompted San Marcos High School to be placed on lockdown Tuesday afternoon, officials said, while police investigate the potential threat.

A tentative agreement has been reached on a new labor contract between the Austin Police Association and the City of Austin, which is likely to go before City Council for approval next month.

Austin Police are investigating an apparent double homicide on the city’s south side Saturday afternoon, with a person of interest in custody in connection with the incident.

The Westlake Chaps bounced back Friday night against Cibolo Steele, rolling to a 41-16 victory in their final non-district matchup of the 2024 season.

The City of Austin will name Eddie Garcia, the outgoing police chief in Dallas, as a new assistant city manager overseeing the city’s public safety departments beginning in November.

More than 24,000 unique individuals sought homelessness services in the city of Austin last year, according to new data from ECHO released in an annual report Thursday.

Travis County officials announced Tuesday they have filed a federal complaint against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, seeking to have a court validate that the county’s efforts to register eligible voters are legal under the law.

The Westlake Chaparrals suffered their first home loss in six seasons Friday night, getting shut out in the second half and falling to the Atascocita Eagles 39-21.

The Westlake Chaparrals and the Atascocita Eagles will face off Friday night in a battle of unbeaten, top ten teams in one of the most-watched games across the state.

Austin ISD and other school districts across Central Texas say they are increasing patrols after a series of vague threats, with at least two arrests made.

A man is dead after an officer-involved shooting on the city’s north side late Tuesday, after reports the man was trying to break into local businesses in the area.