During this week's cold snap and winter storm, animal protection agencies in our area have been working non-stop to keep pets safe. Sadly, they've gotten many calls about people leaving their animals out in the elements.
KXAN is keeping track of wildfires this year. Our interactive map and database will be kept updated as new information becomes available.
AUSTIN (KXAN)— Officers and emergency staff across Central Texas said they’ve been responding to dozens of crashes since early Tuesday morning. As snow and ice accumulated on roads, ice thickened and created slick and dangerous conditions.
Residents in Central and Southeast Texas are warned about black ice risks on roads and sidewalks after winter storms.
If it warms up enough during the day Tuesday, it’s possible for some of that accumulated snow and ice to melt, but snow or ice that sticks around Tuesday will refreeze Wednesday night, when temperatures are expected to plunge into the 20s or teens, Platt said.
AUSTIN, Texas — A nationwide phone outage impacted businesses across the Austin area. RingCentral, a California cloud-based communications platform that provides companies with phone and messaging tools, confirmed the outage Wednesday afternoon.
If you have a chronic pain condition such as arthritis or an old injury, you might notice that on cold weather days your pain flares up. Why is that? The truth is there are many theories but no definitive answer.
Read more The Latino population in Central Texas continues to grow, and yet a new report showed they still face barriers to.
As Central Texas cities worry about water scarcity increasing across the state, UT Austin is working to preserve water.
According to HouseWorks Austin, the average apartment in Austin now costs around $1,600 per month, which is down about a $100 from the previous year's average.
Some workers in Central Texas are feeling the effects of what's happening in Washington, including a man who had just landed a job as a clerk at the IRS.