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20 people rescued from stalled elevator in Austin, no injuries reported
AUSTIN, Texas — Approximately 20 people were safely rescued from a stalled elevator in Austin on Wednesday night, fire officials said. The Austin Fire Department responded to a call about multiple people trapped in an elevator. Upon arrival, crews found about 20 individuals inside the stalled lift. ALSO |Caldwell...
NGOs that helped house and feed migrants receive millions from FEMA
The Department of Homeland Security has released millions more dollars to nonprofits and communities that assist undocumented migrants who are released by the agency, despite previous concerns about how some of those funds are being used.
An Awesome Dove Hunting Season Is Expected in Texas This Year
I am avid hunter and a native Texan, I love the great outdoors so, I'm used to the heat in the Lone Star State. When it comes to hunting season, I know I have to be prepared because we've not only had a very hot summer but add to that a very dry summer as well.
DPS: Border crossings have decreased 85 percent since start of Operation Lone Star
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Since Operation Lone Star was launched in 2021, the state has spent over $10 billion on the border initiative. Officials say that to date they have been able to stop over half a million migrants from getting through the border area. DPS spokesman Lt. Christopher...
Restaurant Report Card for Central Texas: 8.29.24
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Here’s this week’s Restaurant Report Card for Central Texas:. Los Cucos Mexican Cafe at 2805 West Loop 340 in Waco failed a renewal inspection with a 76. (24-demerits) According to the food safety worker, the sliced and diced tomatoes, scallops, crab meat, sea bass,...
Audit finds low pay, telework policy among drags on the city’s worker retention rate
A recent audit by the Office of the City Auditor found the city’s efforts to retain employees are falling short, with compensation, career progression and telework policies standing out as problem areas. With a turnover rate that peaked at 11.77 percent in 2022, the need for more effective and strategic retention policies has become critical.
New Murder Of Texas Child Happened During Botched Robbery
Austin, Texas has several families all simultaneously in a state of upheaval because of the actions of three different children in what police have described as an attempted robbery that clearly went very wrong with two teen kids now facing murder charges, and another, only 13 years old, is dead from being shot. Just after 8:30 last Thursday evening, the victim and another teen were allegedly traveling in a stolen car into East Austin to meet up with a third teenager, at some point it is believed the first two teens attempted to rob the third, and that is when a shootout occurred.
City of Austin moving forward with out-of-state abortion funding process, despite lawsuit
AUSTIN, Texas — The City of Austin is moving forward with allocating funds for women traveling out of state to seek an abortion, Council Member Vanessa Fuentes confirmed on Thursday, despite facing a lawsuit over those funds. Earlier this month, the City Council approved its nearly six-billion-dollar budget. Within...
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