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AUSTIN, Texas — Sara Socia lived in Austin for 25 years before moving to Palmetto, Florida, in early September. "I quit my job to move to Florida, to live by the beach, to live our dream life," Socia said. Those dreams have now been put on hold after seeing...

The Office of Police Oversight official tasked with supervising investigations into community complaints against police officers referred to one of those complainants as a “protester dirtbag,” internal emails show. Police oversight advocates said the incident is concerning, especially combined with Chronicle reporting that revealed a majority of the...

AUSTIN, Texas — A proposed rail line could soon link Texas to cities south of the border. After years of talks, there's a renewed push to expand the Amtrack passenger rail service route to Mexico. There's reportedly support on both sides of the border to make the concept a...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin City Council is considering agenda items that would give Torchy's Tacos and Wheatsville Co-op permission to sell alcoholic beverages within 300 feet of schools. The businesses want the city to waive the "Minimum Distances Rule," which prohibits alcohol sales within 300 feet of day...

Penguin Random House, United Against Book Bans, Little Free Library and First Book are the entities behind the Banned Wagon, with their work centered around visiting communities in the Midwest and South, where there have been higher concentrations of banned and challenged titles.

AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Police Department is extending its no refusal initiative year-round in an effort to enforce DWI laws and help make Austin roadways and waterways safer. Last year, an average of 89 Texans were killed every month in alcohol-related crashes. "There isn't a day that goes by...

AUSTIN, Texas — If there is one journey Travis County Judge Andy Brown is aiming for, it is bringing better passenger rail service between Bexar and Travis counties. He is part of a group called Texas Passenger Rail Advisory Committee (TPRAC), made up of elected officials and rail experts.

AUSTIN, Texas — Firefighters knocked out a fire early Wednesday morning at the Patrizi's location along Cuernavaca Drive in West Austin. Nic Patrizi, one of the restaurant's owners, told KVUE that the fire sparked in the shed directly behind the restaurant, but fortunately didn't spread to the restaurant itself.

Travis County Expands Mental Health Services to Divert Nonviolent Offenders from Jail. Travis County has opened a 25-bed residential facility in downtown Austin aiming to keep individuals experiencing mental health crises out of jail for minor offenses. The refurbished Geneveive Tarlton Hearon building on East 15th Street launched a $23 million, three-year therapeutic diversion pilot program on Monday. Additionally, a separate facility on Airport Boulevard will now operate 24/7 to receive emergency psychiatric admissions, who can then be transferred into the pilot program after stabilization.

Five new parks are joining Austin’s parks system, adding much needed green spaces to areas considered to be "park deficient." Austin’s Watershed Protection Department has over the years acquired land for things like protecting the environment and managing floodwater. These properties are open green spaces, but because they’re not designated as parkland the city can’t use parkland money to develop them as such.

TEXAS, USA — What if I told you it was Week 7 of the college football season -- would you believe me?. This season is flying by, and this weekend looks to be one of the best slates on paper as we have marquee matchups across the board. But we're here to discuss our Texas teams, who have their own big-time matchups to prepare for.

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College Football News expert picks and predictions for the Week 7 Texas vs Oklahoma matchup

Anybody who knows me knows that I love to travel, especially in the great state of Texas. If you're away from home for any amount of time, you're going to need a place to stay. Hotels are great but if you really want an experience, Airbnb's are the way to go.

In a move to tighten the grip on impaired driving and bolster road safety initiatives, Austin officials have declared an indefinite enforcement of the 'No Refusal' policy, as reported by KXAN. This year-round measure allows law enforcement to seek search warrants for blood samples from drivers suspected of being under the influence, who initially refuse to undergo breathalyzer or blood tests.

By ADAM ZAGORIA Shelton Henderson, the five-star wing out of Bellaire (TX) and JL3 Elite, has cut his list to three schools, he announced. The 6-foot-6 small forward is down to Duke, Louisville and Texas. He has visited all three schools, most recently hitting Duke for “Countdown to Craziness” along with fellow elite recruits Acaden Lewis and Nate Ament. He broke down all three schools for On3.com: Duke: “I feel like just me building that relationship with Coach [Jon] Scheyer and Coach [Jai] Lucas and having that connection with them has really helped. Just being on the phone with them talking about how they can see me playing with them and just the culture that they have there and the players that they send to the league. It’s something I really look at because that’s my dream so just hearing from them a lot I think is something special. Just like the fan base that’s up there, the culture, Durham, Cameron Indoor stadium, is I’m really looking forward to seeing firsthand when I go on my visit.” Louisville: “Me and Coach [Pat] Kelsey have been building a great relationship since he got the job. And coach Hamilton leaving LSU and going to Louisville and having him hit me up right away that shows that they really believe in me and coming in there and making an immediate impact. Them being my first visit I’m really looking forward to that. I really enjoyed talking to Coach Kelsey. He’s really really cool dude, really easy to connect with so I think just think building that relationship is definitely going to be easy.” Texas: “Having a conversation with Coach [Rodney] Terry and just build another relationship with him and coach Brandon has been really really good experience. Just the whole staff having that belief in me coming in there as a freshman and just helping that program out and continue building what they have up there in Austin. The culture that they have up there too like the fan base and all they have to offer, I have really been paining attention to that. Just being in Texas also is something I look at.” Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter Follow ZAGSBLOGHoops on Instagram And Like ZAGS on Facebook.

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