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Adopt Eli at Texas Humane Heroes
Eli is available to adopt at Texas Humane Heroes in Leander.
Auto body and repair shop in North Austin shuts down
AUSTIN, Texas — A North Austin car repair shop whose practices were highlighted in a KVUE Defenders Investigation has shut down. In May, KVUE brought you a story about customers who were having issues with Hail Specialists Auto Body and Collision, an auto body repair shop located off I-35 in North Austin.
Trinity, Truth Byers, sisters from Richardson, both score in UT-SMU soccer game
DALLAS - Two sisters from Richardson faced off in the SMU-Texas college soccer match on Thursday. Truth Byars of the SMU Mustangs played against her older sister Trinity, who plays for Texas. The sisters had never played a match against each other at any level before Thursday. Trinity Byers, a...
Rain chances, and under 100°
Temperatures are trending downward, and rain chances soon return. It’ll still be steamy tomorrow, but the high temperature should be just shy of triple digits, then continue to slide a bit more into next week - back near average in the mid 90s. A stray shower or two could...
16 state coalition sues Biden administration to block amnesty plan
(The Center Square) – A 16-state coalition led by Texas has sued the Biden administration to stop a widespread amnesty plan from going into effect. They did so two months after President Joe Biden announced the plan designed to fast track a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals who’ve been living […]
A North Texas college donated land to a Christian school. State and federal laws prohibit such gifts, experts say
"A North Texas college donated land to a Christian school. State and federal laws prohibit such gifts, experts say" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.
Google will invest more than $1 billion into 2 Texas data centers
Google is making a big investment in Texas to the tune of $1 billion.The video above is from ABC13's 24/7 livestream.According to a news release, the tech giant will spend more than $1 billion to support its cloud and data center infrastructure. The company is also expanding its commitment to clean energy.The $1 billion will be spent on data center campuses in Midlothian and Red Oak to help meet the growing demand for Google Cloud, AI innovations, and other digital products and services such as Search, Maps, and Workspace.To read the rest of this story, visit our partners at Houston CultureMap.
Texas' strict abortion laws may be fueling tragic trend: 6 babies abandoned in Harris Co. since June
Investigators are calling it an epidemic: parents abandoning their babies.ABC13 has reported on six instances of child abandonment in Harris County since the beginning of June. In two cases, children died.READ RELATED: Multiple babies found abandoned last month in Houston: 'It's heartbreaking'Leah Kipley with the National Safe Haven Alliance said the landscape is troubling.States like Texas with near-total abortion bans are dealing with more parents abandoning their children for several reasons like desperation and a lack of information.Texas' safe haven law, or the Baby Moses law, allows a parent to leave a baby less than 60 days old safe and unharmed at a hospital, fire station, or EMS station.They must notify an employee that the child needs a safe haven.Though this type of law exists nationwide, Kipley said parents still need more support.The National Safe Haven Alliance has helped save more than 4,800 babies since 1999. Their hotline for immediate assistance is 1-888-510-BABY(2229).For updates on this story, follow Briana Conner on Facebook, X and Instagram.RELATED: Houston woman abandoned 40 years ago says bigger conversation needed after 2 babies found days apartRELATED: 18-year-old charged after newborn abandoned in dumpster near SW Houston apartment, HPD says
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