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04/29/2025

“This is a hostile and political act by Amazon. Why didn’t Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest levels in 40 years?” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

The White House on Tuesday bashed Amazon for reportedly planning on displaying how much President Trump’s tariffs added to the cost of an item, calling it an aggressive move by the e-commerce giant…

04/29/2025

The Texas Lottery Commission unanimously approved new rules that will revoke the license of any retailer who operates, or works with, a lottery courier service

The Texas Lottery Commission unanimously approved new rules on Tuesday that will revoke the license of any retailer who operates, or works with, a lottery courier service, which allows people to pu…

04/29/2025

A low chance of rain today will be followed by a higher probability of rain and thunderstorms Wednesday. Tomorrow's forecast also includes a Marginal Risk for severe weather with the main threats from hail at least 1" in diameter and gusty winds.

04/29/2025

ALERT: Police said someone died in a crash involving a cyclist on the I-35 frontage road in Round Rock

Police said someone died in a crash involving a cyclist on the frontage road of Interstate 35 in Round Rock on Tuesday.

04/29/2025

TRAFFIC ALERT | According to the Texas Department of Transportation, the crash is near Southwest Parkway. All eastbound and westbound lanes are closed.

A crash in southwest Austin shut down State Highway 71 Tuesday afternoon.

04/29/2025

Happy birthday, Willie Nelson! He turns 92 today 🙌🎂 https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/willie-nelsons-annual-4th-of-july-picnic-returns-to-texas-this-summer/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KXAN_News

04/29/2025

The payments were originally slated to go out this month, in April 2025, but “unexpected delays” have pushed payments back to next month.

People waiting for a payout from the $350 million T-Mobile settlement will have to wait a little longer.

04/29/2025

NEW: Medical training facility CEO is 2nd person to face charges in Austin mortuary case

Aaron Ali, the CEO of medical training facility MedtoMarket is now the second person to face charges related to a case of alleged “experiments” on co**ses, according to the Austin Polic…

04/29/2025

The rapper-turned-country singer wants to be able to travel internationally to perform and share his message of redemption, after spending time behind bars as a young person.

04/29/2025

APD identified the 28-year-old motorcyclist involved in a crash on April 15 at the intersection of East Riverside Drive and South Pleasant Valley Road.

The Austin Police Department identified the 28-year-old motorcyclist involved in a motorcycle crash on April 15 at the intersection of East Riverside Drive and South Pleasant Valley Road.

04/29/2025

The world's largest solar telescope has revealed a sunspot larger than the several planets.

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawai’i captured an image of a sunspot larger than several planets using a new instrument called the Visible Tunable Filter, which will help monitor so…

04/29/2025

The world’s largest solar telescope has revealed a sunspot larger than several planets.
Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/science/sunspot-larger-than-united-states-spotted-in-new-image-of-the-sun/

04/29/2025

UPDATE: Austin Police identified the woman who died in a homicide that happened last week near an encampment in north Austin.

The Austin Police Department on Monday identified a woman who was shot and killed last week near an encampment in north Austin.

04/29/2025

Under the order, a driver must be able to read and speak English “sufficiently to converse with the general public” to operate a commercial vehicle in the U.S.

A violation of the English language proficiency requirement would put a driver “out-of-service,” the order said.