When the Austin Dam on the Colorado River collapsed in the 1900 flood, city leaders realized that without a major source of electricity, Austin was destined to remain a government and college town ...

Downstream parks coming up. The city of Austin is making progress in its pursuit of more trail connections downstream of the Longhorn Dam, as requested by a December 2024 resolution approved by City ...

Austin Water contractors temporarily fix broken gate at Longhorn Dam A temporary fix has been made at the Longhorn Dam after a broken gate caused water levels to drop at Lady Bird Lake on Tuesday ...

Austin Energy said they expected to restore power to all customers who could safely receive it by the end of Sunday. As of 11 a.m. Monday, just 75 customers are without power.

AUSTIN, Texas — He may be tiny, but he's already proven he's very tough. On Tuesday, Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) shared the story of "Kiss," a 4-week-old husky puppy who was found in a trash can.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Monday, the city of Austin said its curbside customers can now recycle food and beverage cartons and coated paper products in their blue recycling carts. This is an effort to ...

Austin Energy has not given a timeline yet for when power will be fully restored to impacted customers. "Because damage is so substantial, outages & restoration are still expected to extend for ...

An Austin ISD bus blocking part on the MoPac Expressway on May 28, 2025. (KXAN Photo/Frank Martinez) The vehicle “swerved off” Steck Avenue, driving down a grass embankment.

The Texas Longhorns are the No. 2 national seed in the 2025 NCAA Baseball Tournament, granting the team a home regional at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Joining Texas in Austin is UTSA, Kansas State and ...

Texas baseball lost its must-win game against UTSA in the Austin Regional of the NCAA baseball tournament. Updates and scores from the game: ...

Image credit: Max Belyeu (Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The 2025 NCAA baseball tournament is set to get underway on Friday, May 30, with teams opening regional play across ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Wednesday's severe storms caused damage to various locations across the Austin area. A roof at a gas station in North Austin collapsed on a number of vehicles below. According to ...