A UT Austin HR employee was arrested for failing to comply with sex offender registration laws after a tip led to an investigation. His prior Oregon conviction was undisclosed during UT's background check.

Austin police increase patrols on FM 2222 due to reports of reckless motorcycling and citizen safety concerns.

The Elgin Police and Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office conducted a pre-dawn operation in Elgin, detaining individuals and briefly closing roads. The matter is part of an ongoing investigation with few details released.

Hays CISD is responding to threats against its middle schools, leading to increased patrols and five arrests. Despite no immediate danger, the district is raising awareness about the consequences of such threats.

APD released video linked to Cristian Rangel's homicide and seeks public help. Kamery Wooldridge is charged with corpse tampering; Rangel's mother appeals for justice.

Jorge Flores-Duran was sentenced to 25 years for the murder of Isaias Martinez after a 2023 shooting in Austin.

The Austin Fire Department contained an apartment building fire on East Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard sparked by a cut electrical wire. No injuries reported.

Three people were charged in a plot to kill a mother and a judge amidst a custody dispute. A tracking device on a suspect's car linked him to the crime scene.

A man was arrested for a bank robbery in Kyle, Texas, after police identified his car. He was released on bond, with officials praising law enforcement collaboration.

A teacher at Pflugerville ISD is charged with injuring an autistic student by allegedly breaking his fingers. The incident was reported after the child showed injuries post-school.

A pedestrian was fatally struck in a hit-and-run on Ed Bluestein Boulevard, Austin. Police are investigating this as the city's 64th traffic fatality and seek public assistance.

Hudson Bend Middle School initiated a hold due to a bomb threat but the situation was later deemed safe. This marked the third recent threat in Lake Travis ISD, while neighboring districts have seen arrests related to similar threats.

Mithovar Antoine Jr. was arrested by Austin Police for a 2021 homicide after a prolonged investigation identified him as the suspect in Nikolas Eugenio Martinez's fatal stabbing.