Austin ISD's CFO, Eduardo Ramos, was arrested on charges of insurance fraud and has been placed on administrative leave. The charges are not related to his school district role.

OSHA is investigating a worker's death at Tesla's Texas Gigafactory. Few details are available; the cause of death has not been disclosed. This adds to previous safety concerns at Tesla facilities.

A court hearing is scheduled for the driver in the deadly Hays CISD bus crash. The driver admitted to drug use prior to the incident, which killed two people.

A Northwest Austin house fire on Chateau Hill Drive was promptly tackled by firefighters, with no injuries reported. The cause is under investigation.

Deputies in Bastrop County were involved in a fatal shooting of a suspect following an active shooter scenario. The suspect had fired at law enforcement before being shot by the Special Response Team.

Caleb Comer of Liberty Hill has been charged with murder after allegedly selling fentanyl-laced pills that led to the death of 18-year-old Matthew Wright.

Former detective Tara Schafer was arrested for tampering with government records by deleting files related to her husband, a fired Pflugerville officer.

An Austin man received a 40-year prison sentence for drug trafficking after police found fentanyl in his car and additional drugs and firearms at his home. He also pled guilty to the crime.

U.S. Marshals arrested Fabian Jaramillo Toribio-Martinez, a wanted criminal, in Round Rock, for charges including sexual assault of a child and drug possession.

A Texas man pleaded guilty to illegally importing 165 endangered Australian reptiles by providing false documents to authorities about a nonexistent zoo.

An Austin man pleaded guilty to robbery charges related to the theft of USPS Arrow Keys as part of a 2023 scheme.

Austin launches atxbelieves.org to support sexual assault survivors as part of its Collective Sex Crimes Response Model, including a public outreach campaign across media platforms.

The Austin Police Department is seeking public aid to identify a suspect who disrupted an emergency call at a Walgreens on North Lamar Boulevard. A reward is offered for relevant information.