A Travis County judge handed down decades‑long prison terms after a jury convicted a 48‑year‑old man of sexually assaulting a child.

A veteran Travis County deputy was arrested after a woman reported being sexually harassed in a Cedar Park convenience-store parking lot. Surveillance video and an arrest affidavit are part of the investigation.

A Waco‑area man was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison after prosecutors said he possessed and shared child pornography. The U.S. Attorney’s Office credited FBI San Antonio and tied the case to Project Safe Childhood.

A federal judge sentenced Blane Spear to nearly 20 years after a June 2024 search turned up more than a kilogram of meth, other drugs and a cache of firearms. Court filings show he pleaded guilty in December.

Southbound Research Boulevard is closed between Great Hills Trail and MoPac after a fatal collision, creating major delays across north Austin.

APD says multiple firearms were stolen during a run of car burglaries and urges owners to record serial numbers and lock vehicles.

A 21-year-old was arrested in Zachary, Louisiana, in connection with the April 2024 Mueller-area homicide. Authorities say he will be extradited to Texas to face murder charges.

Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas logged 231 new immigration-related cases this week, naming alleged smugglers and repeat re‑entry defendants.

A months-long 'Hills Have Ice' sting across the Texas Hill Country led to arrests and seizures totaling more than seven pounds of meth, Gillespie County deputies say.

A Waco babysitter was sentenced to 960 months in federal prison after prosecutors say he filmed and shared child sexual‑abuse material of multiple children he babysat.

Attorneys for Tyre Sampson’s parents are preparing filings to block a Funtime‑built drop tower at Austin’s COTALAND after a $310M verdict in Orlando. The move could force a Texas hearing over the ride.

A pedestrian was struck and killed Friday on southbound U.S. 183 at Anderson Mill Road in northwest Austin; investigators say the driver remained on scene and is being tested.

Federal files show Texas issued the wrong type of CDL and a small carrier kept sparse records before the fatal I‑35 pileup in Austin. New investigatory documents tie licensing and recordkeeping gaps to the crash.