An early‑morning trailer fire in Milam County killed an 84‑year‑old woman and sent three others to hospitals; the Fire Marshal is investigating.

An arrest warrant names a CBP agent in a downtown Austin sexual assault; investigators say DNA from a SAFE exam links him to the scene. The suspect remains at large.

After more than two decades in prison, Marshall Moreno was cleared after his daughter's recantation and a rare Court of Criminal Appeals ruling. Prosecutors dismissed the case.

A Honduran national received a 31-year federal sentence in Austin after pleading guilty to multiple armed robberies, prosecutors say.

An abandoned apartment on Burton Drive caught fire Monday morning; crews battled from outside after a partial collapse. A media briefing is pending.

A 23-year-old was taken into custody after a barricade at Hillside Ranch Apartments; police ordered a shelter-in-place and say protective-order charges are likely.

A new analysis shows many Texas prison housing areas regularly exceed 90°F; the state will defend its heat policies in federal court next month. The data highlights repeated 95°‑plus readings and policy changes critics say reduce transparency.

A Pflugerville man is jailed after police say he forced his way into an apartment on S Lakeline Blvd, threatened residents with a gun and was arrested in Pflugerville. Authorities recovered a firearm and filed burglary charges.

Family members say the 2023 killings of Preston and Evan Wessling were "a robbery gone wrong" as the first of two murder trials approaches. The case remains under active investigation.

SWAT and patrol are on scene in the 4900 block of Avenue G in East Austin; APD has dispatched a PIO and will hold a briefing. Details remain limited.

APD says SWAT and a public information officer are responding to an incident in the 1000 block of Springdale Road in East Austin. Media briefing TBD.

Two Austin men pleaded guilty and were sentenced to county jail after a West Campus burglary that left a woman hospitalized, court records show.

Southbound I‑35 ramps at 6th and the 700 block of E. 7th St. are closed after a fatal crash; investigators are on scene.