Texas sued Southwestern Public Service for $1 billion in damages over the deadly 2024 Smokehouse Creek wildfire, alleging negligence in maintaining infrastructure.

Play for All Park in Round Rock will expand with a new Sustainability Pod focusing on environmental education, funded by a Republic Services grant. A groundbreaking event is set for Dec. 17.

A Jarrell officer shot a 20-year-old after a high-speed chase on northbound I‑35 that cut through a construction zone. The Texas Rangers are investigating and the driver is stable after surgery.

A motorcyclist was killed Monday after colliding with an SUV on South Bagdad Road in Leander; police closed the road for hours while investigators processed the scene.

San Marcos Police arrested Kevin Frimpong for allegedly trying to kidnap two women while impersonating an officer.

A vigil is held five years after Texas State University student Jason Landry's disappearance, with ongoing search efforts and investigations. His case remains unsolved, and a $20,000 reward is offered for information.

Two bystanders injured during a police shooting in Austin have sued the city and police, alleging excessive force after being permanently harmed in the incident.

Scammers posing as deputies are calling Leander residents and demanding payment by Bitcoin or gift cards, police say. Authorities urge people to hang up and report the calls.

A Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative helicopter was struck by a bullet on Nov. 10 in southern Bastrop County; the FBI and local deputies are investigating.

Bert James Baker pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year in jail for stabbing a Palestinian American near UT Austin after a 2024 protest.

A Travis County jury found Kevin Art Denmon guilty of indecency with a child by exposure; a judge sentenced him to seven years in the Texas prison system.

San Marcos police arrested a 38-year-old after two women reported attempted kidnappings near the city cemetery; one victim says the suspect claimed to be an officer. Investigators are reviewing witness accounts.

A motion by the Travis County DA seeks to clear four men originally charged in the 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders, potentially linking the crime to deceased serial killer Robert Eugene Brashers.