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Local News

East Austin food trailer owner left with second-degree burns after explosion

An Austin man is recovering after a generator exploded near his food trailer. The owner of Halal Time has been left with second-degree burns across his body, and is now facing months of healing.

Formula 1 is back in Austin for the weekend

Austin man's accounts had more than 500 files of child sex abuse material: APD

Austin ICE shooting: Man shot by agents formally indicted

Man killed in 2025 while visiting Austin for F1; friend of victim reminding people to be cautious

Police asking for help following multiple East Austin copper thefts

Texas News

2026 election: Midterm longshots play political long game

Voter discontent over the ballot choices hasn't slowed early voter turn out. Several third-party candidates are still hoping to make a statement that goes beyond being a spoiler

Texas employment growth drops below long-term average as 19,000 jobs shed: Dallas Fed

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas to drop all Medicare Advantage plans for 2027

Trump administration appeals Big Bend border construction halt to Supreme Court

Texas’ 2026 Senate race: What to know about Ken Paxton vs James Talarico

Texas governor’s race: Abbott holds narrow lead over Hinojosa in latest poll

National News

Secret sex video rocks University of North Carolina at Charlotte fraternity, 1 arrested: Police

A 19-year-old man was arrested after allegedly recording a sexually explicit video of a University of North Carolina at Charlotte student without her consent and sharing it.

Vance blasts GOP pushback to Ramaswamy ad featuring Acton's estranged mother during Ohio stop

Chiricahua National Monument becomes America’s newest national park

2026 midterm elections: 21 key House races to follow

Governor spares death-row inmate after raising doubts about evidence

Man accused of attacking woman, killing dog with machete

An Austin man is facing multiple felonies after law enforcement identified hundreds of files of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) across multiple accounts associated with him, says the Austin Police Department.

Austin ICE shooting: Man shot by agents formally indicted

Man killed in 2025 while visiting Austin for F1; friend of victim reminding people to be cautious

Secret sex video rocks University of North Carolina at Charlotte fraternity, 1 arrested: Police

Police asking for help following multiple East Austin copper thefts

Governor spares death-row inmate after raising doubts about evidence

Politics

2026 election: Midterm longshots play political long game

Voter discontent over the ballot choices hasn't slowed early voter turn out. Several third-party candidates are still hoping to make a statement that goes beyond being a spoiler

Vance blasts GOP pushback to Ramaswamy ad featuring Acton's estranged mother during Ohio stop

Trump administration appeals Big Bend border construction halt to Supreme Court

2026 midterm elections: 21 key House races to follow

Texas’ 2026 Senate race: What to know about Ken Paxton vs James Talarico

Texas governor’s race: Abbott holds narrow lead over Hinojosa in latest poll

Sports

Formula 1 is back in Austin for the weekend

The Formula 1 United States Grand Prix is racing back to Austin this weekend. And while the action on the track draws thousands of fans to the Circuit of the Americas, the excitement is spilling into the city.