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Local News

Austin weather: Multiple rounds of heavy rain and cooling trend

Summer's last stand continues for another 3 days and then big weather changes ahead.

Austin ISD potential state intervention: Parents weigh petition

Austin weather: Cold front to bring heavy rain, flood risks, and cooler weather

Travis County double homicide: Mississippi man charged with capital murder

East Austin homicide: Teen kills girlfriend's ex, steals his car

Airbnb invests $6.4 million in Austin affordable housing project

Texas News

Houston man sentenced to 35 years in prison in smuggling case tied to fatal crash

A 26-year-old Houston man was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for his role in a cartel-linked human smuggling ring tied to a fatal 2022 Texas car crash.

Texas high school football 2026: Central Texas Week 5 rankings

Camp Mystic Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing: Owners propose sale

Ken Paxton details childhood eye injury during Dallas USHBC event

Gov. Greg Abbott declares statewide emergency over soaring diesel prices in Texas

SpaceX achieves orbit with Starship Flight 14 before cutting test mission short

National News

Caught on Camera: Driver uses sidewalk to pass stopped school bus

A motorist in Pennsylvania took an unusual and dangerous path to maneuver past a stopped school bus.

Tennessee K-9 dies from heatstroke after being left outside without water for 36 hours, sheriff says

Manhunt underway for sexually violent predator who removed GPS monitor

Clinic owner stole millions from military health program to buy luxuries like gold-plated Cybertruck, DOJ says

12 teens wounded Georgia shootout at birthday party

Arizona wrong-way driver arrested after claiming to play dangerous 'Lunatic' game

Crime Coverage

Houston man sentenced to 35 years in prison in smuggling case tied to fatal crash

A 26-year-old Houston man was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for his role in a cartel-linked human smuggling ring tied to a fatal 2022 Texas car crash.

Caught on Camera: Driver uses sidewalk to pass stopped school bus

Tennessee K-9 dies from heatstroke after being left outside without water for 36 hours, sheriff says

Manhunt underway for sexually violent predator who removed GPS monitor

Clinic owner stole millions from military health program to buy luxuries like gold-plated Cybertruck, DOJ says

12 teens wounded Georgia shootout at birthday party

Politics

Trump administration rescinds nearly $1B in funds already approved by Congress

Trump rescinds nearly $1B in funds approved by Congress: Why senators say it's illegal

President Donald Trump canceled nearly $1 billion in spending that’s already been approved by Congress. Senators on both sides of the aisle say it's “illegal" and “theft from the American people."

2026 Election: Texas counties rush to process tens of thousands of backlogged voter registrations

2026 Election: San Antonio congressional race heats up

Who leads 2026 Texas Senate race? Paxton vs. Talarico poll tracker

Talarico's lead narrows over Paxton in Texas US Senate race

'Protect College Sports Act' could get final vote in Senate soon

Sports

Texas high school football 2026: Central Texas Week 5 rankings

High school football is underway in Central Texas and FOX 7 has your post-week 5 rankings.

Did Texas’ Schedule Get Even Tougher? SEC Gauntlet Awaits Longhorns

Former AFL player Mark Hutchings announces partner’s death after childbirth

2026 Week 5: Hays vs Johnson

2026 Week 5: Midland Lee vs Westlake

2026 Week 5: Stony Point vs Round Rock

Entertainment

AEW wrestler Benjamin Satterley, a.k.a. Pac, dies at 40

Professional wrestling star Benjamin Satterley, who was known as Pac inside the ring, has died at 40, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) announced in a statement Sunday evening.