2025 Holiday Shipping Deadlines: USPS, FedEx, UPS important dates to remember
With the holidays right around the corner, you need to be sure to mail packages early to ensure on-time delivery. Keep these essential 2025 shipping deadlines in mind from USPS, FedEx, and UPS to ensure your cards and gifts reach their destinations in time for Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and other holidays.
Stimulus payment December 2025, IRS direct deposit relief payment & tariff dividend fact check
Hold off on that purchase! Online rumors of new stimulus checks by year’s end are out there.
Austin Trail of Lights seasonal employee fired
A seasonal contractor employee with Austin’s Trail of Lights has been fired after a video showed them making what some are calling racist remarks.
Australia mass shooting: Austin rabbi speaks
After a mass shooting in Australia, there was a visible law enforcement presence outside of Jewish schools, synagogues, and events, worldwide.
Fort Hood Army doctor sued by victims
A law firm is taking action against a former Fort Hood Army doctor accused of secretly recording and inappropriately touching patients during medical exams.
Australia mass shooting: New details
Australian officials are preparing to charge the surviving suspected gunman in Sunday's beachside shooting rampage, a father-son attack they said was an act of terrorism.
Holiday package thefts in Texas
Package theft is finally showing signs of slowing down nationwide, but in Texas, the impact is still among the worst in the country.
Marc Veasey drops Tarrant County Judge race to focus on "fight" in Congress
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas) is abandoning his bid for Tarrant County Judge to remain in Congress, stating he needs to focus on fighting against President Donald Trump and his political allies.
Rob Reiner, his wife Michelle killed
There are new details into the deaths of actor, director, and writer Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle.
Two different tax cut proposals from Abbott & Paxton
The new year is expected to bring a pitch for two different tax cut proposals. One from the governor and the other from the lt. governor, and both come with big promises for homeowners.
Austin winter weather preparations
City of Austin and Travis County officials are asking residents to prepare now for winter weather that could be coming.
Milwaukee County Judge Dugan trial: Live updates Monday, Dec. 15
Attorneys delivered opening statements and testimony began in the trial of Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan began on Monday, Dec. 15.
FOX 7 Focus: Interview with Thomas Esparza
In this week's FOX 7 Focus, Alec Nolan spoke with Austin immigration attorney Thomas Esparza amid the Trump administration's crackdown on those seeking asylum in the U.S.
Hayward explosion: Family of 5 lost everything in blast
A family of five lost their home and everything they owned in a gas pipe explosion near Hayward last week, family friends said, while trying to raise money to help them.
Packers star Micah Parsons out for rest of season with torn ACL: source
Green Bay pass rusher Micah Parsons is out for the remainder of the season with a torn ACL.
Brian Walshe found guilty of murdering his wife
Brian Walshe was found guilty Monday of killing his wife, whose body has never been found following her disappearance from their Massachusetts home on New Year’s Day nearly three years ago.
Rob Reiner dead at 78
Filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead in their California home Sunday night. FOX's Ashley Dvorkin takes a look back at Reiner's storied career.
Bell County officer-involved shooting
Texas DPS is investigating an officer-involved shooting following a vehicle pursuit that ended in Bell County. FOX 7 Austin's Jessica Rivera reports.
Cold weather shelters for homeless in Austin
Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations help their Austin residents stay warm during lower temperatures by proving cold weather shelters around the city.
11 year sentence for Houston meth dealer high-speed drug toss
A Houston man was sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison for possessing and attempting to distribute five kilograms of crystal meth following a high-speed police chase where he threw the drugs from his car.