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11/13/2025

Deck Brewer Jr. was sentenced to eight years for the killing of 25-year-old Susan Leigh Wolfe in 1980.

Frail, and with a shaky voice, a convicted killer with stage 4 cancer, a failing heart and numerous health issues was wheeled into a Travis County district court room on Wednesday.

11/13/2025

Air traffic controllers will receive back pay, as required by federal law. However, it is unclear how long that will take.

Despite President Trump signing a government funding bill to officially end the longest shutdown in history after 43 days, do not expect air travel to immediately revert to normal.

11/13/2025

California revokes 17,000 commercial driver's licenses for immigrants

California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses given to immigrants after discovering the expiration dates went past when the drivers were legally allowed to be in the U.S., state of…

11/13/2025

Mint to press its last-ever penny as the 1-cent coin is canceled

The U.S. Mint has been making pennies in Philadelphia, the nation’s birthplace, since 1793.

11/13/2025

Will SNAP benefits be paid as soon as the government shutdown ends?

If Congress votes to reopen the federal government, which could happen as early as Wednesday, a stressful month for SNAP recipients will soon be over.

11/13/2025

Building apartment projects near public transit helps address housing crisis, combat climate change

BOSTON (AP) — After years of living on the street and crashing on friends’ couches, Quantavia Smith was given the keys to a studio apartment in Los Angeles that came with an important perk — …

11/13/2025

Austin Police said all east bound lanes of E. Riverside Dr. between Royal Crest and Burton Drive are shut down due to a traffic fatality.

Austin Police said on social media all east bound lanes of East Riverside Drive between Royal Crest and Burton Drive are shut down due to a traffic fatality.

11/13/2025

A Lockhart man is facing multiple charges after police found narcotics and a stolen handgun while investigating a suspicious vehicle early Wednesday morning. https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/lockhart-man-accused-of-having-distributable-amount-of-narcotics-and-a-stolen-handgun/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KXAN_News

11/13/2025

As a way to preserve native mussels, known as the “livers of the river,” crews with the LCRA walked the shoreline at Ink Lake to find, count and relocate them.

11/13/2025

Republicans used their slight majority to get the bill over the finish line by a vote of 222-209.

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history could conclude as soon as today, Day 43, after the U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to reopen the government.

11/13/2025

“Instead of Greg Abbott investing public money into private schools, as Governor I’ll invest into our four-year-olds and it’s paid without raising taxes,” White said.

Democratic candidate for Texas Governor Andrew White has outlined his plans to address the state’s problems, including improving public education, healthcare, and housing affordability, as we…

11/13/2025

Marble Falls Police are looking for a ‘grinch,’ who was caught on camera taking from an Operation Blue Santa box

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hill-country/marble-falls-police-looking-for-grinch-caught-on-camera-taking-from-blue-santa-box/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KXAN_News