Austin News

First Of 9 Red-light Cameras Set To Start Clicking

May. 12, 2008
AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- Red-light cameras will start clicking at Austin intersections in less than two weeks. The cameras will be installed at nine intersections across the city selected for having the most red-light runners. Read the full article… »

Third-place Finisher Won't Endorse Council Candidate In Runoff

May. 12, 2008
AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- Robin Cravey, who finished third in the Place Four race for Austin City Council, said Monday he has officially decided to sit and watch the runoff. Read the full article… »

Briefs: Sh-29 Corridor Study, Dam Report

May. 12, 2008
In Monday's briefs, learn more about the future of the State Highway 29 corridor in Williamson County, the state can't keep up with maintaining the 7,000 dams in Texas and more. Read the full article… »

Kxan Austin News Investigates Increasing Camera Surveillance

May. 12, 2008
AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- Smile, because chances are you're on camera: Not just once a day, but more than 200 times a day. That number is only growing as Austin police push for dozens of new crime cameras throughout downtown. Read the full article… »

Myanmar Raises Cyclone Death Toll As 1st U.S. Relief Arrives

May. 12, 2008
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar is raising the official death toll from a powerful cyclone to nearly 32,000. Nearly 30,000 more people remain missing. The U.N. and others have said the toll could go much higher. Read the full article… »

Toll From China Quake Estimated At 3,000 To 5,000

May. 12, 2008
BEIJING (AP) -- China's state media are saying as many as 5,000 people have been killed in a massive earthquake. The numbers are from just one county in Sichuan province. Read the full article… »

Austin-san Marcos Area Continues Record Breaking Gas Price Trend

May. 12, 2008
Gas price averages in the Austin-San Marcos area hit yet another record high Monday with a two cent spike overnight, according to AAA. The new record high average price for a gallon of regular unleaded rose to $3.619 a gallon. Diesel hit a record high, too, at $4.262. Read the full article… »

Rain Swamps Parts Of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia

May. 12, 2008
UNDATED (AP) -- Flooding from heavy rain is forcing evacuations in the mid-Atlantic region. The rains have combined with high tides in Delaware to flood roads. Read the full article… »

Despite Recent Added Flights, Abia May Still Have Fewer Planes Coming & Going

May. 12, 2008
Even with the recent Austin Bergstrom International Airport media blitz of added flights, the airport could still be down in the number of outgoing and incoming flights, come October. Read the full article… »

Storms Roll Through Hill Country

May. 11, 2008
AUSTIN, TEXAS (KXAN)--Friday night's skies were lit with lightning and strong storms that pushed through the Central Texas Hill Country. Severe storms erupted in the 100 degree heat during the late afternoon and storms developed bringing wind damage and golf ball sized hail. Read the full article… »

The Compact Is Calling On Austinites To Help Those Affected By Devestating Fire

May. 11, 2008
AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- Texas Campus Compact (The Compact) calls on the Austin community for support after finding that one of their members, Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU), is suffering from the grave effects of a four-alarm fire that occurred last Tuesday evening. Read the full article… »

San Marcos Set To Repair Roads On Monday

May. 11, 2008
SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) -- The City of San Marcos Public Works street crews will begin minor reconstruction of east Aquarena Springs Drive from I-35 to the 1900 block on Monday, May 12. Weather permitting, the project is expected to take four to six weeks. Read the full article… »

Central Texas Elections See Low Voter Turnout

May. 10, 2008
AUSTIN, TEXAS (KXAN.com)--Austin and the surrounding areas held city elections Saturday. Voter turnout is reportedly low throughout Austin. With the hard-fought City Council races, it could come down to the last vote counted before a winner is declared. Read the full article… »

Austin Taxpayers To Consider School Bond Props

May. 9, 2008
AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- Three big bond proposals are on the table for taxpayers in the Austin school district. School officials hope voters will approve more than $300 million in school bonds in Saturday's election. Read the full article… »

Man Fell Victim To Id Theft By Caregiver

May. 9, 2008
AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- John Oatman is in his early 90s and lives independently at an Austin senior home. He is also the victim of identity theft. "He discovered some checks had been altered and made payable to Latasha (Hill)," said Veneza Aguinaga with the Austin Police Department. Read the full article… »

Place 4 Candidates Work Contacts Day Before Election

May. 9, 2008
AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- With just one day remaining before the municipal election, candidates for City Council's Place 4, one of the least talked-about races, were out trying to drum up support Friday. Read the full article… »

Rising Fuel Costs Hitting Flower Shops

May. 9, 2008
AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- The pain at the pump could be putting a damper on Mother's Day this weekend. A study by Biz Report showed more people are planning on purchasing their gifts online this year than last, up 6 percent to 20 percent. Read the full article… »

Military Considering New Cremation Policies

May. 9, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Associated Press has learned that the Pentagon is recommending changes in the handling of troops' remains. The change comes after it was revealed that crematoriums contracted by the military are used for both human and animal cremations. Read the full article… »

At Least 1 Dead After Severe Storms Hit Southeast

May. 9, 2008
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Authorities in North Carolina are saying that some people "dodged a bullet" after being spared by part of a storm system that swept through the Southeast and the Mid-Atlantic. Read the full article… »

Construction Will Close I-35 In Buda This Weekend

May. 9, 2008
Travel troubles this Mother's Day weekend are just hours away from happening for many in Central Texas. Some of the main lanes of Interstate 35 will be shut down, starting at 9 p.m. Friday. Read the full article… »