Here are 15 of 2025's top Austin- and Texas-based stories spanning crime, weather, politics, business and entertainment.

New Braunfels is once again a national standout, this time landing among the hottest ZIP codes in America for new residents, according to MovingPlace’s November 2025 Hottest ZIP Codes Report. ZIP code ...

Tesla agreed moved its headquarters to Austin in 2020. Travis County’s tax rebate deal with Tesla is under review as the automaker has failed to provide sufficient documentation that it is upholding ...

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In 2020, Travis County, Texas, promised Tesla a wonderful treat: 20 years of tax rebates for the company’s massive Texas Gigafactory, which was yet to be built there at the time. Presently, that ...

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A Lago Vista city councilmember and a former Austin mayoral candidate filed a lawsuit against Travis County’s commissioners court on Nov. 5, arguing that it “must be ...

A Texas man accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a child will avoid prosecution on nine felony counts after striking a plea deal with a George Soros-backed Travis County prosecutor, according to ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A lawsuit has been filed against Travis County officials, accusing the county of using a disaster tax to increase property taxes. Shane Saum and Jeffery Bowen argue Travis County ...

Election Day, or the general election, is Tuesday, Nov. 4. In the general election, voters will consider statewide constitutional amendments and local races, as well as vote in a special election for ...

November 4, 2025, is election day in Texas. State propositions and local elections are on the ballot. Here's where to vote in Harris County. HOUSTON - Texans will head to the polls Tuesday to vote on ...

Early voting for Texas' state and local elections has officially begun. Several state constitutional amendments, a few state positions and many local races will be decided. From where to vote, how to ...

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Tuesday morning, Travis County commissioners unanimously voted to approve a special tax rate to help pay for damage and prepare for future disasters after devastating ...