SOUTH DAKOTA CONTRACTOR TOMMY FISHER HAS WON A $224 MILLION CONTRACT TO BUID A 9-MILE SEGMENT OF TEXAS' STATE-BUILT BORDER WALL NEAR LAREDO. IT IS THE LARGEST CONTRACT TO DATE AND COMES AFTER A REPORT THAT HIS PRIVATE BORDER WALL THAT HE BUILT IN MISSION, TEXAS, IS NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND. (SANDRA SANCHEZ/BORDER REPORT FILE VIDEO)
SOUTH DAKOTA CONTRACTOR TOMMY FISHER HAS WON A $224 MILLION CONTRACT TO BUID A 9-MILE SEGMENT OF TEXAS' STATE-BUILT BORDER WALL NEAR LAREDO. IT IS THE LARGEST CONTRACT TO DATE AND COMES AFTER A REPORT THAT HIS PRIVATE BORDER WALL THAT HE BUILT IN MISSION, TEXAS, IS NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND. (SANDRA SANCHEZ/BORDER REPORT FILE VIDEO)
Commute time from southwest Austin to downtown was heavily impacted by a crash on northbound MoPac Tuesday morning.
Central Texas will have a couple of days of rain. A cold front later today gives some brief cooling. A strong cold front arrives Thursday night with freezing temperatures Saturday morning.
Dozens have reached out to KXAN asking if the disaster declaration will include direct relief for families, and hundreds have written in about their struggles through the power outages.
'Mourning our trees': Winter storm cleanup continues
The Federal Aviation Administration said it was looking into an incident involving two planes at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Saturday. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-airport-plane-incident-under-federal-aviation-administration-investigation/
Student government leaders of the University of Texas at Austin are planning to hold a referendum at the end of the month to gauge student opinion on the university’s divisive alma mater, “The Eyes of Texas.” Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/ut-student-leaders-to-hold-referendum-on-eyes-of-texas/
Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday released new requirements for state agencies in a “statewide model security plan” that prohibits the Chinese social media app TikTok on all devices used for state business. KXAN's Ryan Chandler reports.
LA Times article claims some pharmacies in Tijuana and Cabo San Lucas are selling prescription meds laced with meth and fentanyl, something disputed by officials in Mexico.
Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk’s employment will be “evaluated” at a special-called Austin City Council meeting Thursday morning.
Former State Rep. Dan Huberty and his family just opened the Capitol Cafe, replacing an old Starbucks with a new escape for the capitol crowd.
