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Vandegrift High School students stage walkout after Leander ISD budget cuts eliminate IB program
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A group of students walked out of Vandegrift High School on Thursday morning holding signs that read things like, "empower students, empower the future," and "our...
Texas lawmaker files bill aiming to end retail pet sales in state, targeting puppy mills
AUSTIN (KXAN) – A Texas state senator filed a bill to ban the retail sales of dogs and cats to address overcrowding at animal shelters and discourage the practice...
Protesters Flood Iowa Capitol Over Anti-Trans Bill
DES MOINES, Iowa — Amid a heavy police presence and hundreds of vocal protesters, Iowa lawmakers on Thursday considered an unprecedented bill that would strip the state civil rights...
‘We Were Told Nothing.’ What to Know About the Canceled Meeting to Discuss the Next Flu Shot
In the late afternoon of Feb. 26, members of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s expert committee on vaccines received an unusual email. It informed them that their...
West Campus could get taller high-rises
AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) -- Buildings up to 600 feet tall — or more than 40 stories — could be on tap next to the University of Texas campus....
Hutto police investigating after 3 found dead
HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) -- Police are investigating a scene in Hutto where three people were found dead. The Hutto Police Department said someone called 911 reporting that he killed...
How to keep your home 'pest free' this spring
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Meteorologist Tommy House sat down with Alan Brown, who is a Board Certified Entomologist to learn about how to keep homes protected from pests as spring...
Medication Abortion Is Still the Most Common Type
New data reveal that the majority of abortions that were provided in most states in 2023 were medication abortions—a pattern that reproductive health experts say underscores the need to...
When do measles patients require hospitalization?
LUBBOCK, Texas-- With measles cases rising in West Texas, parents are raising concerns about the virus, including when measles requires hospitalization. Child dies from measles, marking first death in...
Lubbock experts advise against home remedies as a solution to the measles
LUBBOCK, Texas -- The measles outbreak in Texas has led to a rise in confirmed cases, reaching 124, and the Lubbock health department reported at least 67 people getting...
