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Georgetown to help residents harvest rainwater at rain barrel distribution event
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The city Georgetown will host a Rain Barrel Distribution event to help water customers harvest rainwater and conserve resources. Georgetown Water customers can purchase a barrel...
24 Texas Dairy Queen restaurants to close, items up for auction
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KETK) -- With 24 Dairy Queen locations set to close across Texas, people can now purchase a variety of restaurant items and equipment as part of an...
What to Know About Measles Outbreak in Texas and New Mexico
The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 58 cases as of Tuesday, and eight people in neighboring eastern New Mexico also have been diagnosed with measles.Public...
What to Do If You’re Anxious About Flying Right Now
Anxiety about flying is common during the best of times: Research suggests up to 40% of people worldwide have some degree of aerophobia. Add a string of recent plane...
A Woman in Wyoming Is Hospitalized With Bird Flu
An older woman in southeast Wyoming is hospitalized with bird flu, state health department officials said Friday.It's the state's first human case of Type A H5N1 influenza, which is...
Frontier Airlines to launch two new nonstop routes from Austin in May
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Frontier Airlines will launch two new nonstop routes from Austin in May, the airline announced Tuesday. Flights to Miami and Philadelphia are set to begin May...
The Way Hospitals Care for Incarcerated Patients Must Change
Within the walls of a hospital, privacy is sacred—the intimate details of someone’s body and illness are meant to be as carefully guarded, as quietly delivered, as a sacramental...
'Pirates' rob, beat oil rig workers
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Five Mexican oil workers were robbed and beaten by gun-toting “pirates” on a rig Feb. 14 in the Bay of Campeche, the state-run...
Immigrants could be in US a decade before their case is resolved, lawyers say
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- The recent firing of 20 U.S. immigration judges will add to delays for an already overwhelmed immigration system, lawyers tell Border Report. Justice Department...
At least 54 died since 2018 waiting for state hospital opening, senator calls for more tracking
Investigative Summary: Since 2019, KXAN investigators have explored a growing backlog of people in Texas jails who need mental competency restoration. While an advisory committee has largely focused on...
