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Forensic facility expansion to address autopsy demand in Williamson County
GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) -- A forensic facility under construction in Williamson County may help to address the growing number of autopsies. The county currently does not have a medical...
Police, family hope more tips can bolster homicide case of 24-year-old man
Cristian Rangel, 24. (Courtesy: Misty Moon) AUSTIN (KXAN) -- In April of last year, 24-year-old Cristian Rangel's body was found in the greenbelt near a southeast Austin neighborhood 11...
SWAT responding to scene in northeast Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Police Department SWAT officers are responding to a scene in northeast Austin in the Harris Ridge area. APD posted on X at 1:21 p.m. that...
Texas school district warns Border Patrol may board buses and question students about citizenship
TEXAS (The Texas Tribune) -- The Alice Independent School District in South Texas warned parents in a letter Wednesday that U.S. Border Patrol agents may be checking the immigration...
Despite stressful school drop off and pick ups, 56% of parents don't utilize school bus
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Sometimes the most stressful part of the school day has nothing to do with the classroom. A new survey revealed how some parents feel about the...
What Is OSHA and Why Do Some Republicans Want to Disband It? 
As the Trump Administration moves aggressively to shrink the federal government and cut its spending, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) may be next on the chopping block....
Super Bowl weekend fatalities have risen 33% in US since 2019
AUSTIN (KXAN) — An average of 17 people are killed in Texas each year over Super Bowl weekend, according to data shared by AAA Texas Thursday. The analysis reviewed...
Are ‘Broken Skin Barriers’ a Real Thing?
The skin is more than an expression of your health and youthful good looks. It is your one and only barrier between the internal and external realms, keeping in...
Elaine Welteroth’s Birth Experience Changed Her Career Path
When Elaine Welteroth was pregnant with her first child, she assumed she would give birth in a hospital, like her mother and grandmother had. But she struggled to find...
Eugenia Millender Wants High-Quality Health Care for All
Becoming a nurse was practically a given for Eugenia Millender, who began her years of health service by helping her grandmother, who didn’t like needles, with her insulin injections....
CNN’s Sara Sidner Is Demystifying Breast Cancer Treatment
Sara Sidner, an anchor and correspondent for CNN, has reported live from war zones, political uprisings, and natural disasters. But putting herself in the headlines was far more nerve-wracking.Staring...
Why Auroras Are Suddenly Everywhere All at Once
Illustration by Emily Lankiewicz / Images via public domain For millennia, auroras have both enchanted and haunted human beings. Ancient lore is filled with myths attempting to explain what...