Here's a look back at some of the top stories in Austin and Central Texas that generated the most interest in 2025.

Texas was no stranger to news — from a contentious legislative cycle, to ongoing immigration control efforts, to natural ...

DPS and Gov. Abbott push One Pill Kills amid rise in fentanyl deaths, plus an interactive map to find free NARCAN.

Texas DPS Troopers responded to a report of a fatal motorcycle crash at 5pm, Friday, December 26th, 2025. The call came in ...

Two teenagers were killed and three others seriously injured after a pickup crossed into oncoming traffic, triggering a ...

Last month, attorneys representing CAIR's Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth chapters filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Ken ...

The Observer attributes the state's fleet increase to Gov. Greg Abbott's 2021 launch of Operation Lone Star — a controversial ...

AG Paxton and Gov. Abbott haven’t explained why the state would be collecting the names and details of trans people, but I’m ...

More than 6,000 Texas smoke shops and related businesses could be forced to shut down if the ban goes into effect next November as scheduled.

AUSTIN ( KXAN) — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced it would increase enforcement for Christmas and New Year’s. DPS said the increase, which is set to run Dec. 19 through Jan. 1, ...