Travis County News

The upcoming fourth of July holiday is a time of celebrating America's freedom, but a disabled veteran says his patriotism has sparked a fight over a flag.

Daniel Stuart Smith, suspect Austin police have caught a man accused of stealing purses and using credit cards illegally.

Fire officials are warning Central Texans planning to celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks not to be tricked by this week's rains.

Seventeen years have come and gone. The yogurt shop where four teenage girls were raped and murdered has been replaced with a payday loan store.

A 49-year-old man from Pflugerville has died from the H1N1 influenza A virus . The Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department reports that this is the first death related to the virus in Travis County.

On Monday Travis County health officials confirmed the first Swine Flu death in central Texas.

A Pflugerville man has died of the H1N1/Swine Flu. The Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department made the announcement Monday.

Starting Tuesday, Travis County is under a burn ban until July 22. Still, firefighters tell KEYE TV theya re preparing for the worst over the next two weeks with Fourth of July coming up and because of this exceptional drought.

There were long lines to get into Barton Springs Pool. Heat safety for people and pets Austin hit another record temperature Friday for the fourth day in a row.

The FBI has joined in on a widening criminal investigation of the Texas National Guard's former top commanding generals, according to sources who are being interviewed and taking part in the investigation.

Ivette Castro spends a lot of her time on the phone, following up with employers, looking for the next big career opportunity.

Two new offices are open to help both parents and kids going through child welfare cases.

The Travis County Commissioners Court approved a burn ban for Travis County on Tuesday.

Travis County commissioners voted this morning to ask all departments - both elected and appointed - to implement an immediate voluntary hiring freeze on all non-essential positions.

A Travis County judge says he'll decide by early next week whether to lower the bond for a man once sentenced to death in the 1991 yogurt shop murders.

Man accused of knife attack An Austin man has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for his actions after a man asked him for change, an arrest affidavit said.

Emergency responders are frantically performing CPR on a man after he was found in a pool in southern Travis County.

Five Friendswood residents opposed to the city's plan to buy Alvin land and issue debt without voter approval might have to front more than $1 million in bond money before a judge hears their case.

Mariana Garcia, an Austin woman who along with her boyfriend is accused of videotaping the sexual assault of two children, was booked into Travis County Jail on Thursday after being extradited from Mexico, Deputy U.S. Marshal Hector Gomez said.

Yousef Ishaq Abuteir was convicted of tax evasion by a Travis County jury. Three men who fled prosecution on tax evasion charges are now on the list of the top Texas tax fugitives.