Drunk driver nearly hits school bus, according to police. Drunkdriver crashes into tractor.

After conferring with his defense team for almost half an hour,Gobert decided to take the stand in his own defense against theadvice of his attorney. The state said, during the trial, that atthis point, Gobert has nothing to lose.

A potent upper-level low pressure system is racing east and intoTexas Wednesday morning, and it is starting to shape up to be abetter chance for making severe weather in the state.

A school bus accident at I-35 and Airport Boulevard with fivechildren on board kept Austin Independent School District policebusy Wednesday morning.

Firefighters battle a structure fire in Southeast Austinovernight.

Businesses prepare to shut down East 6th Street in Austin duringthe 10-daySXSWFestival.

It can cause damage to your car or even death, but Austindrivers are still stopping too close to the train tracks. CapitalMetro is taking action less than two weeks before passengers hop onboard the new commuter rail.
 

Solar powered surveillance cameras are the new tool in fightingillegal trash dumping in Austin.

According to the experts at the Lady Bird Johnson WildflowerCenter, all signs point to a robust wildflower season in CentralTexas this year.

Less than two months after a gunman showed up at the StateCapitol and fired shots, Gov. Rick Perry sends a letter to DPS withnew security measures the state wants in place. Metal detectorsdidn't make the cut.

A University of Texas janitor is accused of ramming her car intoher fiance's car, accusing him of an affair.

Teen jailed for deadly bus stop crash.  Another arrest fora duo of alleged robbers out in Cedar Park. Hill Country CrimeStoppers offers reward in missing person cold case.

Marilyn Butler said she was pulling into her garage when heraccelerator malfunctioned causing her to crash the car through herdining room window.

Three Central Texas cities want the world's largest searchengine company to bring the fastest Internet. Austin City leadersare trying to impress Google executives in town for 2010's South BySouthwest Interactive Festival.

The widow of the disgruntled taxpayer who flew his single-engineplane into an Austin building housing Internal Revenue Serviceoffices said she prays for the widow and family of the other mankilled in the crash.

The jury in capital murderer Milton Gobert's trial has beenreset until Wednesday at 9 a.m., in part because of former jailerTasha Lass' testimony Monday.

A man is in critical condition Tuesday morning after police saidhe was shot during a carjacking near SH 45.

An overnight fire at the Travis House building closed str eetsin Downtown Austin just before rush hour.

A Williamson County veteran is challenging the local electionboard after he was told his mail-in vote in the recent primaryelection was not counted.
 

The Dallas Police Department confirmed that Austin Police ChiefArt Acevedo is a finalist for the police chief job in Dallas.

On Monday, Austin media members and a few select guests tooktheir first test ride on the MetroRail in more than a year.

A woman arrested for shoplifting, later tries to fleepolice.

April 15 is just around the corner and as millions of Americanssit down with piles of paperwork and wrinkled receipts, these maybe some most-welcome tips and tidbits.

Tax time can be a painful time for many of us, and it'sespecially tough for people without jobs. If you're unemployed,there are a few twists and turns in the tax code that can work toyour benefit.

In an ancient and elaborate ceremony Monday afternoon at St.William Catholic Church in Round Rock, more than 2,000 invitedguests witnessed the Mass of Installation for Bishop Joe S.Vasquez.

An increasingly popular Web site poses a threat to Texaschildren by giving users – including dangerous sex offenders– an opportunity to conduct live video chats with randomlyselected participants.

A woman attempts an escape after a shoplifting charge. News tipslead to arrest of duo in Cedar Park gas station robbery. San Marcospolice said the star running back for Texas State University wasarrested for alleged assault after a fight with his girlfriend. Manallegedly uses counterfeit bills. Cocaine found during a DWIarrest.

When police arrived in North Austin, they found a stray dogbleeding heavily from his chest. Jose Angel Garcia, 29, was chargedwith cruelty to animals, a state jail felony, for allegedlystabbing the dog.

Repair crews remain at the site of a sinkhole Monday eveningcaused by a wastewater pipe break last week, which has had a partof Dessau Road shut down for three days.

Tasha Lass, a jailer who admitted having a secret relationshipwith convicted killer Milton Gobert, testified Monday that Goberthatched an escape plan and asked her for a gun with a silencer.