One class a time, students file out of Lago Vista Elementary School. They amble, single file, down a long sidewalk to the end of the building. That's when their jaws drop.

The Texas Medical Board announced Thursday that it has taken disciplinary action against 187 licensed physicians in the state. Three doctors in the Austin area were cited, while two doctors' previous suspensions were lifted.

The agency wants to add a midday and Friday evening routes.

A woman told police she visited a bar on Pond Springs Road where she met two men, who offered to drive her home. The woman told police that during the ride the men sexually assaulted her.

Billy Twayne Gibson, 33, is a civilly-committed registered sex offender who cut off his ankle monitor and fled from the Wayback Halfway House at 899 North Stemmons Freeway in Dallas early Saturday morning.

Police are looking for a 21-year-old man they said entered an apartment complex and fired shots at someone a week ago.

The annual ban of personal watercraft is necessary to ensure the safety of the large number of people who use the lake and parks during the Labor Day holiday.

Austin director Robert Rodriguez's new film, "Machete," opens at the Paramount Theater on Thursday, amid critics' charges that it fans racial tensions.

LaBaaron Hutchison and Brandon Hutchison were found guilty on two counts each of of aggravated assault for the shooting that happened outside the now-closed Spiros nightclub on Red River.

An Austin man who left his three-week-old puppy in an SUV in the Whole Foods parkinglot has been issued a citation under a little-known city ordinance, officials said Thursday.

After battling an apartment blaze in North Austin for about an hour, firefighters have extinguished the fire that damaged two apartments and an attic.

Scott & White Healthcare has finalized an agreement to merge with Johns Community Hospital in Taylor, a 25-bed acute care hospital.

Hays County Sheriff's Office said officials believe the homicide happened in Hays County, but have not released any other information.

Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc.

Police said a group of 9- and 10-year-olds were approached by a man when they were feet away from the playground.

Detectives are on the hunt for a man they said held up a convenience store clerk at gunpoint Aug. 22.

Former Austin police officer Leonardo Quintana is fighting to get his job back during a civil service hearing Thursday morning.

Alamo Drafthouse getting ready to screen new version of "Metropolis" at Seaholm Power Plant.

As a Texas law requiring lap/shoulder seat belts on all new school buses takes effect, a survivor of the crash that inspired that program speaks to KXAN Austin News.

Drivers in a hurry often end up with a ticket. But if you get in a hurry to take care of that ticket with a defensive driving course? You could still end up losing cash.

It's a traffic nightmare, and it's in Del Valle of all places. It started when kids went back to school, and it's now affecting the entire community's commute.
 

Police said three students were pulling out of the high school parking lot and hit a pickup truck that was apparently trying to turn from Howard Lane onto Parmer Lane.
 

Stacey Aldridge, 42, is accused of raping a woman in June 2010 - forcing her to have sex with him at his studio after they had met through mutual friends at a night club.

Two pipelines run beneath the proposed Formula One racetrack site. One carries gasoline, the other highly volatile liquid.

Austin Police said BryonTrinidad Garcia chased Cathy Mojica and her friend Christie Saucedo in his vehicle and repeatedly rammed into the back of their car, nearly causing them to run off the road.

Austin Pets Alive! is opening a new facility in South Austin that will help save the lives of an additional 1,000 animals.

The drownings of Scott and Ethan Hughes were likely the result of the Scott Hughes drinking too much alcohol and mistaking a boat ramp for the roadway, authorities said.
 

Changes have taken effect at all Capital Metro rail station platforms along the Red Line after the CapMetro Board adopted a new tobacco-free policy July 26.

It took a week after classes started, but the Texas Department of Transportation has finally cleared up a troubling traffic light issue near Dripping Springs Elementary.

Austin registered dieticians offer parents advice for packing healthy and interesting school time meals.