How it works is homeowners can shave $140,000 off the taxable value of their home when paying school district property taxes. In theory, a home worth $140,000 would no longer be required to pay school property taxes, which often make up the largest portion of a homeowner’s tax bill.

Days of street protests in Los Angeles against immigration raids have seen some scuffles with law enforcement, but a video circulating online does not show clashes in the United States' second-largest city.

Invasive hammerhead worms are spreading in Texas, and have been spotted in Houston, Dallas, Austin and toward the coast.

AUSTIN, Texas - A Central Texas man is channeling his inner Sam Bass, a famous 19th-century outlaw known for bank and train robberies. Tony Palmeri is involved in Old West reenactments across Texas and recently discovered he is related to Bass.

The arrest came after two Democratic lawmakers and their spouses were shot in Minnesota early Saturday, the same day anti-Trump "No Kings' protests were held nationwide.

Austin Energy said it leveraged findings from Winter Storms Mara and Uri to enhance its response to the May microburst. After Mara, the utility completed a comprehensive after-action report to identify ways it could respond more effectively to extreme weather events. Some of the findings that were utilized for the May microburst included:

The Austin robotaxi launch, which Musk says will “tentatively” open to the public on June 22, comes as Tesla tries to arrest a global vehicle-sales slide.

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian hosted multiple blue-chip recruits this weekend, including five-stars, priority targets and top positional prospects.

AUSTIN, Texas - A man was arrested and charged with DWI after hitting and killing a motorcyclist in South Austin. Police said on June 12, around 9:19 p.m., officers responded to a crash that involved an SUV and a motorcycle in the 1700 block of South Pleasant Valley Road.

Thousands of undocumented students who grew up in Texas now face college tuition costs that are more than twice what other state residents pay.

The Legislature passed laws allowing smaller homes on smaller lots and making it harder for neighbors to block new housing.