Senate Bill 4 would empower state and local law enforcement to arrest suspected illegal immigrants and order them back across the border. KXAN's Ryan Chandler speaks with the bill's author and the border residents who are protesting.
Senate Bill 4 would empower state and local law enforcement to arrest suspected illegal immigrants and order them back across the border. KXAN's Ryan Chandler speaks with the bill's author and the border residents who are protesting.
There is a proposed change over how veterans get anesthesia if they need surgery. The Department of Veterans Affairs current system includes a doctor working with an anesthetist nurse to provide anesthesia care. It’s been like that for decades, but it varies by state and VA officials want to know if a National Standard of Care would better care for veterans.
“What’s being proposed is to remove the physician from that team. So, that it would be a nurse anesthetist practicing independent of any physician oversight. That is a model that’s rarely used in this country and we feel puts our veterans at unnecessary risk,” said Dr. Ronald L. Harter – president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
As severe weather season kicks off, there is one program watching every aspect of rain to keep you safe on the roads. The flood early warning system uses a network of gauges and water level data to track low water crossings and flooding potential.
As campaign season nears, politicians are turning up the volume on campaign rhetoric. To cut through the noise, we’re launching Campaign Context, a weekly series providing clarity on the messages you’re hearing from candidates on the campaign trail. We’re digging past the politics and into the facts to provide you with the transparent, spin-free information you need to make informed decisions this election season.
Read more: https://www.kxan.com/campaign-context/
The University of Texas at Austin will once again consider standardized test scores in admissions for Fall 2025 applicants. Will DuPree speaks with news intern Roo Moody about her reporting looking into the impact of them. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/education/ut-to-reinstate-standardized-testing-reviving-equity-debate-in-college-admissions/
Read more: kxan.com/investigations WATCH: For months, KXAN investigative reporter Arezow Doost and producer Dalton Huey worked to track down the Dublin Botox injector police say was involved in a medical emergency at her shop.
Read more: kxan.com/investigations A KXAN investigation uncovers how anyone in Texas can become certified to inject Botox — and why a medical emergency led a small-town police department to push for change and more accountability state-wide.
A total of 79 people were arrested Monday after a group of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered on the South Mall at the University of Texas at Austin’s campus in the afternoon and set up several tents in the area.
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/ut-students-made-up-less-than-half-of-monday-protest-arrests-ut-source-says/
Local leaders held a news conference to discuss Monday's surge in overdoses that left at least four people dead. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/atcems-to-provide-more-details-on-multiple-overdose-incident-downtown/
It is small buisness week in Austin, and the event is looking to highlight many of the entrepreneurs in our city, many of whom are veterans. We spoke with Texas Veteran Commission's Veterans Entrepreneur Program Director and Army Veteran, Megan Tamez... as well as Austin veteran business owner from CenTex Inspection Services, Shawn Patterson.
Demolition is happening on an illegal dam in Mason County following a series of reports from KXAN. However, another dam has been discovered in the same county. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/texas-water/illegal-dam-on-james-river-torn-down-while-another-dam-pops-up-in-mason-county/
People wait outside the Travis County Jail for people who were arrested at UT during a pro-Palestine protest Monday to be released, a poll from Emerson College and The Hill shows preliminary voting numbers for seven key battleground states in the presidential election, and the City of Austin is still searching for funding for its Cap and Stitch program. Plus, a look at the forecast. More on kxan.com.
Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/atcems-to-provide-more-details-on-multiple-overdose-incident-downtown/ Officials said they continue responding to a 1000% increase in overdose calls after they reported more than 30 “suspected overdoses” and four deaths on Monday, City of Austin Chief Medical Director Heidi Abraham said during a media briefing.
