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.

The Austin Tree of the Year Awards are back, and the city is calling on residents to nominate the most tree-mendous specimens around.

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.

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.

AUSTIN, Texas — The city of Austin is taking a new approach when it comes to addressing homelessness. On Monday, the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO) will take charge of Austin's Homelessness Advisory Council (AHAC), which is a program led by those who have experienced homelessness firsthand.

The changes at the central office, which will take effect on Aug. 1, are part of an ongoing effort to reduce Austin ISD’s budget deficit, which currently totals about $93 million.

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.

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

Protest organizers say it will be a "noise demonstration" to demand an end to deportations and the closure of local ICE detention facilities.