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.

As people and businesses continue to flock to the Lone Star State, Texas lawmakers passed legislation this spring that is aimed at helping communities create new water supplies and repair aging water systems.

Much of Austin saw a burst of gusty winds and heavy rain Sunday afternoon, leaving many residents wondering why the storm arrived so suddenly.

The title of the exhibit at the Bullock Texas State History Museum promises to cover quite a stretch of territory: “Acts of Faith: Religion & the American West.” After all, faith is an experience that touches, in one way or another, almost everyone.

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.

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

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) -Could baby poop and fungi work together to tackle landfill waste? Each of Hiro Technologies' MycoDigestible Diapers comes with a packet of fungi to be added to the dirty diaper before it is thrown in the trash.

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.

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

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

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.