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Southwest Airlines announced an expansion in Austin that will bring an estimated 2,000 new, high-paying jobs to the city.

Southwest to triple Austin workforce, open crew base ↗

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The Austin Independent School District announced Thursday that its police arrested a man who they accuse of driving a truck past a stopped school bus, nearly hitting a student at a "high rate of speed" on Oct. 8.

Video: Truck passes AISD bus, almost hits student ↗

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The Travis County District Attorney’s Office filed a motion on Thursday that is the “first step” towards clearing the names of the four men previously accused of killing four teenage girls at the I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt! shop on Anderson Lane in 1991.

Motion filed to clear Austin yogurt shop murder suspects ↗

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On Thursday morning, the Texas Department of Transportation said all lanes of South Interstate 35 at Slaughter Lane were closed due to a crash.

Multiple S I-35 lanes at Slaughter closed due to crash ↗

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Texas Department of Public Safety troopers issued criminal trespass warnings to four transgender women after a Dec. 6 rally inside the Texas Capitol, citing complaints from other visitors who claimed that the four had used the women's restroom.

Four trans women detained at Capitol after SB 8 protest ↗

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Austin Mayor Kirk Watson (KXAN photo)

Austin mayor proposes ‘system-wide’ audit ordinance ↗

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Fireball as seen over Central Texas on December 9, 2025

Fireball caught on dashcam over Central Texas Tuesday ↗

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Records show Waymo told the district it completed software updates that addressed the issue by Nov. 17, but the district provided video showing another violation on Dec. 1. That same week, the company told KXAN it would voluntarily file a software recall with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Waymo recalls vehicle software after school bus violations ↗

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