Travis County

Hesitancy to take a COVID-19 vaccine varies greatly in Texas, and Dallas County residents are more likely than others to decline shots, according to survey data from researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. Dom DiFurio with The Dallas Morning News joins NBC 5 to explain.

Austin officials have moved to tamp down on public gatherings and parties for New Year’s with new limits on dine-in and drink service at restaurants and bars.

Health officials in Austin on Wednesday again urged people to avoid holiday gatherings to slow the spread of the coronavirus, as hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients soared heading into the Christmas weekend.

Five boats sank Saturday on Lake Travis while taking part in a parade in support of President Donald Trump, the Travis County sheriff’s office says.

A Texas court has launched what the state says is the nation’s first virtual jury trial in a criminal case.

Five Texas GOP lawmakers sued Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Wednesday over a $295 million contact tracing deal signed during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic that they claim skirted oversight and amounted to the governor exceeding his authority.

A Texas man arrested for stabbing his pregnant sister to death was caught confessing to the killing on a doorbell camera, police said.

A pregnant woman has been stabbed to death at her home near the Texas capital and her brother has been charged in her murder, authorities said Sunday. The Travis County sheriff’s office said an autopsy conducted Saturday confirmed that 32-year-old Jennifer Chioma Ebichi of Pflugerville was in her first trimester of pregnancy. Deputies responding to a 911 call Friday evening…

Deed restrictions on race can still be found in some Texas housing documents but are unenforceable after being struck down decades ago by the U.S. Supreme Court

The district attorney for one of the largest counties in Texas is introducing new drug-prosecution protocols that are expected to increase the number of case dismissals and referrals to diversion programs.

A Texas swimmer who helped the Longhorns take second place in the NCAA championships last weekend was granted deferred adjudication on a criminal trespass charge for a 2017 incident in which he allegedly entered a woman’s Austin home and was subdued by police with a stun gun.

Some Central Texas doctors are striving to help patients with opioid issues by using a variety of drugs.

A Central Texas man stabbed his nephew’s dog in retaliation for the dog killing his chicken last year, authorities say.

A jury in Texas has awarded $68,000 in damages to the family of a 12-year-old girl who suffered rope burns to her neck during a school field trip in 2016.

State officials say more than 2,000 voter-registration applications submitted through an online service are invalid, but Travis County officials say they will accept the applications they’ve received.

Authorities say two people were found dead with gunshot wounds in the yard of a home near Austin.

The city of Fort Worth is suing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after he ordered the city to release reports on officers’ use of force.

Authorities in Illinois arrested a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Thursday, the Texas Department of Public Safety says.

A 25-year-old man suspected of robbing a jewelry store in the Austin-area has been shot and wounded by a police officer after authorities say he fought with and then dragged the officer while trying to flee.

Police say a traffic stop in Central Texas has led to $4.8 million in drugs found smuggled inside the tires of a pickup truck.