On this date in Texas history, the men's basketball team established its scoring standard for conference contests in the Big 12.

After a statewide blackout in 2021 and a massive Austin outage in 2023, cold weather means energy anxiety for many in Central Texas.

AUSTIN, Texas — A water main break is impacting some Central Austin residents early Tuesday morning. Austin Water said it's repairing the break after a pipe burst on W. 43rd St. and Rosedale Avenue, not far from the city's Hyde Park neighborhood. The company said residents in that area could experience water outages as crews remain on scene.

The Austin area is expected to get 1-2 inches of a wintry mix of snow and sleet on Monday and Tuesday. Austin ISD and other local school districts have announced closures for Tuesday.

About 130 people gathered at the headquarters of the conservative, Austin-based think tank Monday to watch Trump get sworn in for his second term. Wearing Trump scarves and “Make America Great Again” hats, they cheered when Trump stated, “The golden age of America begins right now,” during his inauguration speech.

Light snow and sleet began falling in Central Texas Monday evening, creating scenes of a winter wonderland in and around Austin.

Fort Worth has grown faster than any other major Texas city since 2020 as the city added tens of thousands of jobs.

If it warms up enough during the day Tuesday, it’s possible for some of that accumulated snow and ice to melt, but snow or ice that sticks around Tuesday will refreeze Wednesday night, when temperatures are expected to plunge into the 20s or teens, Platt said.

Businesses, organizations and government entities across Central Texas are making operational changes due to the arctic blast hitting the region.

Much of Central Texas will be under a Winter Storm Warning starting Monday at 6 p.m. AUSTIN, Texas - Much of Central Texas is bracing for bitter cold Monday and Tuesday after arctic air arrived Saturday. The Hill Country will be under a Winter Weather Advisory beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20 and lasting until 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21.

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin opened its cold weather shelters on Saturday night as an Arctic cold front is set to bring the coldest weather of the season to Central Texas.

Taaffe is an Austin native who grew up as a fan of the Longhorns. He's well aware of Gideon’s time at Texas. In fact, Taaffe has a photo of the two taken ahead of the 2010 BCS national championship game when Gideon was a sophomore and Taaffe was 6 years old.