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City considers extending parking meter hours

7 hours ago

KVUE-TV Austin 2:26 | 64 views

Free downtown parking at night and on Saturdays may soon be a thing of the past.

Downtown businesses and residents were recently surveyed about parking problems.  Their top two complaints were that there were few-to-no parking spaces at night and they're also upset about valets taking spots not available to them.

Right now, it's free to park at a downtown meter after 5:30 p.m. on weekdays and on weekends.  But that soon could be changing.

The Austin Transportation Departmen

HCM survivor urges others to get free heart screenings

7 hours ago

KVUE-TV Austin 2:30 | 61 views

For student athletes, one simple heart screening could be a life saver.  It usually costs hundreds of dollars, but this weekend, it's free.

Almost four years ago to the day, a then, 14-year old Joseph Collins of Georgetown experienced a life changing moment.  He's one of the lucky few because when most people fall victim to Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, they also fall down dead.

Now 18, Collins fashions a pretty good golf swing, but it doesn't get his heart racing like basebal

Peters' misuse of Coppell funds confirmed

10 hours ago

KVUE-TV Austin 2:02 | 66 views

COPPELL - Results are out in the investigation into the former mayor of Coppell's use of a city-issued credit card.

Mayor Jayne Peters shot and killed her daughter then herself earlier this month.

Coppell city attorney Robert Hager said a total of  $7,827.72 was charged to the card for which the city had not received reimbursements or receipts.

Hager said approximately $1,348.78 of this amount were legitimate city expenses, falling under the categories of travel, hotel and confe

Texas Land Commissioner: "Go to the beach!"

10 hours ago

KVUE-TV Austin 2:51 | 53 views

The message from the Texas Land Commissioner was clear on Wednesday: Texas beaches are safe to use.

“It is real simple,” Commissioner Jerry Patterson said.  “There is no reason not to go to Texas beaches.”

His words came on the heels of a Natural Resources Defense Council report that studied water quality at more than 3,000 coastal beaches last year.  This year, the report also looked at the direct impact of the BP spill.

Of 253 Gulf Coast beaches st

FBI agents learn fingerprint recovery skills in San Marcos

10 hours ago

KVUE-TV Austin 1:51 | 28 views

FBI agents from around the country learned cutting edge fingerprinting skills at Texas State University in San Marcos.

Convicted man gets new punishment

10 hours ago

KVUE-TV Austin 1:50 | 26 views

A man convicted of killing an Austin firefighter three years ago was re-sentenced in a Hays County courtroom on Tuesday.

For those who loved Guillermo "Benny" Balderrama, the memory of the firefighter will always burn bright. 

Two Travis County Jail corrections officers face federal lawsuit

10 hours ago

KVUE-TV Austin 3:27 | 24 views

Two Travis County Jail corrections officers face a federal lawsuit for assault.  The lawsuit alleges that one corrections officer slammed her to the ground while another corrections officer restrained her while she was in the Travis County Jail for D.W.I. in December 2008.   

“It was very painful and very terrifying,” says Shay Morrow, whose attorneys with the Texas Civil Rights Project filed the lawsuit on her behalf.   Morrow’s attorneys say what i

Re-sentencing for drunk driver who killed Austin firefighter

18 hours ago

KVUE-TV Austin 1:48 | 291 views

The man convicted of driving drunk and killing an Austin firefighter two years ago is re-sentenced Wednesday in a Hays County courtroom.

City manager presents balanced budget to council

18 hours ago

KVUE-TV Austin 1:29 | 128 views

City Manager Marc Ott presented a balanced budget to the Austin City Council with no disruption in services. The city was forecasting anywhere from an $11 million to $28 million deficit back in April. Sales tax revenue had been declining for more than a year, but things have turned around. Significant improvement in sales tax revenue is a key factor in balancing the budget.

City staff made key additions to core services. They are proposing adding:
 - 48 officers, 30 paramedics a

Internet tools that help you loose weight

22 hours ago

KVUE-TV Austin 1:23 | 171 views

And more weight loss advice some experts say one key to losing weight and keeping it off is to keep a food diary.  And there are internet tools that help you keep track of your diet and weight loss.  But do they work?

President Obama looks at small businesses to create more jobs

22 hours ago

KVUE-TV Austin 2:38 | 225 views

President Obama heads to New Jersey today to talk about helping small businesses.  He says that's the best way to create jobs.