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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

The suspect's name has not been released, and no charges have been pressed in relation to the threats, according to DPS.

Austin Energy said it leveraged findings from Winter Storms Mara and Uri to enhance its response to the May microburst. After Mara, the utility completed a comprehensive after-action report to identify ways it could respond more effectively to extreme weather events. Some of the findings that were utilized for the May microburst included:

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.

The changes at the central office, which will take effect on Aug. 1, are part of an ongoing effort to reduce Austin ISD’s budget deficit, which currently totals about $93 million.

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.