Posted: Jul 31, 2020 / 03:25 AM CDTUpdated: Aug 1, 2020 / 04:52 PM CDTAUSTIN (KXAN) — The man who says he shot and killed Austin protester Garrett Foster revealed his identity late Thursday night in an email from his attorney to KXAN. The email identified that shooter as Daniel Perry.Austin police have not yet confirmed Perry or anyone else as a suspect in the shooting.Perry’s attorney says the shooting was in self defense.Foster, 28, died July 25 after he was shot at a protest in downtown Austin. A car turned on Congress Avenue near 4th Street at 9:51 p.m. into where a group of protesters...…Posted: Jul 31, 2020 / 03:25 AM CDTUpdated: Aug 1, 2020 / 04:52 PM CDTAUSTIN (KXAN) — The man who says he shot and killed Austin protester Garrett Foster revealed his identity late Thursday night in an email from his attorney to KXAN. The email identified that shooter as Daniel Perry.Austin police have not yet confirmed Perry or anyone else as a suspect in the shooting.Perry’s attorney says the shooting was in self defense.Foster, 28, died July 25 after he was shot at a protest in downtown Austin. A car turned on Congress Avenue near 4th Street at 9:51 p.m. into where a group of protesters...WW…

Posted: Mar 23, 2021 / 10:12 AM CDTUpdated: Apr 30, 2021 / 03:54 PM CDTAUSTIN (Nexstar) — Every single adult in Texas will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday, and seniors 80 and older will be able to get it with or without an appointment, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. The state also plans to launch a brand new vaccine registration website next week.DSHS announced Tuesday it is able to do this now because of an increase in the vaccine supply. DSHS added that the state has made “great progress in vaccinating priority groups” and it wants to...…Posted: Mar 23, 2021 / 10:12 AM CDTUpdated: Apr 30, 2021 / 03:54 PM CDTAUSTIN (Nexstar) — Every single adult in Texas will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday, and seniors 80 and older will be able to get it with or without an appointment, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. The state also plans to launch a brand new vaccine registration website next week.DSHS announced Tuesday it is able to do this now because of an increase in the vaccine supply. DSHS added that the state has made “great progress in vaccinating priority groups” and it wants to...WW…

Posted: Mar 12, 2021 / 12:03 PM CSTUpdated: Mar 19, 2021 / 02:50 PM CDTAUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas District Court judge refused to grant the State of Texas an emergency, temporary injunction on Friday, for at least two more weeks.This is not a final ruling, and the judge could still choose to side with the state after hearing more arguments. Judge Lora Livingston said she wanted more time for each side to make their case. She set another hearing for March 26.But this means Austin and Travis County will be able to enforce its mask mandate through spring break, which starts this weekend. Travis...…Posted: Mar 12, 2021 / 12:03 PM CSTUpdated: Mar 19, 2021 / 02:50 PM CDTAUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas District Court judge refused to grant the State of Texas an emergency, temporary injunction on Friday, for at least two more weeks.This is not a final ruling, and the judge could still choose to side with the state after hearing more arguments. Judge Lora Livingston said she wanted more time for each side to make their case. She set another hearing for March 26.But this means Austin and Travis County will be able to enforce its mask mandate through spring break, which starts this weekend. Travis...WW…

Posted: Mar 5, 2021 / 07:26 AM CSTUpdated: Mar 5, 2021 / 08:08 AM CSTAUSTIN (KXAN) — As of Friday morning, the encampment at Rosewood Park in east Austin is still there despite orders to leave by Thursday.Those at the camp say it’s a call for anarchy to protest a recent deadly police shooting.“We’re not leaving,” organizer Njera Keith told KXAN earlier in the week. “We’ve let it be known from the beginning.”Keith co-founded the Austin-based activist group called 400+1. He says the Austin Police Department is not telling the full story about the . Police say Walton crashed his Jeep into a...…Posted: Mar 5, 2021 / 07:26 AM CSTUpdated: Mar 5, 2021 / 08:08 AM CSTAUSTIN (KXAN) — As of Friday morning, the encampment at Rosewood Park in east Austin is still there despite orders to leave by Thursday.Those at the camp say it’s a call for anarchy to protest a recent deadly police shooting.“We’re not leaving,” organizer Njera Keith told KXAN earlier in the week. “We’ve let it be known from the beginning.”Keith co-founded the Austin-based activist group called 400+1. He says the Austin Police Department is not telling the full story about the . Police say Walton crashed his Jeep into a...WW…

Posted: Mar 5, 2021 / 10:32 AM CSTUpdated: Mar 6, 2021 / 06:37 AM CSTAUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is leaning into a rallying cry of conservatives: something must be done to stop social media companies from censoring political views.Abbott held a news conference Friday regarding his legislative proposal to ban social media platforms from censoring Texans. Abbott says “too many social media sites silence conservative speech and ideas and trample free speech.”Abbott joined Sen. Bryan Hughes in Tyler, Texas to discuss .  “Conservative speech will not be...…Posted: Mar 5, 2021 / 10:32 AM CSTUpdated: Mar 6, 2021 / 06:37 AM CSTAUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is leaning into a rallying cry of conservatives: something must be done to stop social media companies from censoring political views.Abbott held a news conference Friday regarding his legislative proposal to ban social media platforms from censoring Texans. Abbott says “too many social media sites silence conservative speech and ideas and trample free speech.”Abbott joined Sen. Bryan Hughes in Tyler, Texas to discuss .  “Conservative speech will not be...WW…

WASHINGTON (KXAN) — Twenty-seven Congressional leaders from Texas — from both sides of the political aisle — are calling on President Joe Biden and FEMA to expand the federal disaster declaration in Texas to cover all 254 counties.The disaster declaration the only includes 77 Texas counties. In the letter to the White House, lawmakers said that declaration “falls far short of the actual needs of our state.” Monday afternoon, Gov. Greg Abbott .That still does not meet the continued demands from that bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers.“The continued delay of FEMA Individual Assistance to all...…WASHINGTON (KXAN) — Twenty-seven Congressional leaders from Texas — from both sides of the political aisle — are calling on President Joe Biden and FEMA to expand the federal disaster declaration in Texas to cover all 254 counties.The disaster declaration the only includes 77 Texas counties. In the letter to the White House, lawmakers said that declaration “falls far short of the actual needs of our state.” Monday afternoon, Gov. Greg Abbott .That still does not meet the continued demands from that bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers.“The continued delay of FEMA Individual Assistance to all...WW…

Posted: Feb 5, 2021 / 01:44 AM CSTUpdated: Feb 8, 2021 / 09:06 AM CSTMASON, Texas (KXAN) — The 111-year-old Mason County Courthouse caught fire Thursday night, soon became engulfed in flames and appears to be a near-total loss. Law enforcement says a man named Nicholas Miller is suspected of starting the fire.Miller was allegedly involved in a police pursuit Friday morning.The Texas Department of Public Safety said at about 10:40 a.m., Georgetown police tried to stop a Ford F-350 on Interstate 35 northbound in Williamson County. The truck didn’t stop and fled from officers, DPS said....…Posted: Feb 5, 2021 / 01:44 AM CSTUpdated: Feb 8, 2021 / 09:06 AM CSTMASON, Texas (KXAN) — The 111-year-old Mason County Courthouse caught fire Thursday night, soon became engulfed in flames and appears to be a near-total loss. Law enforcement says a man named Nicholas Miller is suspected of starting the fire.Miller was allegedly involved in a police pursuit Friday morning.The Texas Department of Public Safety said at about 10:40 a.m., Georgetown police tried to stop a Ford F-350 on Interstate 35 northbound in Williamson County. The truck didn’t stop and fled from officers, DPS said....WW…

Treasury, Commerce departments hacked. Pentagon, NASA also potentially compromised.Posted: Dec 13, 2020 / 09:35 PM CSTUpdated: Dec 17, 2020 / 03:34 PM CSTWASHINGTON (AP, KXAN) — Hackers broke into the networks of the Treasury and Commerce departments as part of a global cyberespionage campaign. They accessed those networks by slipping malware into a SolarWinds software update, according to the global cybersecurity firm FireEye, which was also compromised.The first phases of this monthslong cyberespionage campaign started in the spring. The malware gave the hackers remote access to victims’...…Treasury, Commerce departments hacked. Pentagon, NASA also potentially compromised.Posted: Dec 13, 2020 / 09:35 PM CSTUpdated: Dec 17, 2020 / 03:34 PM CSTWASHINGTON (AP, KXAN) — Hackers broke into the networks of the Treasury and Commerce departments as part of a global cyberespionage campaign. They accessed those networks by slipping malware into a SolarWinds software update, according to the global cybersecurity firm FireEye, which was also compromised.The first phases of this monthslong cyberespionage campaign started in the spring. The malware gave the hackers remote access to victims’...WW…

Posted: Dec 14, 2020 / 07:44 AM CSTUpdated: Dec 14, 2020 / 07:59 PM CSTWASHINGTON (AP, KXAN) — Presidential electors met across the United States Monday to formally choose Joe Biden as the nation’s next president. In Texas, that meeting happened at 2 p.m. at the Texas State Capitol, .This is the day set by law for the meeting of the Electoral College. But in reality, electors meet in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to cast their ballots. The results will be sent to Washington and tallied in a Jan. 6 joint session of Congress over which Vice President Mike Pence will...…Posted: Dec 14, 2020 / 07:44 AM CSTUpdated: Dec 14, 2020 / 07:59 PM CSTWASHINGTON (AP, KXAN) — Presidential electors met across the United States Monday to formally choose Joe Biden as the nation’s next president. In Texas, that meeting happened at 2 p.m. at the Texas State Capitol, .This is the day set by law for the meeting of the Electoral College. But in reality, electors meet in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to cast their ballots. The results will be sent to Washington and tallied in a Jan. 6 joint session of Congress over which Vice President Mike Pence will...WW…