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September 21, 2023

Texas churchgoers get 'shotgun sermon' cooked up by chatbot

The Violet Crown City Church in Austin, Texas decided to attempt a service that was generated entirely by the artificial intelligence application ChatGPT on Sunday,

September 16, 2023

Texas AG Paxton acquitted on all impeachment charges: 'The truth prevailed'

The Texas Senate acquitted state Attorney General Ken Paxton of all charges in the impeachment articles filed against him on Saturday for bribery and corruption allegations.

September 12, 2023

Extramarital affair details surface in historic impeachment trial of Texas AG Ken Paxton

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, sat in on her husband's trial from the start but will have zero say in the verdict.

September 11, 2023

Videos show prized Austin greenbelt destroyed by homeless encampment

Austin, Texas, activist Jamie Hammonds on Monday posted a series of shocking videos on Twitter showing the extent of damage a greenbelt has endured from a homeless encampment.

September 4, 2023

Austin Police ask robbery victims to call 311 amid staffing shortage, crime crisis

The Austin Police Department asks residents to call the non-emergency 311 number if they become victims of robberies amid departmental struggles with understaffing and crime.

August 31, 2023

Austin crime victim's mother rips city council 'cowards' for defunding police, turning citizens into 'targets'

The grieving mother of a man killed in an Austin, Texas, shooting sent a blistering message to the city council that defunded the police a year earlier.

August 31, 2023

'Revolving door of lawlessness': Texans rip left-wing policies for creating fertile ground for crime in Austin

Texas residents Joell McNew, Rupal Chaudhari and Andy Hogue told Fox News Digital about the disastrous impact of the relentless crime crisis in Austin.

August 23, 2023

Texas school district's school resource officers will split time between campuses because of police shortage

A school district in Texas said it will follow a new school safety law by having school resource officers on its campuses, but the district is short on police officers.

August 21, 2023

Austin police chief abruptly retires amid staffing shortages, lack of police union contract

Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon announced his retirement on Monday, amid staffing shortages, the lack of a police union contract and an unsupportive city council.

August 21, 2023

Austin PD hundreds of officers short as crime cripples city; union warns: 'Don't have the resources'

Austin Police Association President Thomas Villarreal warns that lawmakers' efforts to defund the police have left residents vulnerable to surging crime.