Adam Bennett

4 days ago | kvue.com | Adam Bennett

AUSTIN, Texas — While state lawmakers were busy convening inside the state Capitol on a rare Saturday workday, hundreds of people rallied outside against one of the legislative session’s most controversial bills. Senate Bill 17 passed the House this week with amendments to the Senate’s version. The upper chamber must approve those changes before sending the bill to the governor’s desk.

1 week ago | kvue.com | Adam Bennett

AUSTIN, Texas — CapMetro’s new police department is aiming to start patrols on June 16, the agency’s police chief revealed to KVUE. “It’s exciting,” said Eric Robins, chief of police for Cap Metro, during an interview on Wednesday morning at the agency’s headquarters. CapMetro’s board of directors approved the creation of a transit police force in August 2021. It’s a move the bus operators’ union and agency leaders supported to boost safety and ridership.

1 week ago | kvue.com | Adam Bennett

AUSTIN, Texas — Despite rainfall across Central Texas on Monday and Tuesday, levels at local lakes are still well below full. Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) gauges on Tuesday afternoon showed levels at both Lake Travis and Lake Buchanan had risen just over an inch from two days earlier. “That’s a good thing because this time of year, the reservoirs are dropping every day,” said John Hofmann, LCRA’s executive vice president of Water, during an interview with KVUE on Tuesday.

1 week ago | kvue.com | Adam Bennett

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House gave initial approval on Monday to a bill to toughen penalties on people who commit intoxication manslaughter while in the country illegally. House Bill 2017 was filed after an October 2024 crash that killed Grayson Davis in Bastrop County. The 29-year-old died when police say a drunk driver going the wrong way hit his car head-on. The alleged drunk driver was in the country illegally and had been reportedly arrested for a DUI in Kansas.

1 week ago | wfaa.com | Adam Bennett

AUSTIN, Texas — State lawmakers took public testimony Monday on a bill to abolish the Texas Lottery. This comes after nearly three months of criticism about the fairness and operations of the program, including the use of third-party couriers. It also follows the April 21 resignation of the head of the Texas Lottery Commission.