Daranesha Herron

2 weeks ago | kvue.com | Daranesha Herron

AUSTIN, Texas — The Senate Committee on Education K-16 held a hearing on a bill that aims to limit how close a homeless navigation center can be to a school – an issue one Austin neighborhood is very familiar with. Paraphernalia, drug baggies and alcohol bottles are just some of the items Dale Herron, president of the Western Trails Neighborhood Association, said residents regularly see in the neighborhood park near Joslin Elementary School.

1 month ago | kvue.com | Daranesha Herron

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin City Council is set to vote next Thursday on three art contracts worth $10.6 million as part of the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport's (AUS) expansion. The contracts, under the Art in Public Places (AIPP) program, have sparked debate due to their selection of out-of-state artists. The proposed contracts would fund works by Saya Woolfalk (New York), Jim Campbell (San Francisco) and Yvette Mayorga (Chicago).

1 month ago | kvue.com | Daranesha Herron

AUSTIN, Texas — Two survivors of last week’s deadly pileup on Interstate 35 in North Austin are speaking out through their attorney, shedding light on the devastating impacts of the crash that claimed five lives and injured 11 others. According to their attorney at FVF Law Firm, Francisco Villalobos, 29, and Priscilla Davila, 25, were in Austin to celebrate Davila’s birthday when their lives were forever changed.

1 month ago | kvue.com | Daranesha Herron

AUSTIN, Texas — State Sen. Charles Perry (R-Lubbock) has filed a bill to expand medical marijuana access through the Texas Compassionate Use Program (CUP). Jacob Ortiz's health hasn't always been an upward climb. "His epilepsy was sporadic, it was unpredictable," Jacob's mom Kaleigh Koch said. "He has what's considered complex partial seizures."  Koch said in 2020, doctors prescribed her son medical cannabis through CUP because his epileptic drug was no longer working.

2 months ago | kvue.com | Daranesha Herron

LIBERTY HILL, Texas — Liberty Hill ISD board members voted unanimously to approve what they are calling a “hybrid schedule” for the next school year. That means some months they will have a regular five-day school week, and other months they will have four-day school weeks. They say this is the middle ground after hearing feedback from staff and parents for months. As of now, this new schedule will only add 10 minutes to the school day.