Isabella Basco

1 month ago | kvue.com | Isabella Basco

BASTROP, Texas — Tom Leibowitz and Jodie Smith are a husband and wife team, who run an organization called Homes for Good which expands affordable housing options for lower income households. "What we're seeing here in Bastrop is a need for increased housing supply because there hasn't been a lot built," Leibowitz said. Leibowitz and Smith bought property to use for a development project they call North End Prairie. The development is for families who earn up to 80% of the area's median income.

1 month ago | kvue.com | Isabella Basco

FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — When the Crabapple fire sparked Saturday afternoon, Janet Proch and her family rushed to evacuate. When she got to town, she was left to wonder - what would happen to her home of 18 years? "It is just the strangest bit of waiting," Proch said. As the massive fire continued to grow, Proch and her family eventually returned Sunday. "Everything is black. It's just black," Proch said. "Driving up was just an out of body experience.

1 month ago | abc10.com | Isabella Basco

Police say the driver of an 18-wheeler crashed into stopped traffic in a construction zone, killing five people and injuring 11 others. Investigators say they found the suspect hiding in the cab of his truck. Late Thursday night, Kendrick Karim was traveling southbound on I-35 when he heard a loud sound. "So I figured, oh somebody crashed behind me. And as soon as I had that thought, I saw another one and another one and another one, and then I see the 18-wheeler," Karim said.

1 month ago | kvue.com | Isabella Basco

AUSTIN, Texas — Later this month, the Austin City Council will discuss the rules around the Wildland Urban Interface Code, or WUI. The WUI creates guidelines for businesses or homes that are next to wildlands are protected from the next wildfire. According to a presentation from the Austin Fire Department, the council will consider expanding the zone that would be considered at-risk for wildfire damage. Mike Drew is the co-owner of Next Custom Homes.

1 month ago | kvue.com | Isabella Basco

AUSTIN, Texas — Forever 24 is how Christian Webb will remember his son Sam, who was one of triplets and working as an electrician. "He got involved with the drugs, the opiates at his workplace," Webb said. "He told me that, 'Dad, I just wish I'd never taken that first pill,' and that really breaks your heart. A part of Webb's heart is now gone, after Sam bought an opiate off the internet which contained fentanyl. Sam lost his life in June 2024.