Weather forecasters often use terms like "100-year" or "500-year" floods. Here’s what those terms really mean and why these extreme events are happening more frequently.

More than half of habitable land in Austin is now considered at risk of being damaged in a wildfire. That’s up from just ...

Austin City Council is set to vote Thursday on an expanded wildfire risk map that some local industry groups have opposed due ...

FEMA announced it was ending its Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, which is aimed at helping ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Lawmakers in the Texas Capitol are discussing a proposal to create a "District of Austin," in all or part of the city of Austin. House Bill 274, filed by State Rep. Briscoe Cain ...

But a spokesman for the Insurance Council of Texas, which represents insurers, said it's unlikely that a change to the WUI map would significantly impact rates for Austin property owners. “Insurance ...

sports and growth in Texas. Each story in the KXAN Data Hub is updated as new data becomes available. AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN is keeping track of the number of homicides in Austin. As of April 7 ...

As Nashville braces for more severe weather through the weekend, those with homes in a floodplain face the highest risk of dangerous flooding. Not sure if that's you? If you live in Davidson ...

Police in Austin, Texas arrested a suspect Friday following a 17-vehicle crash that left five people dead, including a child and an infant. Solomun Araya, 37, is now facing five counts of ...