| 1 | Feb 23, '24 | JUST IN: Russian national with ties to Vladimir Putin arrested in Austin today | Documents state the man is the founder of a bank that was formerly one of the largest privately-hel | 120× | 215k | 1.9k | 828 | 84 |
| 2 | May 14, '18 | VIDEO: Security camera catches thief breaking it down after breaking into a #California business | 110× | 0 | 52k | 19k | 1.3k |
| 3 | Jun 29, '23 | More than 100,000 images and more than 5,000 videos of child sex abuse material were found during a search of the former Round Rock pastor's home and vehicle. | 101× | 181k | 866 | 551 | 54 |
| 4 | Feb 14, '24 | Greg Casar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will unveil legislation tomorrow that they said will require ERCOT to connect to the nation's other major electric grids. | 91.4× | 164k | 723 | 130 | 25 |
| 5 | May 2, '24 | UPDATE: By a vote of 10-1 today, Austin became the first city in Texas to approve protections for transgender people seeking gender-affirming care. | 86.7× | 155k | 2k | 333 | 50 |
| 6 | May 30, '24 | Have you seen the new addition to The Drag at the University of Texas? 👀🤘 | 68× | 122k | 1.3k | 101 | 30 |
| 7 | Mar 24, '23 | Beloved mascot Kaxan has died after a brief battle with brain cancer. He became part of our family more than a decade ago, after being rescued from the alleyway behind the KXAN stu | 67.1× | 120k | 973 | 69 | 5 |
| 8 | Sep 10, '23 | UT students took a dip in the Littlefield Fountain following the Longhorns' 34-24 win over Alabama. What a way to celebrate #HookEm Game story: | 62.4× | 112k | 1.4k | 133 | 25 |
| 9 | Feb 4, '23 | WATCH: This timelapse shows trees in Round Rock shedding ice and slowly returning to their natural shape. Video: Letty Garcia | 46.2× | 83k | 740 | 91 | 16 |
| 10 | Apr 8, '24 | Our view of Lady Bird Lake from the Congress Street bridge during eclipse totality! 😍 No bats emerged, however 🦇 | 44.3× | 79k | 1.3k | 167 | 82 |
| 11 | Apr 4, '23 | JUST IN: Ban on transgender youth treatments passes #Texas Senate | 43.8× | 78k | 764 | 34 | 2 |
| 12 | Jun 3, '23 | Texas now joins 18 other U.S. states that have also banned medication and surgical care for transgender youth. | 38.5× | 69k | 1.8k | 186 | 1 |
| 13 | May 3, '23 | A new poll found that 3 out of 4 Texas voters support the idea of raising the age to purchase a gun to 21 years old. | 30.7× | 55k | 650 | 119 | 4 |
| 14 | Mar 29, '23 | A bill furthering the state’s transgender student-athlete ban officially passed today in the Texas Senate. | 29.6× | 53k | 774 | 31 | 1 |
| 15 | Jun 1, '23 | Happy #PrideMonth, y'all ❤️🌈 Explore all of our coverage relating to the LGBTQ+ community: | 27.4× | 49k | 680 | 70 | 0 |
| 16 | Apr 5, '23 | Lawmakers approved Senate Bill 12, which would make it a crime to hold a drag show or any other performances considered overtly sexual if they’re in front of or could possibly be s | 24.7× | 44k | 745 | 35 | 1 |
| 17 | Jun 1, '23 | #BREAKING | He will now be suspended with no pay, according to a letter from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. | 23.6× | 42k | 625 | 81 | 4 |
| 18 | Jul 11, '25 | H-E-B started going viral across different social media platforms for its near-instant response to devastating floods that hit Texas last weekend, earning itself the nickname "FEMA | 18.7× | 34k | 769 | 114 | 14 |
| 19 | Sep 16, '24 | Democrats are seeing new signs they could make inroads in the traditionally deep-red state of Texas this fall. | 17.1× | 31k | 1.3k | 365 | 12 |
| 20 | Sep 7, '21 | Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the state will "eliminate rape" so victims won't have to have their rapist's baby under the state's new abortion restrictions. | 14.1× | 0 | 1.5k | 379 | 128 |
| 21 | Apr 23, '18 | Man previously mauled by bear and bitten by rattlesnake now attacked by a shark | 10.3× | 0 | 2.8k | 974 | 53 |
| 22 | Sep 6, '22 | It's the first day back at school for children in #Uvalde — a little over three months after 19 students and two teachers were killed in a shooting at Robb Elementary School. Aroun | 7.7× | 0 | 5.3k | 860 | 152 |
| 23 | Sep 20, '19 | 'Big Tex' went up this morning ahead of State Fair of Texas next week. | 7.7× | 0 | 3.4k | 1.2k | 24 |
| 24 | Mar 2, '22 | #BREAKING: Beto O’Rourke wins the Texas Governor Democratic primary race, the Associated Press reports. | 6.0× | 0 | 4.3k | 580 | 7 |
| 25 | Jan 2, '19 | BEVO GOES AFTER UGA: Viewer Shelly Krass captured the moment the Longhorns mascot got out of its pen and went toward Georgia's mascot 😱😱😱 | 6.0× | 0 | 2.7k | 1k | 66 |
| 26 | Mar 16, '14 | Tyler, The Creator's APD mugshot. Charged with inciting a riot during #SXSW show. | 5.1× | 0 | 1.4k | 1.7k | 4 |
| 27 | Jun 20, '21 | Matthew McConaughey + his bongo = Perfect Austin FC home opener | 4.9× | 0 | 3.1k | 520 | 63 |
| 28 | Mar 2, '21 | JUST IN: Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ended the statewide mask mandate | 4.8× | 0 | 1.2k | 278 | 10 |
| 29 | Jul 2, '20 | #BREAKING: Austin Police Department will no longer arrest or ticket for low-level marijuana possession. | 4.7× | 0 | 2.8k | 752 | 23 |
| 30 | Feb 17, '21 | Serious amount of water at the IMT at the Domain apartments in north Austin. Residents tell KXAN they've been waiting outside since before 9 p.m. because of the issue. | 3.9× | 0 | 1.4k | 796 | 88 |
| 31 | Mar 2, '21 | BREAKING: Gov. Greg Abbott announces any businesses that want to open can open, saying it's time to "open Texas 100%" | 3.7× | 0 | 1.7k | 293 | 9 |
| 32 | Jun 12, '21 | AUSTIN MASS SHOOTING: In this new video, APD officers can be seen carrying a victim away from the scene after the 6th Street shooting that sent at least 13 to the hospital | STORY: | 3.7× | 0 | 1.1k | 728 | 44 |
| 33 | Nov 8, '19 | #BREAKING: Hays CISD fired a substitute today after this video surfaced online | 3.6× | 0 | 627 | 465 | 71 |
| 34 | Aug 18, '21 | Fourteen children ranging from ages 7 to 11 filed the first federal lawsuit against Gov. Abbott, saying his mask ban puts students with disabilities at significant risk and prevent | 3.4× | 0 | 2k | 497 | 7 |
| 35 | Jan 3, '21 | "Mr. President, the challenge that you have is the data you have is wrong," Georgia Secretary Brad Raffensperger tells President Trump after he claims to have won the state -- and | 3.2× | 0 | 1.5k | 498 | 18 |
| 36 | Nov 25, '19 | Rick Perry: Trump imperfect but the ‘chosen one’ | 3.0× | 0 | 1.3k | 257 | 10 |
| 37 | Dec 18, '21 | Has your electric bill gone up? In a new video, @BetoORourke says Gov. Abbott's left Texas taxpayers to fix the state's energy grid, with some utility bills spiking up to $50. And | 3.0× | 0 | 1.4k | 555 | 12 |
| 38 | May 25, '22 | “The sweetest little boy that I’ve ever known,” Manny Renfro said about his grandson, 8-year-old Uziyah Garcia, who was among those killed in the Uvalde school shooting yesterday. | 2.9× | 0 | 1.9k | 368 | 24 |
| 39 | Feb 26, '19 | WATCH: Kacey Musgraves pays sweet tribute to Tejano music legend Selena at Rodeo Houston. Brb 😭😭😭 | 2.8× | 0 | 1.8k | 352 | 56 |
| 40 | Mar 21, '22 | CONFIRMED TORNADO now moving through Round Rock. Those in the area seek shelter NOW. | 2.8× | 0 | 1.2k | 488 | 65 |
| 41 | Sep 26, '22 | THIS FRIDAY: Make plans to join us for the Texas Governor's Debate between @GregAbbott_TX and @BetoORourke. Watch on KXAN and , and join the conversation using #TXGovDebate. MORE: | 2.7× | 0 | 1.4k | 488 | 31 |
| 42 | Aug 16, '21 | Austin ISD Dr. Stephanie Elizalde writes in TIME: “What if a child dies on my watch? How do I say to you, “I’m really sorry. We did everything we could except for masking because t | 2.4× | 0 | 1.3k | 349 | 8 |
| 43 | Aug 1, '21 | NFL in Austin? Reports say Buffalo Bills may consider a move to Austin as the franchise negotiates to build a new stadium. | 2.4× | 0 | 749 | 240 | 7 |
| 44 | Feb 17, '21 | "While they focused on bathroom bills, "show me your papers" legislation and fighting with sports teams over the Star Spangled Banner, 30M Texans were left vulnerable..." Beto O'Ro | 2.3× | 0 | 1.4k | 383 | 11 |
| 45 | May 12, '22 | Students across Central Texas left their classrooms today as part of a coordinated walkout to show support for abortion rights. Read story here: | 2.3× | 0 | 1.5k | 306 | 6 |
| 46 | Sep 7, '18 | HOOK 'EM HORNS? 🤘🤘🤘🤘 Two @TAMU #Aggie parents-to-be were surprised to see their boy flashing the @UTAustin @TexasFootball #HookEm gesture during their 20-week ultrasound | 2.2× | 0 | 1.2k | 358 | 9 |
| 47 | May 3, '22 | NOW IN AUSTIN: Protesters are gathering to fight for the right to safe abortion access. One group is at the federal court plaza and the other at the Texas State Capitol. MORE: | 2.2× | 0 | 1.4k | 329 | 1 |
| 48 | Aug 14, '21 | The U.S. Department of Education says it stands with Texas school districts defying Governor Greg Abbott's ban on mask requirements in public schools. | 2.2× | 0 | 1.4k | 261 | 4 |
| 49 | Jun 7, '20 | This man rode his horse down Congress Avenue today as thousands of people took part in the “Black Austin Rally and March for Black Lives.” | 2.1× | 0 | 1.3k | 302 | 16 |
| 50 | Jun 15, '21 | Austin Mayor Steve Adler calls out Texas Governor Greg Abbott over ERCOT: "Maybe when a corporation tells the governor that an unreliable power grid is bad for business, he'll fina | 2.1× | 0 | 1.2k | 340 | 7 |
| 51 | May 16, '18 | This bloom of lightning was caught on cam this evening just over downtown Austin. 📷: Ashley Green | 2.0× | 0 | 921 | 427 | 11 |
| 52 | Sep 2, '21 | The August 2021 poll, conducted by the Texas Politics Project, shows 50% of surveyed voters disapprove of Abbott’s actions and 41% approve. | 1.9× | 0 | 964 | 199 | 6 |
| 53 | Jan 28, '21 | What do you think about Beto O'Rourke potentially running for Texas governor? | 1.9× | 0 | 995 | 66 | 3 |
| 54 | Sep 9, '16 | Andrew Miller just sent us video of the driver of the dangling vehicle climbing out of it. | 1.8× | 0 | 678 | 512 | 0 |
| 55 | May 27, '22 | “Let’s focus on what works: Stopping the bad guys, imprisoning violent criminals and protecting our vulnerable,” Sen. Ted Cruz said. | 1.8× | 0 | 797 | 106 | 1 |
| 56 | Dec 13, '20 | Workers at Pfizer stopped for a brief moment to celebrate all the hard work that went into getting the first COVID-19 vaccine shipments ready to roll out -- 636 locations nationwid | 1.8× | 0 | 1.4k | 101 | 9 |
| 57 | Aug 6, '18 | Bad dog! Family pet causes $1,000 in damage after trying to get pizza off the stove and accidentally turning it on | 1.8× | 0 | 965 | 85 | 6 |
| 58 | Mar 7, '21 | #BREAKING: H-E-B will require mask use for shoppers and employees. The Texas grocery giant previously said it would only "encourage" mask use after the statewide mandate was lifted | 1.8× | 0 | 1k | 228 | 5 |
| 59 | Dec 3, '20 | Jupiter and Saturn will align to create what's called the "Christmas Star" or "Star of Bethlehem" -- for the first time since the Middle Ages! | 1.8× | 0 | 745 | 315 | 34 |
| 60 | Feb 23, '22 | The ACLU said Wednesday that Abbott’s letter and Paxton’s opinion “have no legal effect” and “can’t override the constitutional rights of Texas families.” | 1.7× | 0 | 1k | 291 | 5 |
| 61 | Jul 31, '21 | "Texas: where our voter ID laws say 'You can use your license to carry a firearm to prove who you are at the polling place, but you can't use your student ID from the University of | 1.7× | 0 | 892 | 228 | 9 |
| 62 | Mar 8, '22 | Some Texas students, including in Leander, are forming their own book clubs to read what adults want banned. | From @TexasTribune: | 1.7× | 0 | 982 | 261 | 6 |
| 63 | Jun 17, '20 | BREAKING: Austin businesses must now require all customers and workers to wear masks. | 1.6× | 0 | 826 | 272 | 3 |
| 64 | Nov 3, '21 | Get your Apple Bottom jeans and boots with the fur ready, because Central Texas' temperatures are very likely about to get low, low, low, low, low, low, low 🥶 | 1.5× | 0 | 740 | 181 | 8 |
| 65 | Aug 11, '21 | #BREAKING: The city of Austin and Travis County will require face masks for residents in city and county buildings and all schools — in direct opposition to a ban by Texas Governor | 1.5× | 0 | 914 | 177 | 5 |
| 66 | Mar 3, '22 | Biden condemned the directive made by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, calling it "a cynical and dangerous campaign" to "score political points." | 1.5× | 0 | 903 | 186 | 6 |
| 67 | Jan 5, '21 | Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is leading the effort to challenge the presidential election results when Congress meets on Wednesday to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. | 1.5× | 0 | 976 | 114 | 2 |
| 68 | Jul 3, '17 | A Florida man accidentally shot himself in the penis when he sat down on a gun in the driver’s seat in his car. | 1.4× | 0 | 636 | 319 | 0 |
| 69 | Jul 13, '19 | Today is Sandra Bland Day in Austin, which aims to observe the wrongful death of Bland on July 13, 2015, while in police custody in Hempstead. | 1.4× | 0 | 662 | 366 | 2 |
| 70 | Aug 20, '21 | Jennifer Bridges, a former nurse at Houston Methodist Hospital, was fired along with more than 100 others for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. | 1.4× | 0 | 618 | 106 | 6 |
| 71 | May 13, '20 | WOW! Check out the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flying over Austin in honor of frontline workers! | 1.4× | 0 | 786 | 227 | 15 |
| 72 | Aug 10, '21 | BREAKING: Austin ISD to require masks on campuses and district offices starting Wednesday | 1.4× | 0 | 856 | 161 | 8 |
| 73 | Oct 16, '21 | A group of Texas physicians are ramping up their calls for Gov. Abbott to rescind his executive order banning vaccine requirements, saying the government needs to stay out of healt | 1.4× | 0 | 700 | 173 | 2 |
| 74 | Feb 22, '22 | DID YOU KNOW: Every date now through the end of the month will read the same forward and backward! 🤓 | 1.4× | 0 | 802 | 237 | 10 |
| 75 | Feb 26, '22 | A Dallas appellate court issued a ruling indicating ERCOT would not be protected by sovereign immunity — the protection afforded to government entities to prevent them from being s | 1.3× | 0 | 703 | 261 | 7 |
| 76 | Apr 28, '21 | WOW! 😮 Check out these clouds over Fredericksburg right now! | 1.3× | 0 | 1.1k | 89 | 2 |
| 77 | Nov 9, '22 | NBC calls Texas governor race. Gov. Greg Abbott is projected to be reelected. LATEST RESULTS >> | 1.3× | 0 | 949 | 57 | 0 |
| 78 | Feb 13, '21 | Well, that's one way to remove them!😂 Sent in by Kristin Ashy #txwx | 1.3× | 0 | 970 | 139 | 6 |
| 79 | Nov 4, '20 | #BREAKING: Democrat Mike Gleason defeats Robert Chody, will become Williamson County's new sheriff. | 1.3× | 0 | 835 | 134 | 0 |
| 80 | May 28, '22 | Texas state senator interrupts Gov. Abbott’s press conference calling for special session. “My colleagues are asking for a special session. You’re getting a letter tomorrow. I’m as | 1.3× | 0 | 907 | 175 | 1 |
| 81 | Feb 22, '21 | COOL VIDEO: KXAN viewer Letty Garcia sent us this 10-hour time-lapse of the trees and bamboo in her yard thawing out after the winter storm. | 1.3× | 0 | 849 | 178 | 15 |
| 82 | Mar 9, '22 | Austin will officially recognize March 9 as Transgender Youth and Family Safety Day. | 1.3× | 0 | 853 | 142 | 1 |
| 83 | Dec 27, '21 | Austin Public Library spoke out against recent book banning and censorship in Texas, saying "Freedom to read is a right that must be protected in our schools and public libraries, | 1.3× | 0 | 775 | 185 | 2 |
| 84 | Sep 6, '21 | The City Council of Portland, Oregon, will vote this week whether or not to ban travel and trade with Texas in response to the state's new restrictive abortion laws. | 1.3× | 0 | 606 | 106 | 4 |
| 85 | Nov 17, '21 | Banking on Beto? O'Rourke's campaign confirmed it raised $2 million in its first 24 hours. The campaign says it's a 24-hour record “for any Democratic gubernatorial candidate” AND | 1.2× | 0 | 755 | 131 | 1 |
| 86 | Jun 2, '21 | Expect the cleanest bathrooms ever at state parks ... | 1.2× | 0 | 874 | 116 | 6 |
| 87 | Mar 12, '21 | MASKS STAY: #Texas loses at court, #Austin’s mask mandate to stay in place for at least 2 weeks | 1.2× | 0 | 722 | 143 | 4 |
| 88 | Apr 14, '19 | Texas WWII veteran celebrates 100th birthday at Whataburger | 1.2× | 0 | 850 | 128 | 1 |
| 89 | Mar 2, '22 | #BREAKING: Greg Casar wins the U.S. House District 35 Democratic primary race, KXAN projects. | 1.1× | 0 | 876 | 103 | 3 |
| 90 | Dec 5, '21 | “A day after Abbott ‘guaranteed’ he’d keep the lights on last winter, millions lost power & 700 died," Beto O'Rourke says. "Now he guarantees he fixed the grid... His word is m | 1.1× | 0 | 600 | 146 | 3 |
| 91 | Jul 20, '21 | AUSTIN MAYOR ADLER: "We don't want to get involved in a legal issue with the Governor...but if there was a way right now to order that all students have to wear masks in school, we | 1.1× | 0 | 717 | 100 | 4 |
| 92 | Mar 8, '22 | Texas Library Association forms coalition against banning books | 1.1× | 0 | 613 | 191 | 8 |
| 93 | Mar 20, '21 | The sign at Legends Diner in Denton, Texas, said the $50 charge for having to explain why masks are mandatory would go up to $75 if they had to listen to why you disagree. | 1.1× | 0 | 687 | 125 | 3 |
| 94 | Mar 7, '21 | H-E-B releases new statement, requiring mask use for customers and employees | 1.1× | 0 | 659 | 120 | 3 |
| 95 | Oct 28, '20 | JUST IN: Over 486,000 ballots have been cast so far during early voting in Travis County -- surpassing the TOTAL number of votes cast in the 2016 election | 1.1× | 0 | 700 | 117 | 3 |
| 96 | May 23, '21 | Congratulations to the University of Texas Class of 2021! 🤘🤘 | 1.0× | 0 | 852 | 80 | 7 |
| 97 | Jan 6, '22 | A Travis County court has upheld a previous decision finding Gov. Greg Abbott CAN'T forbid local governments from imposing mask mandates — for now. | 1.0× | 0 | 604 | 129 | 0 |
| 98 | Jun 20, '20 | H-E-B will require customers to wear masks in all of its Austin, Travis and Hays County stores starting Monday. | 1.0× | 0 | 665 | 134 | 2 |
| 99 | Oct 12 | Remarkable Women contest: KXAN wants to recognize women in the Central Texas community who serve others every day ❤️ Know someone who inspires others? Nominate them and tell us her | 1.0× | 1.8k | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Jan 19, '21 | MyPillow products have also been dropped from H-E-B, CEO Mike Lindell confirms. | 1.0× | 0 | 637 | 73 | 3 |
| 101 | Mar 2, '22 | #BREAKING: Lloyd Doggett wins the U.S. House District 37 Democratic primary race, KXAN projects. | 1.0× | 0 | 747 | 100 | 1 |
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