Catch local lemonade whiz kid Mikaila Ulmer on ABC's WE Day broadcast on Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. The one hour, commercial-free special will highlight Mikaila’s story along with other remarkable young Americans, coupled with celebrities lending their voices to support the...

The Austin Home & Garden Show will happen Aug. 26-28 at the Austin Convention Center. This year’s celebrity is Chris Lambton of DIY Network’s "Yard Crashers" and HGTV's "Going Yard," where he and his wife Peyton transform backyards, one house at a time. In...

Agape Theatre of Georgetown recently announced the recipient of its first annual Joan Baker Scholarship in Theater Arts. Eryn Northcutt, a recent graduate of James Bowie High School, received the award. The Joan Baker Scholarship is offered to further Agape...

As school starts next week, about 22,000 students will be riding Austin ISD buses each day to and from school. And a new app can help students and families anticipate a bus's arrival time.  The app, called WheresTheBus, is downloadable from the AISD parent cloud. ...

On Saturday, Aug. 13, Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of the Catholic Diocese of Austin blessed and consecrated the new Incarnate Word Chapel at St. Gabriel’s Catholic School. The new chapel includes handcrafted, hand-painted stained glass windows and two statues. The windows...

IHOP and No Kid Hungry come together on Tuesday, Aug. 23, in the fight against childhood hunger. From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., IHOP restaurants nationwide will offer a short stack of buttermilk pancakes for just $1, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefitting No Kid Hungry....

Local health officials say a flea-transmitted disease is on the rise in the Austin area. Murine typhus fever occurs when people come in contact with infected fleas. It is not spread person to person. Although the disease happens year round, most cases occur from May...

On Sunday, Aug. 21, community members can test their strength or show it off at the Round Rock Fire Truck Pull at Dell Diamond. The annual event is a team-building activity and a way to raise funds for Special Olympics Texas programming for children and adults with...

An Austin girl has been named a finalist in the new series Food Network Star Kids, which premieres Monday, Aug. 22, at 7 p.m. Sydnie Jaye Meyers, age 9, will compete with nine other finalists in a variety of culinary, on-camera and social media challenges over six...

FIRST in Texas and the leadership of Texas’ University Interscholastic League (UIL) hosted an inaugural UIL: FIRST Division State Championship for Competitive Robotics on July 28-30 at the Austin Convention Center. Texas high schools from across the entire state...

Local sports station KBVO will produce and air a total of 13 high school football games live and in high definition every Thursday night and will also stream live on KXAN.com. Roger Wallace, KXAN sports director, and his team will provide play by play coverage and...

Hawaiian Falls Pflugerville will host Champions Day on Aug. 13 to bless the families of individuals with special needs. The “Champions” (special needs children and adults) will get in free. One family member or caregiver accompanying them can get in for only $5, and...