Valerie Citrano, of Lorena, is a freelance photographer who took thousands of pictures of President Bush in Central Texas during his time in office while he visited his ranch in Crawfor

Four Austin-area teams remain unbeaten as the regular season ends this week: Lake Travis, Anderson, Bastrop and Regents. The playoffs begin next week.

Residents east of Longview, Texas, faced potentially harmful levels of air pollution in the early hours of Tuesday morning, a live map from AirNow showed. AirNow, an air quality data resource, is a partnership between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other agencies.

AUSTIN, Texas — The need is growing as the government shutdown is set to become the longest in U.S. history. Drivers packed the parking lot of I.I. Nelson Field in northeast Austin Tuesday night as they waited to get turkey and food supplied by the Central Texas Food Bank.

UIL realignment will become official in February, with classifications announced in December. One Central Texas school has seen a big change in enrollment that could affect its class.

On Tuesday, voters will decide if Texas will invest more than $20 billion in water infrastructure to address expected growing demands for water in the state.

The first of the month is when food assistance is loaded on the SNAP cards, but that did not happen on Saturday. The program that helps low-income Americans afford groceries is running out of funds due to the government shutdown. SNAP cards will still work for those with remaining balances, but without new funding, the cards just won't be reloaded.

The Central Texas Food Bank expects to spend roughly four times its monthly budget to support Austin-area SNAP recipients.

Travis Audubon’s November bird forecast highlights ducks, including North America’s largest diving duck, the Canvasback.