On Thursday, Austin Public Health confirmed at least six cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, at Lamar Middle ...

Pertussis can be dangerous for babies, pregnant women and people with compromised immune systems. Vaccination rates in ...

Austin Public Health has issued a warning following a rise in whooping cough cases, with six recent cases identified at Lamar ...

APH said through September, Austin-Travis County has seen 115 cases of whopping cough – also called pertussis – overall, ...

Austin Public Health has confirmed five cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, at Lamar Middle School this year.

In less than a week, Austinites will decide whether to approve an increase in their property tax bill to fund city services ...

Austin Public Health explains why No. 1 cause of accidental deaths for babies happens from mostly preventable suffocation or ...

AUSTIN, TX -- Austin health department workers hung bags of condoms and information about safe sex from trees at a park - without informing their bosses or the local parks department, according to a ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — City Council voted last week to allocate $1 million to community violence intervention efforts. Last budget cycle, $500,000 city dollars were allocated. This money falls under Austin ...

Austin’s elected leaders often point to federal spending cuts and state-imposed limits on property tax revenue as key reasons for the city’s worsening budget crunch. But they rarely mention that sharp ...

Shortly after noon, Austin’s 911 system received reports of a shooting incident at the Austin Central Library.