Destiny Chance
FOX 7 Austin
Austin, TX, United States
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Pflugerville ISD Special Olympics holds its first virtual dance party
This past Friday, Pflugerville Independent School District Special Olympics held its first virtual dance party. → Read More
99-year-old in Westlake organizes protest against police brutality with her nursing home's help
Mary Leiden’s sign reads “Are we still protesting this?” → Read More
Kyle daycares to reopen under restricted guidelines
The mayoral order will go into effect at 11:59 p.m. on April 19 and will stay in effect until 11:59 p.m. April 30. → Read More
UT students launch website to help shoppers find supplies during pandemic
The site searches for products by zip code anywhere in the U.S. at several retailers like Target, Walmart, Walgreens, Sam’s Club, and CVS. → Read More
PenPal Schools offers free access during COVID-19 pandemic
Through PenPal Schools, children collaborate through online projects ranging from human rights and the environment to robotics, all while practicing reading, writing, and technology skills. → Read More
Round Rock ISD students developing mobile app to help law enforcement during school shootings
The app idea called SafeExit has already been awarded first place in a competition held last month, and they've qualified for regionals on March 7th. → Read More
Black History Month: How an Austin teen turned lemons and honey into a multi-million dollar business
“Black Girl Magic is the ability for African American females to push past the restrictions that are set upon us today and show us that anything is possible," Ulmer said. "You can be an author, entrepreneur student no matter what the color of your skin is or what your gender is.” → Read More
Del Valle ISD school board votes to create police department
During Tuesday night’s meeting, the school board gave its approval to create the Del Valle ISD Police Department. → Read More
Interview: Austin Fire Department's first African-American Fire Chief, Joel Baker
Joel Baker never forgets where he comes from. “That picture on the wall of the 16 African American firefighters and 7 female African American firefighters that paved the way for me and for others. Those pictures remind me it’s not about me they paved the way, continue to pay it forward.” → Read More
UT Austin develops new system for crowd control during football games
AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) - September 7th this happened to thousands of students trying to get inside UT's football stadium. "Everyone knew this was a big game so everyone was trying to get a seat," Miranda Larralde says. → Read More
Some residents at North Lamar mobile home park still without gas, water
Some residents at North Lamar Mobile Home Park are still extremely frustrated after receiving no answer from their landlord over concerns for over a month. → Read More
An in depth look at homeless camping proposals
Talking for years is now in plain text until a special public meeting September 18th. This week, the Austin City Council released two documents relating to camping in public areas. → Read More
Forum discusses location of proposed shelter, prohibitions on camping
A community forum on the proposed location of a South Austin homeless shelter was held Tuesday night. → Read More
Active shooter call at South Austin Walmart turns out to be false report
Austin Police say they've responded to multiple "terroristic threats" during the past six months. → Read More
"Porch pirate" law makes package theft state-jail felony
It is going to be a lot tougher for "porch pirates" to get away with stealing packages in the state of Texas. → Read More
Bevo Boulevard upgraded for football season
The Longhorns officially kick off their football season this Saturday against Louisiana Tech. → Read More
ATCEMS early test partner for new Facebook alert system
We all get them, push notifications from different apps on our computers and mobile devices. → Read More
Sunday marks first day Texans can get beer to go from local breweries
Starting this Sunday, Texans will be able to pick up beers to go from their favorite craft breweries. → Read More
Debris from 183 flyover injures man and his girlfriend
Luis Sanchez says on August 16 around 6:30 p.m. he and his girlfriend were on the way home when they were abruptly stopped. Sanchez says debris fell from the 183 flyover close to the Rundberg Road exit. → Read More
Residents at North Lamar mobile home park voice concerns
The resident's association at a North Lamar mobile home park say they're extremely frustrated after voicing multiple concerns to their landlords. → Read More