Caldwell County Deputy Constable Aaron Armstrong was shot and killed while working security at a nightclub by a suspect who "executed" him because he was a police officer,

A 19-year-old was fatally shot at a party early Thursday morning, marking Austin's first homicide of 2026. The victim, Isaiah Atkinson, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Austin police arrested a man after a standoff on Bluff Springs Road; he had barricaded himself and was later taken into custody.

A single-vehicle crash on Thursday morning claimed the life of 43-year-old Nickolas Paul Marchioni, of Austin, Texas, marking the city's first fatal crash of 2026. The incident

A victim was found with chest trauma and pronounced dead at the scene at 1:45 a.m. No further information has been released at this time.

Austin police are investigating the what may be the city’s first homicide of 2026 after a victim was found with chest trauma near a New Year’s Eve party in North Austin.