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BROWNWOOD, Texas — A fire in Brownwood causes extensive damage to a house. Wednesday night just before 10 The Brownwood Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 3900 block of Glenwood ...

ABILENE, Texas — The City of Brownwood Public Works Department is cleaning up after a sanitary sewer overflow. It happened in the City of Brownwood wastewater collection system on April 9.

A house exploded in Austin, Texas, and three people we rescued from the rubble, officials say. Screengrab from video shared to Facebook by KVUE. Six people were injured after a house explosion ...

The connector ramp from I-35E southbound to I-30 eastbound was shut down. The Texas Department of Transportation reported the crash around 5:14 a.m. By 6:30 a.m., traffic was backed up to Commerce ...

Six people were injured after a house explosion that was felt and heard for miles in Austin, Texas officials say. The two-story home in Austin’s far north side exploded and collapsed before noon ...