Firefighting efforts have been hampered by the presence of mines and unexploded ordnance left over from the civil war, as the country grapples with the worst drought in decades.

KXAN is keeping track of the number of homicides in the City of Austin in 2025. An interactive map shows where those homicides have occurred.

KXAN is keeping track of the number of traffic fatalities in the City of Austin in 2025. An interactive map shows where those crashes have occurred.