AUSTIN, Texas — Every March, thousands of Austin residents and tourists look up at the underside of the city's Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue, as they wait for over a million Mexican free-tailed bats ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin is known for its bats, and as the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) continues to do work on roadways throughout the city, it's also doing its part to make sure the city ...

One quintessential Austin experience is watching the sun set over the lapping waters of Lady Bird Lake while listening to the high-pitched, yet subtle, chirps of the tiny bats that call the Congress ...

Austin is the Bat City. Throughout the years, TxDOT has worked to preserve the homes of colonies that visit Austin every year. While the Walnut Creek Bridge is reconstructed, our biologist, Tracy ...

Austin's 17th Bat Fest on Saturday will close down part of Congress Avenue until 5 a.m. on Sunday. Whether you're attending the celebration or driving through Austin, from Saturday 5 a.m. to Sunday 5 ...

Two Austin residents moved back into their old homes Saturday after making full recoveries at rehab. Their names were Arlo and Willie, and they're Mexican free-tailed bats. Austin Bat Refuge (ABR) saw ...

The bat-human conflict is just one way in which Austin’s soaring development intersects with downtown wildlife, residents and ...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the bats will be moving from the Wells Branch and Howard Lane bridges to the Walnut Creek Bridge. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Bats living under two bridges in ...