Just shy of a mile from the Texas State Capitol, an estimated 140,000 visitors flock to downtown Austin each year to watch a record number of bats take flight. Within the cracks and crevices beneath ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- The freeze is having a harsh impact on wildlife, and Houston's largest bat colony is at risk. Cold temperatures send the bats into hypothermic shock, and they'll die unless they can ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Thousands of Mexican Free-tail bats died all across Texas during last month's winter storm. Many were reported dead or injured underneath Texas bridges and overpasses. Our ...

Texas’ bat population stands to get new protections under a bill moving through the state Legislature. A year after a San Antonio apartment complex tried sealing an entire bat colony inside a building ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — In the words of the beloved and viral video, “it’s frickin’ bats!” And in Central Texas, they aren’t just a Halloween-time sighting; they’re a significant part of the ecosystem, ...

Spooky season means seeing more bats than usual out in the streets. There'll be paper and plastic bats hanging from front porches and taped to railings as part of Halloween decorations, and surely the ...