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's airport features a bat wall exhibit by Austin Bat Refuge, educating travelers about local bat species.

Austin's annual Bat Fest took place over the weekend, celebrating the world's largest urban bat colony. The festival highlighted the Mexican Free-Tailed bats, which reside under the Congress Avenue ...

Each spring, millions of Mexican free-tailed bats fly from under the Congress Avenue Bridge, but they weren't always welcome like they are today.

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, Texas — On Saturday, the Congress Avenue Bridge will be blocked off for the 17th annual Bat Fest, which runs from 5 p.m. until midnight. The bridge will be closed from 5 a.m. Saturday until 5 ...

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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The past few winters have not been kind to the local bat population. A winter storm three years ago killed at least 3,000 bats in Central Texas. During the most recent cold snap in ...

A highly anticipated Texas highway expansion might mean trouble for one of the state's most iconic creatures. Thousands of Mexican free-tailed bats under Austin's Interstate 35 will be displaced as ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin nonprofit is warning about the impacts that widely available bird repellents can have on wildlife — including Austin’s bat population. The Austin Bat Refuge rescued four bats ...

AUSTIN, Texas — August is one of the best times for bat watching, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). TPWD said in August, bat pups are ready to fly out of their caves and ...