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 — It’s not your average spot for nature watching. The canyon walls are brick, glass and concrete, some of it squeezed into the shapes of billowing sails or owl faces. The crowd, however, ...

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 ...

AUSTIN — One of the many perks of living in Austin is being able to watch the bats fly out from under the Congress Bridge at dawn. When the sun sets, roughly 1.5 million Mexican Free-Tailed bats ...

The Austin Bat Refuge is giving orphaned and injured bats a second chance by rehabilitating them in a safe environment until they’re ready to be released. Meet Virginia Rose, a birder who started a ...

I had been to Texas countless times but had never visited Austin, the state’s capital. My wife had not been there either and heard there was a direct flight from Palm Springs. So, she arranged a trip, ...

If you live in the Austin area, you're no stranger to Mexican free-tailed bats and their majestic flight from underneath the Congress Avenue bridge. So on April 17, National Bat Appreciation Day, we ...