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Austin Bat Refuge took in hundreds of bats in January and helped them recover. A month later, dozens still remain at the facility.

The Austin Bat Refuge said hundreds of bats were killed due to the recent freeze in Central Texas.

The Austin Central Library is giving adults the chance to return to their childhoods with APL After Dark, a summer camp-themed after-hours event.

More quickly tojustice. matt graveling, bbc news. joining me now is ruth davison, the chief executive of the domestic abuse charity refuge. welcome to bbc news, that afternoon. an epidemic of violence. i was very struck by that phrase. what do you make of this report?— struck by that phrase. what do you make of this report? yes, thanks for havint me make of this report? yes, thanks for having me on- _ make of this report? yes, thanks for having me on- i— make of this report? yes, thanks for ...

After winter storms kill palm trees, rushing to remove them could ruin Austin bat habitats Mike Marut Replay Video UP NEXT "We could say, roughly, there may be 14,000 or 15,000 palm trees in the greater Austin area, and again, Im a little bit more optimistic that maybe not up to 90% did not die," Lisa Killander, an arborist and project manager with Austin Public Works said. "Im thinking now its going to be less than that." The freeze also killed thousands of bats in Austin. Aus...

Frank Black Middle School student Andrew Mitchell was riding his bike with friends after the winter storm when he saw a lot of dark splotches along the bayou and the bike path underneath the Watonga Boulevard bridge. He knew that’s where the bats lived. “At first I thought (they) were sleeping on the ground,” Mitchell said. When he got closer, Mitchell realized most of the bats were dead. As with other wildlife in Southeast Texas, the recent freezing weather proved deadly. Along ...