# KTXS 12 Abilene News

> Abilene, Texas News & Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id489852183](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id489852183)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id489852183`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (75 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.33.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-01
- **First published:** 2011-12-23
- **Size:** 149 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ktxs-12-abilene-news/id489852183)
- **Website:** [http://sbgi.net](http://sbgi.net/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sbgi.net/privacy-policy/](https://sbgi.net/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Stay informed across Abilene and Central Texas with the **KTXS 12 Abilene News** app. Follow breaking local and national headlines, community stories, politics, sports, and live video coverage from Sweetwater, Winters, Ballinger, Cisco, Colorado City, Big Spring, Grape Creek, and nearby areas.

Watch live newscasts, receive instant breaking news notifications, check hourly and daily forecasts, view live weather radar, and monitor traffic and road conditions. With personalized news coverage and reliable updates, KTXS 12 helps you stay connected wherever you are.

## Rankings

- #148,505 — Overall

## Review summary

Most reviews praise KTXS for fast, local Abilene news and breaking updates, but recurring complaints center on intrusive ads, poor local coverage with syndicated content and occasional mis-labeled locations, and usability flaws introduced in updates (loss of landscape mode and fixed weather location). Performance issues like slow loading and constant reloads, plus overly aggressive push notifications and duplicated topics, further detract from the experience.

### Pros

- Fast, on-the-go access to Abilene local news and weather.
- Timely breaking-news alerts; often first to report.
- Broad coverage with local and national/world updates; perceived as better than other sources for local news alerts.
- Convenient replacement for TV news; keeps you informed anytime, anywhere.

### Cons

- Intrusive ads and ad-driven experience (video ads with sound and redirects to websites or the App Store).
- Local coverage is sparse and frequently relies on syndicated content, with occasional mislabeling of locations.
- Usability regressions after updates (loss of landscape mode and weather location fixed to Abilene).
- Slow loading and frequent reloads degrade performance.
- Push notifications are excessive.

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