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2026-06-12 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Change is coming to the Texas Longhorns softball program, and for fans and community members who have invested their energy and enthusiasm into one of Austin's most beloved athletic programs, it's wor...
2026-06-12 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you've been taking your dog for a swim in Lady Bird Lake or any of Austin's beloved waterways this summer, it's time to pause and pay close attention. Harmful algal blooms — the dangerous blue-gree...
2026-06-12 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A man is dead after Austin police officers used a Taser on him while he was in custody, and the department's response has been to circle the wagons rather than ask hard questions. APD leadership is de...
2026-06-12 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin ISD is celebrating improved STAAR passage rates, and that's worth acknowledging. But before we pop the champagne, engaged Austinites should ask a harder question: what do these numbers actually...
2026-06-11 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
After more than fifteen years of bringing authentic Oaxacan cuisine to Austin's dining landscape, El Naranjo is shutting its doors — and the loss cuts deeper than a favorite dish or a beloved neighbor...
2026-06-11 • Austin Politics via Google News
Austin's identity as a creative, people-centered city is under direct threat — and Mayor Kirk Watson is already looking for ways to protect it. After Governor Greg Abbott signed an executive order eff...
2026-06-11 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
The latest round of high school STAAR results are in, and they paint a picture that Austin residents — especially parents, educators, and community advocates — cannot afford to ignore. While some stud...
2026-06-11 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin taxpayers deserve full value for every dollar spent on city government — and that means employees who are actually on the job when they're supposed to be. Yet again, a City of Austin worker has...
2026-06-10 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
When a 33-year-old Austin athlete suffered a stroke, it shattered the common assumption that brain attacks only happen to the elderly. His grueling recovery journey — relearning basic movements that o...
2026-06-10 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
The University of Texas softball program is facing a moment of reflection after two players announced their intentions to transfer within a 48-hour window, with Cambria Salmon being the most recent to...
2026-06-10 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
The implosion of Austin-based homebuilder StoryBuilt continues to ripple through local communities, and now the financial fallout is spilling into Travis County courtrooms on a massive scale. The cour...
2026-06-10 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin's beloved local burger chain P. Terry's is making a bold move that could serve as a model for businesses across the city: it's transitioning to an employee ownership structure, putting a meanin...
2026-06-09 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A private aircraft headed for Austin never made it home. Two pilots lost their lives when the jet they were operating crashed in the Dominican Republic, marking yet another sobering reminder of the ri...
2026-06-09 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Every championship program faces a moment of reinvention, and the University of Texas softball team is squarely in that transition right now. With standout players like Reese Atwood moving on, the Lon...
2026-06-09 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Walk into almost any Austin gas station or smoke shop and you'll find shelves stocked with gummies, vapes, and tinctures promising a cannabis-derived buzz — all marketed as legal hemp products. But a ...
2026-06-09 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A new lawsuit is shining a harsh light on a problem that advocates say has been hiding in plain sight: sex trafficking at hotels along Austin's Interstate 35 corridor. The legal action alleges that mu...
2026-06-08 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin's iconic Red River Cultural District is at the center of a growing dispute between live music venue operators and city officials, raising urgent questions about how Austin balances public safet...
2026-06-08 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Two Austin taquerias have landed on Texas Monthly's coveted list of the best new taco spots across the state — and while that's a reason to celebrate great food, it's also a timely reminder of what ma...
2026-06-07 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A 4-year-old child consumed a THC-infused lollipop while at an Austin school — and no one will face criminal charges. That outcome should trouble every parent, educator, and community member who cares...
2026-06-07 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Every year, National Doughnut Day rolls around and the conversation gets dominated by corporate chains dangling free pastries to pull in foot traffic. But here in Austin, we have something far more wo...
2026-06-07 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
When a celebrity says they love biking around Austin on their perfect day off, it makes headlines. But for the thousands of everyday Austinites who pedal to work, run errands, or simply try to get acr...
2026-06-07 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A new boardwalk is heading to Lady Bird Lake, and if you use the trail system, paddle the water, or simply love this urban oasis, you're going to feel the impact — for several years. Construction on t...
2026-06-06 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Elon Musk's SpaceX has secured a significant package of tax incentives from Grimes County to move forward with its massive Terafab manufacturing complex — a project valued at roughly $55 billion. Whil...
2026-06-06 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
When a hometown athlete leaves a program better than she found it, the whole city has reason to pause and take note. Reese Atwood's departure from the University of Texas softball program marks the en...
2026-06-06 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin has a reason to rally together this week as the University of Texas Longhorns softball team has punched their ticket to the Women's College World Series championship game, squaring off against ...
2026-06-06 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
When the Texas Longhorns claimed their second Women's College World Series championship, the celebration echoed far beyond the diamond. For Austin residents, this victory is more than a sports headlin...
2026-06-05 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin sports fans, take note: the Women's College World Series just got a whole lot more interesting, and it directly involves our hometown Longhorns. Texas Tech made a stunning strategic decision he...
2026-06-05 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
At Change Austin, our mission is clear: shine a light on the decisions, policies, and community conversations that shape life in Austin for everyday residents. So when a headline about college softbal...
2026-06-05 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Rumors swirling across social media this week suggested that podcast giant Joe Rogan was being tapped to fill Anderson Cooper's seat on the iconic newsmagazine program 60 Minutes . CBS News has moved ...
2026-06-05 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A serious injury to the Austin Independent School District's police chief has put a spotlight on the risks faced by campus law enforcement — and raised broader questions about how the district deploys...
2026-06-04 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
When two Texas programs face off on the biggest stage in college softball, it's more than a rivalry game — it's a living case study in how institutions choose to invest in their athletes and build las...
2026-06-04 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
When two Texas programs face off on the biggest stage in college softball, it's more than just a game — it's a reflection of the investment, infrastructure, and community support that makes championsh...
2026-06-04 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you've spotted an unusual number of police motorcycles and squad cars clearing intersections or flanking convoys on Austin streets this week, you're not alone — and no, it's not a chase scene. Plan...
2026-06-04 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Editor's Note: Change Austin is committed to covering civic issues that directly affect Austin residents — from housing affordability and transportation policy to local government accountability and c...
2026-06-03 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin has a reason to cheer this week as the University of Texas Longhorns softball program has earned a spot in the Women's College World Series championship round, where they'll face a surprisingly...
2026-06-03 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A disturbing discovery in South Austin has left residents shaken and demanding accountability. A man was found deceased inside a trash can, and Austin Police Department investigators have confirmed th...
2026-06-03 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A brazen robbery involving nearly $750,000 worth of luxury watches at Circuit of the Americas has escalated into a full-blown civil lawsuit, shining an uncomfortable spotlight on security practices at...
2026-06-03 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
One of Austin's most beloved and historically significant crossings is quietly approaching its 100th birthday in rough shape — and a growing coalition of residents, preservationists, and outdoor enthu...
2026-06-02 • Austin Politics via Google News
As Kirk Watson's tenure as Austin's mayor comes into focus for public evaluation, residents deserve an honest accounting of what his leadership delivered — and where it fell short. Understanding a may...
2026-06-02 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
One of Austin's beloved culinary landmarks has gone dark. Bar Peached, the lively Southeast Asian-inspired restaurant that had become a fixture of Austin's dining culture, has announced it will not re...
2026-06-02 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
When an Austin-based content creator with more than 11 million devoted followers decides to walk away from social media entirely, it's worth asking: what does that tell us about the platforms shaping ...
2026-06-02 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin is doubling down on a trade-off that cities across the country have tried with mixed results: let developers stack more floors onto new buildings, and in exchange, require them to set aside uni...
2026-06-01 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A new Texas law aimed at protecting children in the digital marketplace just cleared a major legal hurdle, and Austin parents, educators, and youth advocates should be paying close attention. A federa...
2026-06-01 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
College baseball season is heating up, and Austin has a front-row seat. The University of Texas Longhorns are competing in the NCAA Tournament regionals, giving the local community yet another reason ...
2026-06-01 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
For the first time, Austin Police Department officers have publicly shared their firsthand account of racing on foot to intervene in the mass shooting at Buford's — a moment that likely saved lives an...
2026-06-01 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A Texas courtroom is once again at the center of a high-stakes accountability fight, as judges examine the true financial picture behind Alex Jones and his Infowars media empire. At stake is whether t...
2026-05-31 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Texas billionaire Tilman Fertitta is making one of the biggest moves in American casino history, striking a deal to take over Caesars Entertainment in a transaction valued at roughly $17.6 billion. Fo...
2026-05-31 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A defense technology startup is planting its flag in Cedar Park, bringing its corporate headquarters and a promise of 135 new jobs to the fast-growing suburb northwest of Austin. For residents watchin...
2026-05-31 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A Virginia-based real estate developer is moving forward with plans for a second enormous data center complex in Bastrop County, doubling down on a region that is already feeling the strain of rapid i...
2026-05-31 • Austin Politics via Google News
Austin's future is on the ballot this November, and the decisions voters make about who leads City Hall will shape everything from housing affordability and public safety to transit and climate resili...
2026-05-30 • Austin Politics via Google News
Austin's mayoral contest briefly attracted an unlikely entrant this week when reality television personality Farrah Abraham announced — and then quickly walked back — her intention to run for mayor. T...
2026-05-30 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
When news broke about the disturbing animal abuse charges connected to the Boone case, the Austin community didn't just express outrage — it took action. In a meaningful show of solidarity, the former...
2026-05-30 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Zip through any Austin neighborhood on a weekend afternoon and you're likely to spot them: teenagers weaving through traffic on electric mopeds, often without helmets, sometimes two to a seat, moving ...
2026-05-30 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
An Austin family is demanding answers after a devastating apartment fire claimed the lives of three young children, leaving a community shaken and raising urgent questions about housing safety standar...
2026-05-29 • Austin Politics via Google News
Austin voters have handed Mayor Kirk Watson another term at the helm of City Hall, making him a four-term incumbent in one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. The result is more than just an...
2026-05-29 • Austin Politics via Google News
Austin's mayoral contest just got more crowded — and more interesting. A former Austin City Council member has officially thrown their hat into the ring for mayor, signaling that experienced municipal...
2026-05-29 • Austin Politics via Google News
Austin isn't the city it was ten years ago — and depending on who you ask, that's either a triumph or a tragedy. Mayor Kirk Watson now leads a metropolis that has undergone seismic shifts in populatio...
2026-05-29 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin city leaders have reaffirmed their commitment to a sweeping $104 million plan to build parkland over the rebuilt Interstate 35 corridor — rejecting a lower-cost alternative floated by Mayor Kir...
2026-05-28 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
The University of Texas softball program has earned its spot on the national stage, advancing to the Women's College World Series — and this is a moment for the entire Austin community to come togethe...
2026-05-28 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A Texas court is once again at the center of a high-stakes legal showdown involving Austin-based conspiracy media empire Infowars and its founder Alex Jones — and the outcome could directly affect whe...
2026-05-28 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A former Buc-ee's employee is fighting back after he says the beloved Texas travel-stop giant terminated him for making a simple workplace accommodation request: a stool to sit on while working the re...
2026-05-28 • Austin Politics via Google News
When government agencies drag their feet on public records requests — or ignore them entirely — democracy suffers. A new media initiative called the Government Accountability Project (GAP) is pushing ...
2026-05-27 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
The University of Texas at Austin continues to sit at the crossroads of town-and-gown dynamics that shape our city's future — from housing pressure and traffic patterns to research investments and eco...
2026-05-27 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
When a major waste management company becomes the center of a bitter, multi-year courtroom saga, it's not just lawyers and boardrooms that feel the fallout — real families get caught in the crossfire....
2026-05-27 • Austin Politics via Google News
This May, Austin residents will head to the polls to weigh in on one of the most significant structural questions in city governance in decades: should Austin shift from its current council-manager mo...
2026-05-27 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you thought Election Day was behind us, think again. Primary runoff elections are happening right now, and the races on the ballot today will shape Austin's future — from city leadership to state-l...
2026-05-26 • Austin Politics via Google News
Austin's upcoming city council race just got a lot more colorful. Farrah Abraham, widely recognized from the reality television series Teen Mom , has shifted her political ambitions from a mayoral bid...
2026-05-26 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
This past weekend, Austin found itself at the center of college softball excitement as the University of Texas Longhorns battled through NCAA Tournament Super Regional play — and the moment is worth m...
2026-05-26 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
When a loved one is in the middle of a psychiatric emergency, every hour matters. But across Austin, families are discovering a painful reality: there simply aren't enough inpatient psychiatric beds t...
2026-05-26 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin's long-awaited light rail system — a $7 billion investment voters approved to transform how we move around this city — is once again tangled up in the courts. For transit advocates and everyday...
2026-05-25 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
More than three decades after four teenage girls were killed inside an Austin yogurt shop on a cold December night in 1991, the case continues to haunt this city — and demand accountability. HBO's doc...
2026-05-25 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
At Change Austin, our focus is on the civic issues, policy decisions, and community challenges that shape life in our city — from transportation and housing to public safety and environmental justice....
2026-05-25 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A shooting that rocked the city of Buda on May 17 has now been connected by local law enforcement to a broader series of gun violence incidents spanning the greater Austin area. This development signa...
2026-05-25 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you've been sneezing your way through spring in Austin, you're far from alone. This year's allergy season has hit Central Texas residents especially hard, and understanding why matters — not just f...
2026-05-24 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin's robotaxi experiment just hit a speed bump. Waymo, the self-driving vehicle company that launched rides in Austin earlier this year, has temporarily suspended freeway trips after raising conce...
2026-05-24 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A familiar and frustrating pattern is playing out again on Austin's streets. A local man allegedly targeted the Royal Blue Grocery chain for a series of break-ins — and the troubling detail that has n...
2026-05-24 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
As Austinites prepare to fire up the grill and head to the lake this Memorial Day weekend, local emergency managers are urging everyone to pump the brakes — literally. A flood watch is in effect acros...
2026-05-24 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin's long-awaited light rail dream just hit another wall. The Texas Supreme Court has sent the city's Project Connect light rail initiative back into legal uncertainty, dealing a frustrating blow ...
2026-05-23 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
When University of Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian recently suggested that his second-string players could run the table against Texas Tech's schedule, it raised eyebrows across the Lone Star State —...
2026-05-23 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Autonomous vehicles were supposed to make our streets safer. So why are crash reports involving robotaxi companies in Austin trending upward? New data tracking incidents tied to Avride, Waymo, and Tes...
2026-05-23 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin is preparing to paint over its beloved pride crosswalks and other community-installed street murals after state officials threatened financial consequences if the city refused. The move marks a...
2026-05-22 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin's own University of Texas Longhorns softball squad is deep in NCAA Tournament action, squaring off against UCLA in the Super Regionals — one of the most competitive stages before the Women's Co...
2026-05-22 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A familiar anchor of northwest Austin's daily life is disappearing. The H-E-B location that thousands of families have relied on for years is set to close its doors this summer, leaving a significant ...
2026-05-22 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A tragedy at a beloved South Austin barbecue spot is forcing a difficult question onto the civic agenda: who is responsible when a tree on private property kills someone? A man lost his life recently ...
2026-05-22 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
An Austin high school senior recently walked out of federal immigration detention — but only after weeks behind bars that nearly cost him his chance to graduate alongside his classmates. The case has ...
2026-05-21 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you have a flight out of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport or any of the Dallas-area airports in the coming days, do yourself a favor and check your flight status before you even think about l...
2026-05-21 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Meta is slashing thousands of positions across its global workforce as the company doubles down on artificial intelligence development — and the ripple effects are landing squarely in Austin's tech co...
2026-05-21 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
The Waterline, the gleaming new skyscraper that recently claimed the title of Texas' tallest building in Austin, is already turning heads — but not entirely for the reasons its developers might have h...
2026-05-21 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A local Austin woman is speaking out after she says she lost her job at a Chick-fil-A franchise because she asked not to work on her religious Sabbath — a request that sits at the heart of a decades-o...
2026-05-20 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Severe weather is moving toward the Austin area, and local residents need to act now — not after the first thunderclap — to make sure their families, homes, and neighbors are protected. Tonight's stor...
2026-05-20 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A locally rooted Austin fragrance company is fighting back against what it calls brand confusion created by a celebrity fragrance launch — and the case raises important questions about how well small ...
2026-05-20 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin's barbecue culture is earning well-deserved national recognition, with four local pitmasters landing on Yelp's latest ranking of the country's top barbecue destinations. For longtime residents,...
2026-05-20 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin woke up this week grappling with a troubling reality: twelve separate shooting incidents erupted across the city over a short span, leaving four people injured and thousands of neighbors shaken...
2026-05-19 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you regularly travel Loop 360 near the RM 2222 intersection or the Courtyard neighborhood, brace yourself — significant construction activity is coming, and it's not going anywhere quickly. Residen...
2026-05-19 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin's iconic Driskill Hotel has unveiled a freshly reimagined version of its storied restaurant, drawing buzz from food writers and downtown regulars alike. The renovation signals yet another chapt...
2026-05-19 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Another weekend of gun violence has left Austinites shaken and demanding answers. Austin police confirmed that a series of shootings over the weekend involved both opportunistic and deliberately targe...
2026-05-19 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Hundreds of millions of dollars. Broken trust. And a web of connections that leads right back to Central Texas. A sprawling $300 million Ponzi scheme has ensnared investment funds tied to Austin, rais...
2026-05-18 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin authorities have taken a third suspect into custody in connection with a recent shooting spree that rattled the community and raised urgent questions about public safety across the city. The ar...
2026-05-18 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin prides itself on being the Live Music Capital of the World — but what does that title mean if the artists filling our stages increasingly swap guitars and drum kits for laptops and turntables? ...
2026-05-18 • Austin Politics via Google News
When Austin residents are tightening their belts amid rising costs and property taxes, city officials appear to be loosening theirs — on upgraded airplane seats, upscale restaurant tabs, and other per...
2026-05-18 • Austin Politics via Google News
Austin's mayoral race is drawing attention from unexpected corners — including a reported interest from reality TV personality Farrah Abraham. But before campaign signs go up, there's a fundamental qu...
2026-05-17 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A teenage boy from Round Rock has gone missing, and Williamson County deputies are actively working to locate him and ensure his safety. Landon Sanders, whose age and physical description have been sh...
2026-05-17 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
I need to pause here and be transparent: the source summary provided contains essentially no actual details about the crash — it only repeats the headline. I don't have access to the full Austin Ameri...
2026-05-17 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A day at the racetrack turned into a frightening ordeal for several visitors to Circuit of the Americas after they were left suspended 120 feet in the air on the Formula 1 attraction's roller coaster ...
2026-05-17 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
The vision of green, walkable caps bridging over a rebuilt I-35 and reconnecting Austin's historically divided neighborhoods may be getting significantly smaller — and cheaper — than anyone hoped. May...
2026-05-16 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Texas is home to some of the most generous donors on the planet, according to a new ranking from Time magazine that spotlights top philanthropists worldwide. Several prominent Texans — including figur...
2026-05-16 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
With the Trump administration's 90-day pause on sweeping import tariffs now in effect, some major retailers are quietly pocketing the difference while others are choosing to pass the savings directly ...
2026-05-16 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you've noticed flags lowered to half-staff around Austin and across Texas this week, you're not alone in wondering why. On May 15, flags at government buildings, schools, and public spaces remain a...
2026-05-16 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin police are sounding an urgent alarm: a suspect already linked to two separate homicide cases may have harmed additional victims whose cases have not yet been connected. This developing situatio...
2026-05-15 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin has earned a spot on the global hospitality map, with two local properties landing on a prestigious ranking of the world's finest hotels. It's a point of civic pride — but it also raises a ques...
2026-05-15 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A man has lost his life following a violent confrontation in Northwest Austin, and while police have released the victim's identity, many in the surrounding community are left asking deeper questions ...
2026-05-15 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin spent years marketing itself as a magnet for young talent — a vibrant, opportunity-rich city where ambitious graduates could plant roots and thrive. But for many who arrived with diplomas in ha...
2026-05-15 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin is officially a city of one million people. The latest Census data confirms what many longtime residents have felt in their bones for years — crawling traffic, skyrocketing rents, and packed pa...
2026-05-14 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin has a lot to cheer about this spring, and it has nothing to do with traffic or housing costs. The University of Texas softball program just claimed a Southeastern Conference championship, and t...
2026-05-14 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Six human beings lost their lives inside a locked train boxcar at a Texas rail yard, and the tragedy demands more than a passing headline. Authorities discovered the victims during a routine inspectio...
2026-05-14 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
When former President Barack Obama and Texas State Representative James Talarico recently stopped into a beloved local taco spot in Austin, the internet lit up with excitement. Photos circulated, menu...
2026-05-14 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
When someone dials 911 in a moment of crisis, every second counts. But Austin residents have reason to worry: the city's emergency communications system has been struggling with serious problems, and ...
2026-05-13 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A lawsuit linking Tesla's Gigafactory Texas facility to a violent workplace incident — one with connections to a mass shooting — has been resolved before ever reaching a courtroom. The settlement keep...
2026-05-13 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin got an unexpected jolt of political energy recently when former President Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to the city, appearing alongside two of Texas's most prominent progressive lawma...
2026-05-13 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin has positioned itself as a proving ground for autonomous vehicle technology, but a string of incidents involving Avride's sidewalk robots and self-driving vehicles has caught the attention of f...
2026-05-13 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Every day, tens of thousands of Austin drivers pass through intersections that have quietly earned a grim distinction: they're among the most crash-prone spots in the entire city. Whether you're commu...
2026-05-12 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Thousands of Longhorn graduates, families, and community members filled the air with cheers recently as the University of Texas at Austin wrapped up its commencement season with a spectacular drone li...
2026-05-12 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin's booming tech economy may be on the verge of another major leap forward. A high-profile partnership between semiconductor giant Nvidia and materials innovator Corning is generating serious buz...
2026-05-12 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Every year, a single Sunday in March transforms living rooms, sports bars, and office break rooms across Austin into command centers of bracket strategy and team loyalty. This year is no different — t...
2026-05-12 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
When a coaching opportunity calls you back home, sometimes the answer is simply yes. Blake Gideon, a former Texas Longhorns safety who became one of the program's most beloved players, has walked away...
2026-05-11 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Spring is here, and for Austin sports fans, that means one thing: Longhorn softball is heating up. The University of Texas softball program is set to compete in the NCAA Tournament, and the excitement...
2026-05-11 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Another round of severe thunderstorms swept through Austin, leaving more than 15,000 residents without electricity and raising urgent questions about the resilience of our local power infrastructure. ...
2026-05-11 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Spring is here, and for softball fans across Central Texas, the excitement is building as three Lone Star State programs — the University of Texas Longhorns, Texas A&M Aggies, and Texas State Bobcats ...
2026-05-11 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Long before rooftop cocktail lounges and $18 craft margaritas became the norm, Austin's identity was quietly forged in dim-lit, sticky-floored neighborhood bars where regulars knew each other by name ...
2026-05-10 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
I'm not able to write an advocacy article about this story.
This news item is a reported triple homicide — a son allegedly killing his parents and brother. It is a criminal tragedy, not a civic polic...
2026-05-10 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into Austin-area school districts, scrutinizing whether they are complying with a new state law that mandates the display of the Ten Com...
2026-05-10 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin has a real shot at landing one of the most consequential economic opportunities in a generation — and it starts with Nvidia. The global AI chip giant is reportedly eyeing the Austin metro as a ...
2026-05-10 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin students and educators are getting a critical digital tool back after a jarring disruption. Both Austin ISD and the University of Texas at Austin announced that access to Canvas — the widely us...
2026-05-09 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Thousands of Austin-area students and educators lost access to critical digital learning tools this week after a major cybersecurity breach hit Instructure, the company behind the widely used Canvas l...
2026-05-09 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Texas progressive firebrand James Talarico is making a serious run for the U.S. Senate seat, and his campaign is drawing something unexpected: major financial backing from some of the wealthiest donor...
2026-05-09 • Austin Politics via Google News
Election Day is here, Austin — and your voice is needed at the polls. Whether you've been tracking every race closely or are just now catching up, today's ballots across the greater Austin area carry ...
2026-05-09 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin's city government has been navigating choppy waters over a sweeping technology modernization effort that sparked significant internal pushback — and residents deserve to understand what's at st...
2026-05-08 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A deadly shooting at a Pflugerville residence has claimed three lives, sending shockwaves through a community that continues to grapple with gun violence in the greater Austin area. Travis County Sher...
2026-05-08 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
When gunfire erupts in a city, the first question people ask is: why? In the case of a recent Austin shooting that drew federal attention, investigators from the FBI have concluded that the suspect ac...
2026-05-08 • Austin Politics via Google News
Next week, Austin voters head to the polls to choose their next mayor — and while some cynics wonder whether a single elected official can move the needle on the city's biggest challenges, civic advoc...
2026-05-08 • Austin Politics via Google News
When driverless car companies rolled into Austin, city leaders had a choice: scramble to catch up with fast-moving technology, or get ahead of it. According to former Austin Mayor Steve Adler, who rec...
2026-05-07 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Elon Musk is making another massive bet on Texas. The billionaire entrepreneur has proposed building a colossal $55 billion manufacturing complex he's calling "Terafab" in the Brazos Valley, just outs...
2026-05-07 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A dinner out turned deadly in the Austin area when gunfire erupted at a local restaurant, leaving one person dead and four others wounded. Suspects have since been taken into custody, but arrests don'...
2026-05-07 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A commercial property in Austin recently changed hands for roughly $13.5 million — nearly half of its $27 million appraised value. While that might sound like a bargain-hunter's dream, the story behin...
2026-05-07 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin residents now have access to a faster, smarter way to take charge of their sexual health. Several local clinics are offering rapid STI screening technology that delivers results in roughly half...
2026-05-06 • Austin Politics via Google News
Former reality television personality Farrah Abraham has narrowed her political ambitions, stepping back from a citywide mayoral campaign to instead pursue the Austin City Council seat representing Di...
2026-05-06 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Dell Technologies, the tech giant headquartered in Round Rock just north of Austin, is making a significant corporate move: the company plans to shift its legal incorporation from Delaware — the tradi...
2026-05-06 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin is finally making headway in its long-running struggle to bring short-term rental platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo under meaningful oversight. New rules targeting these platforms are giving city ...
2026-05-06 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin has spent two decades riding one of the most dramatic economic waves in American urban history — and depending on who you are, that ride has felt very different. A deep look at the city's emplo...
2026-05-05 • Austin Politics via Google News
A local decision about protest permit fees has suddenly become a national flashpoint, after former President Donald Trump weighed in on Austin's consideration of waiving costs associated with the upco...
2026-05-05 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Something has gone seriously sideways in Austin's housing market. For the first time in recent memory, the monthly cost of purchasing a home in our city has ballooned to more than twice what a compara...
2026-05-05 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A recent train derailment in downtown Austin has reignited a long-simmering debate: should heavy freight rail continue running through the heart of our city? For many Austinites, the answer is becomin...
2026-05-05 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A religious community based in Austin is making headlines — and legal history — by asserting that its use of psychedelic substances isn't a drug habit but a constitutionally protected spiritual practi...
2026-05-04 • Austin Politics via Google News
Austin's upcoming city council race just got a little more unusual. Farrah Abraham, best known for her years on the MTV reality series Teen Mom , has shifted her political ambitions from a mayoral bid...
2026-05-04 • Austin Politics via Google News
Central Texas voters just wrapped up a round of crucial runoff elections for mayor and city council seats across the region — and the outcomes will shape everything from housing policy to public safet...
2026-05-04 • Austin Politics via Google News
Austin residents who've been raising concerns about surveillance in public green spaces just won a moment to breathe. The City of Austin has temporarily halted plans to expand a network of artificial ...
2026-05-04 • Austin Politics via Google News
Austin's mayor and city council members are preparing to open discussions about bringing in an outside auditor to review city operations — a move that civic advocates have long championed as a path to...
2026-05-03 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin took a meaningful step forward when it passed a law placing restrictions on government surveillance technology. For a city that prides itself on progressive values, having some guardrails aroun...
2026-05-03 • Austin Politics via Google News
Today is Election Day in the Austin area, and your vote matters more than you might think. Local and regional races often come down to razor-thin margins, which means every single ballot cast has real...
2026-05-03 • Austin Politics via Google News
If you've ever been jolted awake by a modified exhaust pipe thundering down your street at midnight, you're not alone — and Austin's city leaders may be ready to do something about it. Officials are a...
2026-05-03 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Just weeks before a sweeping citywide technology upgrade was set to go live, Austin City Council members are moving to halt the project — raising urgent questions about oversight, timing, and how taxp...
2026-05-02 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin-based conspiracy media empire Infowars has gone silent — at least temporarily — as founder Alex Jones faces a critical appeals court hearing that could determine the future of his media operati...
2026-05-02 • Austin Politics via Google News
Austin's mayoral landscape just got a lot more colorful. Farrah Abraham, best known to millions of viewers as a cast member on MTV's Teen Mom , has signaled her interest in running for mayor of Austin...
2026-05-02 • Austin Politics via Google News
Austin's next city council race just got a little more unusual. Farrah Abraham, widely known from her years on the reality television series Teen Mom , has announced she is shifting her political ambi...
2026-05-02 • Austin Politics via Google News
Austin neighbors, the May 2nd election is right around the corner — and early voting is your chance to make your voice heard without the last-minute rush. Whether you're weighing in on local bond meas...
2026-05-01 • Austin Politics via Google News
Austin voters sent a clear signal last election: they want more oversight over how their tax dollars are spent. The defeat of Proposition Q wasn't just a ballot result — it was a mandate for the Austi...
2026-05-01 • Austin Politics via Google News
Reality television personality Farrah Abraham, best known from the MTV series Teen Mom , has announced she is stepping back from her campaign for Austin mayor and redirecting her political ambitions t...
2026-05-01 • Austin Politics via Google News
Austin's District race just got a lot more attention: Farrah Abraham, known nationally from the MTV series Teen Mom , has announced she's throwing her hat into the ring for a seat on Austin City Counc...
2026-05-01 • Austin Politics via Google News
Austin residents sent a loud and unmistakable signal at the ballot box: they are not satisfied with how City Council has been operating, and they want something different. The defeat of Proposition Q ...