Austin City Council debates $390M bond for November ballot or delay to 2028
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin City Council members are weighing whether to ask voters this fall to approve a…
Austin mayor calls nonprofit audit ‘troubling’ as providers push back
Austin City Hall on Monday, May 18, 2026. Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman Mayor Kirk Watson and several Austin City…
Austin 121 Cask Strength Light Whiskey Earns Two Top Honors at the 2026 International Whisky Competition
Best Light Whiskey and Best Texas Whiskey in International Whiskey Competition 2026 Austin 121 represents everything we set…
Austin library blasts off with first free comics + anime con
Kaylee Hottle, a deaf actor best known for her starring role in two Godzilla films, died in a…
South Austin residents had homes flooded because of drainage ditch clog
AUSTIN, Texas – Several South Austin residents recently had flooding in their homes because of a clog in…
Austin theater festival shows off 3 in-progress works
Austin Public Library (APL) is diving into comic books and other nerd culture for a free new “con-like…
Texas School for the Deaf mourns death of senior, ‘Godzilla’ actress Kaylee Hottle
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas School for the Deaf is mourning the loss of one of its students…
MoveOutATX Donation Stations and Free Furniture Market Return to UT Area
AUSTIN, TX – The City of Austin is partnering with the University of Texas at Austin to host MoveOutATX…
Austin extends waterway ban for Lake Austin, Lady Bird Lake
The city of Austin is extending its activity ban on Lady Bird Lake, Lake Austin and the Colorado…
Austin Social Services Contracts Not Subject To Competitive Bidding
Austin’s municipal government does not use competitive bidding when awarding contracts for “social services,” a committee of the…
Gov. Abbott orders crackdown on birth tourism schemes in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Tuesday directing Texas agencies to investigate birth tourism schemes and punish…
UT System Regents’ Chairman Eltife and Chancellor Zerwas name new executive vice chancellor and chief operating officer
AUSTIN, Texas — Today University of Texas Board of Regents Chairman Kevin P. Eltife and UT System Chancellor…