Emails reveal effort to steer $25M boardwalk funds past city
When the Texas Department of Transportation pledged up to $25 million for a new boardwalk along Lady Bird…
TxDOT to Austin: sign boardwalk deal or lose $25 million
The Texas Department of Transportation has told the city of Austin it must accept a proposed funding agreement…
New restaurant opening on Barton Springs Road tops Austin news
As Austin grows, the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) has one big year after another, and 2025 was no…
Austin’s ‘wishbone’ pedestrian bridge opens Saturday
Austin’s long-awaited “wishbone” pedestrian bridge opens Saturday at the eastern end of Lady Bird Lake, completing the biggest…
Austin unveils finished 3-way bridge over Lady Bird Lake
The Butler Trail’s long-awaited final link is here, and Austin is celebrating. The Trail Conservancy and the City…
Austin’s Weekly Outdoor ‘Scream Club’ May Be The Weirdest Event In All Of Texas
From rodeos to the Austin City Limits Music Festival, Texas is home to some pretty one-of-a-kind events where visitors…
Buffalo Bayou serial killer rumors reignite conversations about Texas’s Lady Bird Lake ‘Ripper’
Social media rumors about a serial killer being on the loose in Austin, Texas, have reignited conversations around…
Austin faces accelerated funding, design deadline for I-35 cap and stitch project
City of Austin officials now face a 2025 deadline to define the scope of several cap and stitch…
Austin’s Shoal Creek Trail receives lighting as part of broader safety, improvements initiative
The Shoal Creek Conservancy, the nonprofit behind the Shoal Creek Trail system in Central and North Austin, celebrated…
Keep Austin Beautiful celebrates 40 years of beautifying Austin streets and waterways
Local environmental nonprofit Keep Austin Beautiful is celebrating 40 years of service to the Austin community. The backstory…
New details on $25 million Lady Bird Lake boardwalk
Austin’s most famous trail is on track to get a $25 million upgrade. A new boardwalk is planned…
Texas Waterways Claim Record Number Of Lives Amid Public Concern
As Texas heads into fall, a troubling surge in drownings and water-related deaths has hit the state. From…