Austin airport sees biggest day ever: 43,000 outbound travelers after F1
ABIA set an all-time passenger record, smashing the previous high set just one week earlier after the Austin City Limits Music Festival.
View ArticleWhy doesn't commercial music in the U.S. get much financial support outside...
Few people achieve massive success in commercial music here. But those exceptions prove capitalism works, says one ethnomusicologist, and therefore that commercial music doesn't need outside support.
View ArticleScience ‘on their fingertips’: Texas professor making chemistry available to...
Baylor University professor Bryan Shaw and a team of blind chemists designed experiments and tactile learning aids so blind and visually impaired students can get a literal feel for chemistry.
View Article‘Susto’ podcast highlights and preserves the spooky folk tales of South Texas...
Ayden Castellanos wanted to create a show centered around his love of the macabre. Now he’s been recognized as part of the next generation of storytellers.
View ArticleTexas group tells state lawmakers: You don’t have to scrap STAAR, but please...
Raise Your Hand Texas released a report Tuesday that outlines ways to change how standardized testing is used to evaluate students and schools. The recommendations come just months ahead of the next...
View ArticleUn grupo de Texas dice a los legisladores estatales: no tienen que eliminar...
Raise Your Hand Texas publicó un reporte el Martes que detalla maneras para cambiar cómo se usan los exámenes estandarizados para evaluar estudiantes y escuelas Las recomendaciones llegaron meses antes...
View Article'Wouldn't it be amazing?": Salvage Vanguard Theatre and the Blanton Museum...
Salvage Vanguard Theatre will premiere their new play 'Casta' at the Blanton Museum as part of their 'Painted Cloth' exhibition.
View ArticleJames Bond is from Texas. Actually, at least four of them are!
The new documentary “The Other Fellow” tracks the Texas Bonds, as well as many from around the world, to find out what it’s like to share a name with one of the world’s most famous fictional spies.
View ArticleTexas is one of the few states with a pandemic-related disaster declaration...
The declaration empowers Gov. Greg Abbott’s office to make certain choices faster.
View ArticleMonths after the Uvalde shooting, gun control is no longer at the top of...
The Texas Politics Project recently asked voters about the issues most important to them. The top three were immigration, the state economy and abortion, all with double-digit support.
View ArticleWhat do you do when someone brings up fake news? Look for opportunities to...
Trust, not correcting the record, is the key to eliminating disinformation, says Ling Hwey Jeng of Texas Woman’s University: “Don’t talk about politics. Talk about her grandson. Talk about her...
View Article¿Por qué algunas encuestas muestran a los Demócratas y Republicanos de Texas...
Algunas encuestas muestran a Demócratas y Republicanos en Texas en contiendas reñidas. Otras muestran lo contrario. Por que pasa eso? Expertos dicen que es por que las encuestas son un "arte y ciencia"...
View Article'This is my future': Art From The Streets shows work by artists who are...
For this year's 30th anniversary art show and sale, Art From The Streets presents the work of Synethia Kelly and dozens of local artists who are experiencing homelessness.
View ArticleAustin renters will get more time to pay overdue rent before facing eviction
Council members passed two ordinances Thursday, both centered on renters. One could help renters stave off eviction, and the other is intended to prevent landlord backlash when tenants organize.
View ArticleHere’s where to watch the Austin FC game against LAFC on Sunday
If you're not already on the way to California, there's a number of places to watch the Western Conference Final.
View ArticleNew Huston-Tillotson president vows to grow campus after housing shortage...
Melva K. Williams took over as the seventh president and chief executive officer in August. Her goals are to grow the HBCU's campus, enrollment and partnerships with Austin's tech community. But first,...
View ArticleAustin FC and its fans are ready for the LAFC matchup in the MLS Western...
The team has improved from a second-from-the-bottom finish in their first season to a second-place finish this year.
View ArticleThis Galveston mortician shares his life and perspective on death in a new film
The documentary “Song of the Cicada” is showing at the Austin Film Festival and the Lone Star Film Festival.
View Article‘Texas is just in me’: Americana legend Robert Earl Keen reflects on retiring...
“I didn’t want to get to the point where it was way too hard to stop. I wanted to stop when I was still, you know, feeling it and being excited about it.”
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