Noviembre trajo más lluvia de lo normal a Austin, pero no suficiente para...
La lluvia fue otra cosa inusual e inesperada en lo que ha sido un año raro en el clima local.
View Article'The Christmas guy': Richard Cerato directs his third holiday show, and this...
For the third holiday season in a row, Richard Cerato finds himself directing a Christmas show — this time he's helming 'Frost Bites: A Holiday Cabaret.'
View ArticleExtreme winter weather could still lead to blackouts, Texas’ power grid...
A seasonal report from ERCOT shows the grid should hold up under normal winter conditions. But there are scenarios in which the grid operator would need to institute blackouts like it did in 2021.
View Article‘We can do better for the working families of Austin’: Why Celia Israel is...
The outgoing state representative faces Kirk Watson, a former Austin mayor and former state senator, in a runoff election Dec. 13.
View Article‘I’m going to defend the values of my city’: Kirk Watson on why he wants job...
The former state senator faces outgoing state Rep. Celia Israel in a December runoff election.
View ArticleEl operador de la red eléctrica de Texas afirma que el clima invernal extremo...
Un reporte estacional de ERCOT muestra que la red eléctrica debería funcionar sin problemas en condiciones invernales típicas. Pero hay circunstancias en las que el operador de la red eléctrica...
View ArticleYou still have a chance to pick Austin's next mayor. Here's what to know to...
The November election has come and gone but several races in Austin were left undecided. No single candidate in the race for mayor and three seats on the City Council garnered a majority of votes, so...
View ArticleWhy is it so hard to see lines on Austin roads at night?
Your grip on the steering wheel tightens as you squint to find the road markings and avoid smashing into another car.
View ArticleSouth Austinites are voting on a new council member. Here’s where D5...
Policing, Project Connect and the looming I-35 expansion are top issues in District 5. Stephanie Bazan and Ryan Alter both wish to represent the South Austin district at City Hall.
View ArticleTodavía puedes elegir al próximo alcalde de Austin. Esto es lo que hay que...
Las elecciones de noviembre ya han pasado, pero varias contiendas en Austin quedaron sin decidir. Ningún candidato en la elección por la alcaldía y tres escaños en el Consejo de la Ciudad obtuvo la...
View ArticleEast Austinites are voting on a new council member. Here’s where D3...
District 3 could see the most expansion of public transit in CapMetro's Project Connect plan. José Velásquez and Daniela Silva hope to shepherd that plan as part of the Austin City Council and address...
View ArticleAustin is getting a great leaf season, and no one saw it coming
After a year of intense drought, late rains and cold weather brought bright fall colors to Central Texas trees.
View ArticleGet Involved spotlight: Inside Books Project
This month's Get Involved spotlight nonprofit is Inside Books Project, which works to supply books and reading materials to incarcerated Texans.
View ArticleAustin's legal costs to oust the South Terminal's operator double to $3 million
Lawyer bills now far exceed how much the city was willing to pay to seize the terminal.
View ArticleIn Central Austin, a City Council race where the candidates diverge on housing
Those competing to represent District 9, which has some of Austin’s most unaffordable neighborhoods, don’t agree on how to solve the skyrocketing cost of staying housed — or what to blame.
View ArticleSome of Austin's homeless die from treatable conditions. One group works to...
The life expectancy for people experiencing homelessness is 53. M3, a mobile health care team, launched in 2019 to take coordinated care to people living on Austin's streets.
View ArticleWhat are you looking for in Austin ISD’s next interim superintendent? The...
Now that four new trustees have officially joined the Austin ISD school board, they are moving quickly to select a new interim superintendent. Their goal is to name someone for the job by Dec. 15.
View ArticleSwipe right to identify a new galaxy
Astronomers are inviting people around the world to participate in a project that will help map the universe and contribute to greater understanding of dark energy. “I call this thing ‘Astro Tinder,'”...
View Article¿Por qué es tan difícil ver las líneas en las carreteras de Austin en la noche?
Más de la mitad de las muertes en carretera en Austin se producen de noche. A menudo los accidentes implican a personas que se salen de sus carriles, por lo que la ciudad intenta que las líneas tengan...
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