State drops eminent domain case to reclaim Fairfield Lake State Park
A developer plans to build a luxury subdivision on the property.
View ArticleIt’s official: Despite lawsuits, constitutional amendments approved in...
Texas voters approved property tax cuts for homeowners and a cost-of-living adjustment for retired teachers, among other amendments. Right-wing activists challenged the election.
View ArticleAustin permitirá construir más casas en un mismo terreno en busca de...
Los miembros del Consejo votaron el jueves a favor de modificar las normas de uso del suelo de la ciudad, permitiendo a los promotores construir hasta tres viviendas donde antes sólo se permitían una o...
View ArticleGunman suspected of killing 6 and injuring 3 others tried to flee from Travis...
Corrections officers stopped and restrained the suspect before he was able to get far.
View ArticleTexas Supreme Court temporarily halts ruling allowing Dallas woman to get an...
After a Travis County district judge cleared the way for Kate Cox, 31, to terminate her pregnancy, Ken Paxton petitioned the state’s highest court to halt the ruling.
View ArticleA look at the 88th Texas Legislature
The Texas Legislature was set to wrap up its 88th session in May. Texas Standard managing producer Laura Rice and Sergio Martínez-Beltrán discuss what are the final steps leading up to Sine Die - the...
View ArticleHow Austin FC has intentionally tried to root itself in Austin culture in...
Austin F.C. goalkeeper Brad Stuver, R&B singer Melát, and team V.P. for community impact Trennis Jones discuss how the team managed to become a cultural touchstone in such a short amount of time....
View ArticleSteps that could mitigate the effects of climate change in your...
Climate change is creating giant temperature swings from infrastructure-crippling freezes in winter to record streaks of 100-plus-degree days in the summer in Austin. How might we adapt our immediate...
View ArticleAustin declared new drought restrictions in August. Water use stayed the same.
The announcement of water conservation rules amid the worst Austin drought in over a century appeared to have no impact on water use, according to data.
View ArticleTexas woman at center of emergency abortion case leaves state for care
A decision on whether the Texas Supreme Court will uphold a district judge's decision allowing Kate Cox to receive an abortion is currently pending.
View ArticleAustin declaró nuevas restricciones por sequía en agosto. El consumo de agua...
El anuncio de normas de conservación del agua en medio de la peor sequía de Austin en más de un siglo no pareció tener ningún impacto en el uso del agua, según los datos.
View Article'Born into it': The Armadillo Christmas Bazaar returns for a 47th holiday season
The Armadillo Christmas Bazaar — Austin's long running holiday art and music showcase — has been a tradition since 1976.
View Article256 Austinites experiencing homelessness died this year
The toll is less than last year's record-setting number of deaths of homeless Austinites but still much higher than advocates say it should be.
View ArticleJudge orders Austin to scrap rules that let developers build more in exchange...
Austin ignored state law when it passed three housing policies, a Travis County district judge ruled Friday. These policies allowed developers to ignore some zoning rules as long as they set aside a...
View ArticleFormer Austin ISD tutor charged with felony. Days earlier he was carrying a...
Isaiah Xavier Smith was arrested on Dec. 8 for indecency with a child by contact. AISD police confirmed he is also the man who was seen earlier this month openly carrying a gun near two middle schools...
View ArticleFederal judge upholds Texas' ban of TikTok on state-issued devices
While protecting academic freedom and public employees’ right to free speech is important, the judge wrote in his opinion, the state ban did not violate those rights.
View ArticleSylvia Ponce-Carson to retire from KUT and KUTX Public Media
Sylvia Ponce-Carson, deputy general manager for KUT and KUTX Public Media, will retire Dec. 31, after more than three decades in public media.
View ArticleUna jueza ordena a Austin anular normas que permiten construir más a cambio...
Austin ignoró la ley estatal cuando aprobó tres políticas de vivienda, según dictaminó el viernes una jueza de distrito del condado de Travis. Estas políticas permitían a los desarrolladores ignorar...
View ArticleWatch: Austin Police give update on string of shooting deaths
Last Tuesday, a gunman killed six people and wounded three others, including an AISD police officer and an APD officer, who both survived the attacks.
View ArticleA Texas law seeks to get quality resources into classrooms. Advocates are...
The Texas State Board of Education is developing a process for vetting materials. Some advocacy groups are concerned the process will be politicized.
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