The annual Lady Bird Johnson Artists and Artisans Festival allows people to view exhibits and purchase artwork that highlights the beauty of Texas’ environment.
Over 20 art vendors and several hundred...
AUSTIN, Texas — The memorials around the Texas Capitol grounds have long honored heroes and moments of Texas’ storied past, from the Alamo to the Confederacy to fallen soldiers in foreign wars.
Joining...
The growth of South by Southwest over the past few years has presented problems for law enforcement officers as the event has spread farther across the city, said Austin Police Department representative...
In 1938, 16 animals were featured in the Travis County Baby Beef Show at Congress Avenue and 11th Street.
Rodeo Austin has come a long way from its humble beginnings, but it hasn’t forgotten its...
Editors Note: The following is a collection of spring break activities for students who will be in Austin and don’t have SXSW plans.
Rodeo Austin
Since 1938, the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo,...
A controversy has arisen among a mass amount of Facebook statuses and Twitter messages containing the phrase “Kony 2012.”
At approximately midnight on Wednesday morning, the phrase went viral...
Austin has lost a public figure and homeless hero who provided the city some of its weirdness.
Local icon Leslie Cochran died around 1 a.m. Thursday at Christopher House, an inpatient hospice, said close...
The U.S. Secretary of Education praised Austin Community College when he spoke to ACC students and faculty on Thursday.
Students asked U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan questions about affordability...
The expected above-average summer temperatures and resulting high energy demands may lead to conservation alerts to reduce the likelihood of rolling blackouts.
These alerts are one tool in the critical...
In a time when many cities across the U.S. are struggling financially, South By Southwest brings economic relief to Austin.
SXSW’s total operations injected more than $167 million into Austin’s...
Students can capitalize on their vacant driveways during South by Southwest by renting out their parking space through the online service ParkatmyHouse, which will launch this weekend in Austin.
On the...
After months of brutal drought in Texas, a seed of hope is finding its way through cracked soil during the upcoming wildflower season.
Wildflowers are fairly well adapted to drought and germinate based...
