Power was restored to downtown by 8:15 a.m. Sunday after a cascading transformer failure caused Sixth Street and the surrounding area to lose power for 12 hours Saturday night.
The blackout started when...
Inspired by his experiences with courts and the law, 25 year-old Nicholas Lucier said he will run for mayor of Austin this May.
Lucier however, has almost always been on the wrong side of the law in court,...
Austin police are now considering a man whose body was found in North Campus on Jan. 12 as a suspect in the murder of Esmeralda Barrera and two other New Year’s Day assaults.
DNA reports on Wednesday...
Bats in Austin and throughout Texas may be threatened by a disease responsible for more than five million bat deaths around the country, leading to state and local efforts to save the creatures.
White-nose...
As construction continues on the new 3.4-mile Circuit of the Americas racetrack being built outside of Austin, promoters are still working to inform Austinites of the sport.
David Platt, a senior instructor...
One of the oldest pieces of restored architecture in Austin’s history, which served various duties during the 1800s, will soon undergo a major revival with the help of local historians.
Through...
While thunderstorms pounded through the neighborhoods surrounding UT, a tornado touched down in northeast Austin early Wednesday morning.
Members of the National Weather Service investigated the strength...
Allegations of improper analysis of evidence have been made against the Austin Police Department crime laboratory by Debra Stephens, a former forensic scientist and employee of APD. The Texas Department...
Churches should invite members of all types and encourage them to be active participants during services, said a pastor who may open a new church in Austin.
Andrew Fox, a pastor at the San Antonio Christian...
Police still await the toxicology report that may give more clues about the death of a man found in Barton Creek earlier this month.
The Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office identified a body...
Self-defense classes teach women not only to protect themselves with tasers and pepper spray, but also with their own body when those weapons fail them, said kung fu instructor Aaron “Moy 10 Tung”...
By this summer, downtown Austin will have a new place for tourists, musicians and students to stay on the cheap.
Firehouse Hostel co-founders Kent Roth and Collin Ballard, both Austin natives, said renovations...
