At a Hyde Park house where 12 UT students speak to one another in Arabic, a hair stylist new to the country offered haircuts as an opportunity to build her clientele base Sunday. Intesaar Abu-Jus, 47,...

Austin police made 29 arrests in the Sixth Street area Saturday night, including 11 arrests for public intoxication. APD designated Saturday and Tuesday part of the No Refusal Initiative to reduce the...

Regardless of age, many Austin residents remembered what it was like to be a kid again Sunday. Despite traffic congestion around the area and a lack of parking spaces, thousands of adults and children...

Patrons of Downtown Austin should carry more loose change starting in August 2011, after City Council members voted 6-1 Thursday to implement an ordinance that will extend hours for parking meters. Currently,...

Parking may be even more of a pain for students and Austin residents if the City Council approves an ordinance in today’s meeting that would increase parking meter hours. The Downtown Commission and...

The upcoming general elections could bring changes to the city government and a major bond package that would affect every area of city life, Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell said. Leffingwell opened...

The Austin Museum of Art announced last week that it would not renew the lease in October for its downtown space, adding to the list of major changes the nonprofit is currently undergoing. The organization’s...

  Gun rights activists aiming to arm and protect law-abiding citizens protested Saturday against a city commission’s gun buyback program. The Greater Austin Crime Commission, a...

Gun rights activists aiming to arm and protect law-abiding citizens protested Saturday against a city commission’s gun buyback program. The Greater Austin Crime Commission, a private organization...

  Starting today, UT students and faculty will have to walk further than the Drag for an authentic slice of New York pizza. On Sunday, owner and New York native Gene Meshbane closed Hot...

Homeless individuals sat across from academic experts on homelessness to share their perspectives on poverty in Austin and share their stories at the opening of a new exhibition. Studio art graduate...

Texans could have to watch out for 116 new criminal offenses, depending on the success of bills in the Texas State House of Representatives. Each session, lawmakers propose dozens of pieces of legislation...