Operation “Gang Crusher,” an initiative of the Austin Police Department, targeted 40 criminals affiliated with Austin area gangs last week. Using a federal grant, APD formed a FBI...

Barefoot, with their soles blackened by the pavement, students endured cracked sidewalks and hot asphalt Tuesday to raise awareness of global poverty. About 30 students participated in the joint...

Despite Austin’s reputation as a top bicycling destination, the city should improve its bicycling infrastructure, said representatives from bike organizations at a forum for Austin City Council...

Burglary rates haven’t changed but police are solving them at a slower rate, public safety commissioners said in a meeting Monday. The actual rate of burglaries during the past three years...

A proposed rail line that would run straight through the heart of UT’s campus may become a reality by the end of the decade. The rail line would run from Mueller Development to Austin-Bergstrom...

Meandering art lovers displaced the vehicular traffic on Cesar Chavez Street this weekend at the Art City Austin festival. The two-day festival took over the stretch of Cesar Chavez Street from...

Thousands of dogs roamed the streets of Austin on Saturday in support of a local charity. The Mighty Texas Dog Walk and Festival took place for the 13th straight year as dog lovers brought their four-legged...

A cupcake shelf that held tiny multicolored books made of fig-filled cookies won the “Best in Show” category at an edible book festival. About 50 people browsed through the creative...

Every Saturday, hungry people file in to the Micah 6 Food Pantry and sit and wait for their food. Others drift toward the sign off to the side that says “clases de ingles gratis,” or free...

More Americans than ever before identify as multiracial, according to the 2010 census. Of the 9 million people who listed themselves as more than one race, 4.2 million are children. The percentage...

"Want to help me make love on the sidewalk?” Sid, a 20-year-old transient, asks as he spells out L-O-V-E in silver change on the pavement. Sid sits outside the University Federal Credit...

Travis County is one of Texas’s 10 healthiest counties, according to a study release by the University of Wisconsin. In a study from the university’s Population Health Institute released...