The Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District announced on Jan. 28 it was nearing a historic stage of emergency drought. The declaration, a “Stage 4 Emergency Response Period,” could...

CapMetro began allowing passengers to use tap-to-pay on Feb. 1, meaning riders can use  contactless cards or phone wallets to pay for their fares. Peter Breton, senior community engagement coordinator...

City council members, Austinites and dogs took their first steps on new sections added to Lady Bird Lake’s Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail on Saturday. The Wishbone Bridge and Unity Underpass...

Austin Police Department data shows public safety improvements on 6th Street, such as a  decrease in arrests and use-of-force reports in the last year, according to an APD email. These improvements...

The Austin City Council passed a resolution on Jan. 22 that limits how members can spend their office budgets.  Prohibited uses of city funds include flight upgrades, alcoholic beverages and meals...

Around 200 students gathered at the UT Tower to march to the ‘ICE Out’ rally at the Texas Capitol, joining thousands across the country protesting the Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota...

The city of Austin sued East 6th Street bar Pour Choices and its owners for tolerating repeated criminal activity, including assaults, serving alcohol to minors and drug possession at and around the premises,...

The federal government gave a key approval on Jan. 16 to Project Connect, a plan to implement a light rail in Austin, in an environmental review, bringing the $7.1 billion project closer to starting construction...

The Austin City Council got its newest mayor pro tem on Jan. 1 — and for the third time in a row, they are a UT alumnus. Jose “Chito” Vela, the District 4 council member and UT alumnus, took over...

Austin residents can now use the Austin 3-1-1 App in Spanish, according to a release from the city of Austin on Jan. 6. Austin 3-1-1 is the city’s non-emergency line and a place to access information...

A student injured in a drunk driving crash outside the Raising Cane’s on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard during Halloween weekend filed a lawsuit after the incident left her with life‑threatening...

A group of Muslim community members and families choose a park to share food and socialize after early morning prayers on the last Saturday of each month. But on the morning of Dec. 27, a community...