The bright yellow bandannas from the #WeBelieve campaign that were wrapped around Austin City Council members’ mic stands stood out as an uncommon gesture of support Thursday as the Council listened...
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Overexploitation of groundwater led to the endangerment of 13 Central Texas salamander species, according to a new UT study.
Three of those 13 species are Austin natives: the Barton Springs Salamander,...
Two state legislators from across the aisle are working together to legalize the sale of beer that can be taken to-go from craft breweries.
Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, D-Austin, and Sen. Dawn Buckingham,...
The City of Austin is preparing to fence off a downtown alley that city officials have described as criminally-active and bad for business.
The alley, which runs through the 700 block of Red River...
The Dell Medical School unveiled its nearly $300 million plan to remodel Austin State Hospital, the oldest psychiatric facility in the state.
Austin State Hospital first opened in 1861 and has expanded...
Alap Davé was waiting for a green light while on a Lime scooter at the intersection of Guadalupe and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. when he swapped his scooter with another rider to try out an OjO...
The UT Health Science Center at Houston received two grants this month totalling $3.7 million to aid the City of Austin’s efforts to combat childhood obesity.
The larger of the grants, with a...
The sounds of blaring bull horns and protesters chanting in unison cut through the air Friday morning as Ed Sills, communications director of the Texas American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial...
Thousands of anti-abortion supporters from around the state carried signs reading “Defund Planned Parenthood” and chanted “We are pro-life” on the steps of the Texas Capitol...
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center hosted its annual Winter Tree Fest on Saturday in the Wildflower Center’s arboretum.
This year’s tree festival was centered around the Wildflower...
On Saturday, the Texas Memorial Museum hosted its fourth annual Texas Wildlife Day, a free event where the public can learn about various aspects of wildlife through activities and exhibits.
The...
