A federal court case argues minority rights are violated by the current statewide elections of the Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals. To fix it, they say that the courts should be elected...

The “third places” of a city are where people go outside of their homes or workplaces, and they are the backbone of a city’s culture. Every Texas city has Starbucks, Walmart and Whataburger...

How much safer and inviting would downtown be for pedestrians, cyclists and even local car traffic if I-35 did not create a looming physical barrier between East and West Austin? TxDOT is working on two...

Interstate 35 may be the worst thing about Austin. It’s a frustrating mess of a road that serves as one of a few routes that cross the river. No one who takes I-35 ever looks forward to their trip,...