The Texas Department of Transportation is warning the City of Austin that it must approve a proposed funding agreement for a $25 million boardwalk along Lady Bird Lake — or risk losing the project entirely.
The race for Texas governor is officially set. Incumbent Greg Abbott will face Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa in November.
Crews have successfully removed the remains of a hot air balloon that became entangled nearly 900 feet up a Gregg County radio tower over the weekend.
A Texas Tech University student has been identified as one of the two victims killed in Sunday’s mass shooting at a popular downtown Austin bar.
A 53-year-old Texas man has been identified as the suspect in a mass shooting that left two people dead and 14 others injured at a popular downtown Austin bar early Sunday morning.
Three people, including the alleged shooter, were killed and 14 others injured in a mass shooting at Buford’s beer garden in Austin’s entertainment district early Sunday, authorities said.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited Cunningham Elementary School in Austin to tour the cafeteria and learn about Austin Independent School District’s school lunch program.
A Texas career criminal has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old father of five outside a 7-Eleven in Austin, a case that has renewed criticism of Travis County District Attorney José Garza and his prosecutorial policies.
An Austin park will now bear the name of one of the city’s most celebrated athletes and a hometown hero.
The Austin City Council on Thursday unanimously approved an ordinance requiring a recurring audit of city operations to improve transparency and track taxpayer dollars.