On the cusp of a potentially record-breaking early-June heat wave, local health officials are warning residents to prepare and manage their exposure to high temperatures. The Austin American-Statesman has published a long and harrowing analysis of the potential climate disaster waiting ahead.
As new Omicron subvariants are detected in Travis County and COVID positivity rates continue to climb, Austin Public Health is strongly encouraging Austinites to get up to date on booster shots.
Round Rock's first-ever Pride Festival over the weekend was a resounding success.
Austin is ill-prepared to coordinate with a statewide push by the Texas Department of Transportation to crack down on speeders, as APD continues suffering staffing shortages in its traffic enforcement units.
Austin's oldest grocery store, Avenue B Grocery, has finally reopened after a long COVID shutdown - they'll be open Thursday thru Monday from 10am to 7pm. And, Provision Dining House has made its COVID comeback as well, reopening in The Triangle.
This week's Austin Chronicle features a survey of design challenges facing the upcoming Project Connect transit effort and the impact they may have on surrounding neighborhoods, including Downtown, South Congress, Lady Bird Lake, the UT area, Riverside and Pleasant Valley, Crestview and North Lamar.
The annual HousingWorks Austin report reveals major increases in housing costs and disparities in housing availability between different sections of the city.
The Starbucks location at 45th and Lamar has become the first in Texas to unionize, making the Lone Star State the 27th with Starbucks Workers United unions.
Texas Longhorns Baseball wins out over Air Force, Louisiana Tech and Dallas Baptist over the weekend at Disch Falk Field, in full domination of the Austin Regional - they now progress to the super-regional round and will take on the winner of today's matchup between East Carolina and Coastal Carolina later this week.
And, Austin tops another national list, but this one's not very prestigious: Austinites leave their belongings behind in Uber cars more than riders in any other U.S. city.
