Amidst state attacks on transgender kids and their families, Austin officials have proclaimed Austin a safe city for the entire LGTBQ community.
Another George Floyd protestor has filed suit against the Austin Police Department over injuries at the hands of APD officers.
A Texas pharmacy owner with locations in Austin and Round Rock has been convicted of illegally distributing over 1 million opioid pills.
Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favor of banning Russian oil and gas imports, and one of the 17 votes against the measure came from Austin-area Representative Chip Roy.
A Travis County commissioner race is finally over as a recount request is withdrawn; the race was decided by a margin of only 219 votes.
The scandal-embattled Charles Maund Toyota car dealership has been bought by a Houston company, and will be renamed Toyota of North Austin.
At SXSW EDU this week, a panel of professors took issue with Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick's proposal to end tenure for college instructors who cover critical race theory, while a discussion among public school teachers identified low pay and high stress as reasons Texas is having trouble retaining teachers.
The video game company Activision Blizzard has been disinvited from SXSW due to allegations of workplace misconduct and sexual harassment.
The former Frisco Shop restaurant, built in 1953, has been demolished, but it turns out the developer went ahead prior to approval of demolition permits by the Historic Landmark Commission.
Passengers on a plane from Cancun to Mexico sprang into action on Sunday to save a fellow traveler having a medical emergency.
Texas baseball drops only their second game of the season to Texas State 4-6, finishing that home and home series of two evenly split - Texas is at South Carolina for a three game series this weekend.
Cedar Park High's Gisella Maul is named this year's Gatorade Texas Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
Dripping Springs is designated an official Texas Bird City.
And a likely freeze this weekend would be the latest such cold snap in Austin since 1993.
