The new conservative think tank at the University of Texas, up until now referred to as the "Liberty Institute", has been formally named The Civitas Institute. Its first director will be UT alum Justin Dyer, who describes himself as a "conservative, straight out of central casting, pro-life evangelical".
Adding to the misery of our early heat wave this year is Saharan Dust - along with diminished air quality, however, we should get some great sunsets.
Three Austin chefs - Edgar Rico of Nixta Taqueria, Iliana de la Vega of El Naranjo, and Mashama Bailey of The Diner Bar and Grey Market - have been named James Beard winners.
Austin Bergstrom International Airport has broken its monthly passenger record for the second month in a row: April's all-time-high count of 1,865,046 surpasses March's total by over 40,000.
The number of residents living in downtown Austin surged 79 percent between 2010 and 2020, when it hit 13,648.
After a promising start, Capital Metro has announced that it will not bring its transit schedule fully back to pre-pandemic levels after all.
The revival of the Austin Opry House off South Congress is approved by the Austin City Council, with caveats about the size of the project.
The city's Animal Advisory Commission has passed a vote of no confidence in the director of the Austin Animal Center.
Beloved local pizza purveyor Bufalina is set to reopen in the former Frank's Laundry space in East Austin.
Austin has been ranked one of the best U.S. cities for hiking, at #30 out of 200. In Texas, we rank only behind El Paso at #18. Portland, Oregon tops the list.
Post Malone and Slipknot have announced Austin shows at the Moody Center and Germania Insurance Amphitheater, respectively.
