Thousands of protesters marched on the Texas State Capitol building on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the leaking of a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that indicates the impending overturning of the 1973 Roe V Wade decision - in that event, abortion would be immediately outlawed in Texas and a dozen other states. Similar protests occurred in Washington D.C. and at statehouses across the country.
ERCOT has asked power plants across Texas to postpone regularly scheduled maintenance outages in advance of near-record heat Mother's Day weekend that is expected to create record demand on the grid - so far, blackouts or outages are not specifically feared.
Large tech companies including Facebook parent Meta continue investing in downtown Austin office space because of the bustling and vibrant tone of the area.
Plans for Project Connect's Orange Line were detailed in a Monday conference with local transit officials. Meanwhile, the future of Capital Metro service in Leander hangs in the balance of Saturday's election.
The University of Texas unveils its 10-year plan to become "the highest-impact public research university in the world" - that impact is already being felt, as researchers at UT have developed an enzyme that can break down plastics that would normally take centuries to degrade, in just hours or days.
Texas Baseball defeated Houston Baptist last night 13-3 in seven innings at Disch-Falk Field - rain is expected in Morgantown as the Horns travel there for a Big 12 series at West Virginia starting Friday.
A proposal by the San Antonio Spurs to host "some" games in Austin leads to speculation that they might be considering a permanent move.
The Austin City Limits Music Festival will announce its 2022 lineup and put tickets on sale next Tuesday, May 10.
An Austin resident has won $1 million via a Texas Lottery ticket purchased at the C-Mart store at Research and Fairfield.
Amidst a recent lack of late night options, Epoch Coffee on North Loop is moving to a 24-hour schedule starting tomorrow, Sundays excluded.
Austin's Spoon have been profiled in a short but interesting piece in The New Yorker, and local Twitter sensation Evil Mopac has been interviewed by MySanAntonio.com.
