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In the wake of this weekend’s tragic mass shooting on West Sixth Street, the city of Austin and the nonprofit We Are Blood are urgently asking for blood donations to treat those injured in the attack ...

Three people are dead and at least 14 more were injured in an overnight shooting after a gunman opened fire on crowds in Downtown Austin in the early hours of the morning. The gunman, not yet named, ...

Austin FC opened its 2026 season amid all the usual hoopla Saturday night, and it didn’t take long for the football club to resume tormenting its avid supporters. Seeing what would’ve been a highly ...

Last Thursday, Feb. 19, the UT System Board of Regents unanimously voted to approve a rule that limits its students from studying “unnecessary controversial subjects.” It also directs educators to ...

Members of the city’s Historic Landmark Commission were blindsided this month when they were asked to sign off on the demolition and replacement of the 100-year-old Barton Springs Road Bridge – more ...

Three full-length mirrors sat illuminated on the Dougherty Arts Center stage. Crowds trickled into the small venue as the once-quiet atmosphere filled with excitement, laughter, and reunion greetings.

Spring is about to be sprung, which means a lotta events, publications, and parties have their application deadlines approaching. Reader, I know you are talented and smart, but some of these dates ...

Ryan [Brewer], our bass player, would always be like, ‘You are always in a contest with yourself to write the most wholesome song you can write,’” Carrie Fussell recalls. “I’m like, ‘I want to get to ...

From Best New Act to Band of the Year, Best Live Music Venue to Best Record Label, the Austin Music Awards celebrate the musicians and music industry professionals that make Austin the Live Music ...

In Washington, Democrats have a top priority: helping people afford the things they need to live well – a home, food, health care, child care. I agree that should be our top priority. But a few months ...

Cheers and sobs filled San Marcos City Hall early Wednesday as City Council voted 5-2 to deny a proposal for a nearly 200-acre data center campus on Francis Harris Lane. The project was pitched as a ...