Austin ISD will hold a week of Pride-themed, voluntary activities the week of March 23–27 while conservative officials cite SB12 and urge state oversight. The district’s guidance stresses privacy and non-instructional timing.

Chef Joseph Gomez brings Sana Sana Taqueria to Royal Blue Grocery downtown for SXSW, serving nixtamalized tortillas and a tight Rio Grande Valleye2 inspired menu.

An early-morning apartment fire at 2507 Burleson Rd in Austin left two people dead and three taken to hospitals; officials set media staging at 2400 Burleson Rd.

Cloudy and sticky this morning in Austin. Storms are likely tonight with gusty south winds and pockets of heavy rain.

Travis County plans to issue $138.88M in certificates of obligation to fund roads, fleet electrification and repairs, and approved $12M to buy a new Precinct 2 facility.

An AI-driven wave of data centers has put roughly 2 GW into CPS Energy’s queue, forcing plant purchases, a Spruce conversion, and urgent transmission upgrades. Local planning and climate goals are colliding with near-term reliability needs.

Local reporting finds more than one in five Austinites 65+ remain employed as rising costs and 'unretiring' reshape retirement in the metro.

A new trailer in North Austin pairs jaggery-sweet chai with Mumbai street classics. Owner Ramya Patel left tech to make scratch-made chaat and South Indian coffee.

Junior cooks aged 8–17 flipped pork chops and vied for Grand Champion at BBQ Austin's weekend cookoff. The family-focused event also raised money for youth programs.

The Texas PUC cleared interim Aqua Texas rates that take effect Monday, March 9 — a change residents say will drive higher monthly bills across Austin’s suburbs. Protest filings and advocacy groups are lining up for contested hearings in April.

P. Terry's co-founder Patrick Terry offered to buy lunch for 10 people instead of filming a promotional bite, inviting followers to comment on Instagram. The move arrives as the Austin-born chain expands into Houston.

An internal memo details 18 alleged APD violations tied to a viral Sixth Street punch and oversight urged an indefinite suspension. The case is also under criminal review.

Lehman High's new $53M fine-arts complex includes an 800-seat auditorium and a scene shop. The facility opened Feb. 28 with student performances and community tours.