HydroGraph scales up graphene capacity
Plans underway for Texas pipeline-fed Hyperion system to deliver industrial-scale graphene. To meet the growing demand for the ultra-pure fractal graphene it produces, HydroGraph Clean Power Inc. is building two new Hyperion reactors – each capable of manufacturing roughly 10 tons of the advanced nanomaterial per...
Texas businesses feel impacts from the winter freeze
TEXAS — Roads in most parts of Texas are still covered in dangerous ice. The conditions have forced many businesses to shut their doors for days. During the week, our crews saw signs on restaurant doors saying they were closed because of the storm. On Tuesday, staff at Saving...
Texas’ best candy shop adds a second location in Central Austin
Big Top Candy Shop, named Texas’ best by Southern Living, opens a new Hyde Park location with candy, sodas, frozen treats and more.
Texas Weather Alert Today: Freeze Gives Way to 60s in San Antonio and Austin...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Texas starts the day with a sharp chill that feels out of place for late January. Car roofs glisten with frost, and the air bites harder than expected across Central Texas. Morning temperatures sit near 29...
Four Austin-area spots make Yelp’s top 100 restaurants in US list
No ones knows the best places to eat better than a local.
City of Austin employees raked in $143 million in overtime last year
Austin workers were paid more than $143 million in overtime last year, according to city payroll data obtained by KUT News. The payouts are nothing new, but show the city has relied more and more on overtime spending over the last few years, particularly for police, fire and emergency medical services.
Austin City Council, police chief to hold discussion on APD’s immigration policies
AUSTIN, Texas — Following a controversial deportation involving a 5-year-old, Austin City Council members and the city’s police chief will hold a community conversation to discuss the police department’s immigration policies. On Thursday, Feb. 5, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis, Mayor Pro Tem José “Chito” Vela and...
A Tiny Texas Spot Serving What Some Call America’s Best Tacos
Tucked away in a downtown Austin alleyway, Taqueria De Diez has earned a reputation that stretches far beyond Texas. Travelers from California to New York hunt down this hidden gem, drawn by whispers of tacos so good they rival anything found south of the border. The unassuming entrance through a...
Hays Co. jury awards $46 million in 2019 wrongful death case
HAYS COUNTY, Texas — A jury in Hays County has returned a $46 million verdict in the case of an oil field worker who was run over and killed by a truck driver at a well site southeast of San Antonio in 2019. The jury found truck driver Gerald...
Hamilton Point Adds Pflugerville Apartments to Texas Portfolio
CESM sold Emerson at Well Branch in Pflugerville, a project it developed in 2023. Commercial Edge reports the 352-unit property was acquired by Hamilton Point with the help of a $75 million acquisition loan from KeyBank. The community comprises 35 two-story buildings across a 43-acre site, enclosing apartments with...
