Your last chance to support Texas Yes Project’s Drive Away for Education Raffle!
The Texas Yes Project is racing toward the finish line of its annual Drive Away for Education raffle and auction, giving Central Texans a chance to win a dream vehicle while helping provide school supplies to thousands of students across the state. Danielle Gunter with the Texas Yes Project joined...
About 1,000 students living in Austin ISD will use private school vouchers
August will be the first time some Texas children, including about 1,000 living in Austin ISD boundaries, will attend school using a private school voucher.
Suspect arrested in connection with Rainey Street shooting
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police have arrested a suspect in the July 26 aggravated robbery and shooting on Rainey Street that left a man seriously injured. Members of the APD Robbery and Violent Crimes Task Force units carried out an arrest and search warrant operation Saturday, arresting Bryan Bouray in connection with t
13 Secret Bookstores In Texas That Locals Love To Browse
The smell of old paper, the thrill of finding a signed first edition, and the quiet hum of a store where time stands still. That is what you will find at these Texas bookstores. They are the kind of places locals love to browse, the ones where you walk in...
Dallas shop brings Korean stuffed tofu to first Austin location
Neko Yubu, a Dallas-based Korean restaurant, has launched its soft opening phase and is on the way to showing Austin the wonders of yubu, or yubuchobap, like sushi that's stuffed into pockets of fried tofu skin. Neko Yubu is now open at 1910 Guadalupe St., near the University of Texas campus.
Baba Kebab serves up authentic Persian and Mediterranean cuisine in Round Rock
In Farsi, Aminpour means someone who will take good care of you, and that is exactly what the Aminpour family does with their restaurant Baba Kebab. What originally started out as a bakery has expanded to a full-service restaurant that serves naan, chicken, lamb and beef kebabs and tea. “There’s...
Bodycam Shows Austin Cop Texting Girlfriend at 52 MPH Before Plowing Into 3 Cars
An Austin police officer was driving with his emergency lights and siren activated when he began texting his girlfriend, according to body-camera footage from a January 2025 crash that injured three people. The video shows Officer Daniel Kessler looking at and typing on his phone as he approached a red light at U.S. 29
Man struck and killed by vehicle on I-35 frontage road in North Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle early Sunday in North Austin. According to the Austin Police Department, officers responded around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, to a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in the 8100 block of the North Interstat
Popular Pflugerville barbecue restaurant blames ‘outrageous cost of beef’ for closure
Brotherton's Black Iron Barbecue announced it will close Aug. 30 after nearly nine years in Pflugerville. The restaurant cited the economy and rising beef costs, while USDA forecasts show cattle prices remaining high and beef production declining.
Beloved Texas barbecue joint to close for good after 9 years
Folks have till the end of August to try Brotherton's Black Iron BBQ.

















