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AUSTIN — A week of free performances is coming to the Live Music Capital of the World. Free Week takes place on Jan. 9 and 10 in Austin’s Red River Cultural District, featuring music from Almost Heaven, Blacktooth, Candy Riot, Dopez, Lauren Lakis, Easyrider and many more. The...

Ring in 2026: Austin’s New Year’s Eve Celebration. Austin is ready to welcome 2026 with its annual New Year’s Eve celebration at Auditorium Shores, offering residents and visitors a free, family-friendly way to bid farewell to 2025. The festivities begin at 7 p.m. and run until midnight,...

As the new year approaches, one thing remains constant in Austin: Free First Sunday at the Bullock Texas State History Museum. This weekend marks the first free event of the new year, so Lindsay Muncy and James McReynolds joined Trevor Scott and Sierra Waggoner to share more about what visitors can expect.

Austin City Council members Vanessa Fuentes, José Velásquez, and Mike Siegel held a town hall in mid-November, two weeks after the defeat of Proposition Q, the proposal to increase property taxes to pay for public safety, social services, and other city needs. The Council members told the crowd that they had heard...

Texas takes its barbecue seriously, and some restaurants have earned legendary status across the Lone Star State. Folks will drive hours from neighboring counties, braving traffic and long lines, just to taste what makes these places so special. From perfectly smoked brisket to fall-off-the-bone ribs, these BBQ...

HAYS COUNTY, Texas — Hays County deputies are asking for help in their search for a man who they say stole a tow dolly from a U-Haul rental facility in Kyle. Deputies say that an unknown man driving a blue GMC Terrain stole the dolly from the U-Haul rental facility on Bebee Road near Kensington Trails overnight some...

A quiet Sunday morning in South Austin turned into a homicide investigation after police found a man unresponsive inside a parked car in the 700 block of West William Cannon Drive. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and detectives believe he had been shot. The suspected shooter has not been found.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department is searching for two suspects involved in an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon that took place on Sunday off East Sixth Street. Police responded to the incident on Dec. 28 at approximately 2:06 a.m. in the 200 block of E 6th...

CAIR-Austin is calling on Gov. Greg Abbott, others to denounce a Saturday incident at Walnut Creek Park where men in crusader costumes shouted Islamophobic insults.

TEXAS — There’s really no better way to kick off the new year than fireworks, but every year emergency rooms all over the U.S. get flooded with injuries. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 14,700 people went to the ER in the U.S. because of firework-related injuries last year. Nearly 40% of...