Free pizza and a cookbook release bring the party in Austin food news
Celebration is the name of the game for this week's food news roundup, whether it's a big pizza party, a book release event, or an annual fundraiser that sets Austinites up with deals and special menus all around town. Two openings also give locals a reason to celebrate. Openings and...
KXAN reporting puts Texas’ unusual death investigation system under new scrutiny
Nearly two years ago, KXAN launched "A Hanging on Backbone Creek," an ongoing investigation that began with the mysterious death of 13-year-old Daynon Lewis in 1965.
This Texas city now allows potbellied pigs as pets. There’s a catch
The new rules allow up to two potbellied pigs per household, with permits and other requirements.
Nurses urge hospitals to cut ties with Palantir as protesters rally in Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — Nurses and community activists gathered on South Congress Avenue in Austin on Thursday to call on hospitals to cut ties with Palantir Technologies, a company that also contracts with the federal government, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The demonstration began outside 8VC, an inves
‘They’ve lost again’: Flea market manager shares vendor update after fire
They lost everything in 2009. Now some vendors have lost everything again.
New Meta child-safety rules a step in the right direction, but more is needed,...
Meta -- the social media giant -- will pay $1 billion and implement new child safety regulations on its platforms as part of a settlement with the state of Texas.
The new Texas law declawing NIMBYs
The South Austin Christian Church near South Congress Avenue in Austin on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. | Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribune. When a shrinking church proposed to turn its property in a wealthy South Austin neighborhood into homes for lower-income families, neighboring homeowners revolted — petitioning the Austi
1 dead after under-construction house collapses on workers in south Austin
Two people were caught under a house that collapsed in south Austin, killing one.
Austin has 14 sister cities across the globe. Here’s what that means
From a hotel room back in June, Kristie Bryant joined me on a Zoom call. She was overseas, in between sessions at some kind of sister cities-related conference. But she was also there because Austin was welcoming another sister to the family — Greater Manchester in the U.K. “As...
Scattered rain likely for some this afternoon
A few scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible later this afternoon into the early evening hours. — Meteorologist Tommy House
