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After three days of work in a criminal case that took years to wrap up, 12 jurors and two alternates will each be getting nearly $27,000 from Travis County. It stems from the evidence tampering case against former Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody and county attorney Jason Nassour.

Two decades after purchasing a 19-acre property at I-35 and St. Johns Avenue, the city of Austin plans to begin construction on the site this week. The two-year buildout process will be guided by a 2020 vision plan shaped by community input. The mixed-use community will include more than 500 housing units, retail space

Derivaux joins Rylee Erisman as the top two ranked recruits for 2027 to reclassify to arrive in fall 2026. Archive photo via Audrey Derivaux. Audrey Derivaux has announced she will reclassify and arrive at Texas this fall. Derivaux was the #1 ranked recruit in the girls high school class of 2027 and committed to the Lo

On Austin’s South First Street, a small pizza joint is changing the way Texans think about a perfect slice. Show Me Pizza doesn’t look like much from the outside, but step through the door and you’ll find Neapolitan-style pies that rival anything you’d get in Italy. Owner Benjamin has created something special here—a n

The city of Austin is extending its activity ban on Lady Bird Lake, Lake Austin and the Colorado River until Thursday at 5 p.m. The extension comes as floodgates at the Tom Miller Dam and the Mansfield Dam remain open to release stored water from the heavy rains last week. The increased precipitation caused severe floo

A former landfill will be transformed into an H-E-B retail hub.

Every story comes with a passport. How we work · Corrections log. The issuance of a Texas AMBER Alert for a missing 1-year-old Austin boy raises concerns for the safety of young children in the community. Given that Austin is served by the Austin Independent School District, this incident may prompt local schools to re

Council Member Vanessa Fuentes announced Tuesday she is battling breast cancer. Fuentes, who has been on parental leave since May 4, said in a statement that she was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer at 37 weeks pregnant. Fuentes said she felt a lump in her breast and immediately consulted with her doctor.

Austin ISD has ended a planned partnership with a nonprofit that was set to help manage three middle schools next year, a move that comes as the district faces the possibility of state intervention tied to upcoming accountability ratings. The district said it is ending its contract with the Texas...

MANOR, Texas — A man has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of a 75-year-old Manor man whose body was discovered in his home in September, police said. Afamefula Bishop Egwu, 23, was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service on Monday in Austin, according to the Manor Police Department. He is bein