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A Travis County judge on May 27 sentenced 23-year-old Martin Rodriguez to 30 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to the January 2024 killing of his girlfriend, 19-year-old Naomi Davis. The case began on New Year’s Day 2024, when Austin police found Davis fatally shot inside an apartment in southeast Austin.

At some point, it appears that someone — maybe even a journalist — asked James Talarico if he believes that Jesus Christ was raised from the dead. In a way, that’s a logical question. After all, he is a seminarian (his studies are currently on hold) at the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and he is preparing fo

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in workplaces, its impact on the tech workforce is becoming harder to ignore. Companies have cut thousands of jobs this year, with many employers citing AI as a factor in their restructuring. Layoffs across the broader tech industry had reached more than 139,700

Austin's Mercado Sin Nombre is putting a New Tejano spin on childhood favorites with masa Twinkies, pancakes and more.

After nearly five decades in the restaurant business, Hoover Alexander is closing the doors of his beloved soul food restaurant, Hoover's Cooking. Why it matters: The closure of Hoover's marks the latest longtime Austin institution to shutter, underscoring how difficult it is for independent restaurants to survive for

A returning dinner series is bringing together Michelin-recognized restaurants from across Texas in a unique sustained effort. Hestia, the most formal of Emmer & Rye Hospitality Group's Austin restaurants, will host three collaborative dinners in its Lone Star Dinner Series this summer: one each with restaurants from A

Bathed in neon light, covered in kitschy decor, and boasting an aroma of slightly stale beer, dive bars possess a gritty but charming mystique. Home to equal populations of college kids and hippie holdovers, Austin has an abundance of such beloved locales. And they’ve helped solidify the city’s identity as a funky, lai

AUSTIN (KXAN) — In a post Wednesday, Austin Wildlife Rescue (AWR) said it would not accept warm-blooded wildlife from multiple Texas counties due to the threat of the New World screwworm fly. The insect is a parasitic fly that lays eggs in open wounds or body openings of animals....

A Travis County court sentenced a man on May 27 to 30 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a January 2024 homicide.

Texas used to feel like the place where buyers could still stretch their money, find a bigger home, and maybe even get a piece of land without surrendering every dollar to the mortgage. That version of Texas still exists, but not in its most expensive cities. In the state’s wealthiest housing markets, prices have climb