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AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Police Department is investigating its first homicide of the new year. APD says it received a call from the 700 block of West Anderson Lane at around 1:30 a.m. The call was about a disturbance at a party in a nearby strip mall. When officers...

Olive Garden offers numerous pasta dishes, including fettuccine, ravioli, lasagna, and chicken and eggplant parmigiana. (Courtesy Olive Garden) Editor’s note: This article was written with information from permitting on the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation website. In mid-November, a permit with the Texas...

A former Austin Police officer convicted of deadly conduct in the 2019 shooting death of a man in downtown Austin has had his conviction overturned by a state appeals court.

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin is set to ring in the New Year with a spectacular drone show at Auditorium Shores, featuring 1,500 drones that will light up the sky. Joel Johnson, co-pilot of the Sky Elements Drone Show, said it's their largest show across the country this year. "We...

Black voter turnout in Texas — and specifically in local contexts like the Austin metro — has historically been lower than that of white voters, though it remains a crucial component of the electoral landscape. Across the state, exit polls and recent data show that Black voters comprised roughly 11–12% of the...

As you're celebrating the New Year tonight, officials are reminding you to not fire your gun into the air. You could kill someone. FOX 7 Austin's Angela Shen reports.

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...