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AUSTIN, Texas — Steve Adler, who served as mayor of Austin from 2015 to 2023, presided over the city during a transformative and turbulent era — one marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, the George Floyd protests, and major policy shifts, including controversial decisions surrounding the funding of the Austin Police...

Clad in heavy wool uniforms beneath the blazing sun, an honor guard of Buffalo Soldiers reenactors led the Juneteenth parade through Central East Austin on Thursday, kicking off one of many celebrations held across the city to commemorate the holiday. The soldiers, portraying the first Black U.S. Army regiments...

AUSTIN, Texas — Celebrations of Emancipation Day, also known as Juneteenth, rang throughout Austin Thursday morning. “It is a federal holiday based on Texas history,” said state Rep. Sheryl Cole, D-Austin. Juneteenth, which is celebrated on June 19, commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston...

In the last week of May, in Austin, Texas, “Kiss,” a four-week-old puppy had been found in a trash container. When discovered she was “cold, weak and barely hanging on.” It had been a Good Samaritan who found the puppy and rushed her to the veterinarian emergency clinic.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TRWD) graduated the 67th Texas Game Warden and Texas State Parks Police cadet class on May 30 in Austin. The 28 game wardens and five state park police officers completed eight months of rigorous training and will soon begin their assignments at duty stations across the state.

Imagine stumbling across a medieval-style castle rising from the rolling pastures of rural Texas—complete with a moat, drawbridge, and towering battlements. Sounds like a movie set, right? But this whimsical wonder is very real, and it’s waiting for you just outside Bellville.

As a senior at UT-Austin, Daniel Goetz set out to start a socially responsible business. Inspired by frozen paletas he ate on a trip to Mexico City, he used $3,500 in savings to make low-sugar ice pops, buy a pushcart, and print signage. After years of distributing them himself across Texas, his company GoodPop is...

Austin's Juneteenth parade will take place on Thursday, June 19, along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Chicon Street. Austin drivers should expect road closures in the East Austin area and around Rosewood Neighborhood Park. What streets will be closed for the Juneteenth parade in Austin? According to city...

AUSTIN, Texas — As the nation celebrates Juneteenth, a new audio documentary titled "Juneteenth: Are We Really Free?" is sparking important conversations about freedom and equality. Created in Austin, the documentary is the brainchild of radio host, podcaster, and executive producer Miles Bloxson. Bloxson explained...

Fans who got an advance screening of F1: The Movie in Austin had an even bigger surprise waiting for them Wednesday night.