Austin TX

Fifty years ago, an album came out with a title and a lineup of artists that seemed calculated to capture and capitalize on a moment. They were country artists, giving a kind of musical middle finger to the polished Nashville scene. On the cover of the album were the faces...

CEDAR PARK, Texas — A Vista Ridge High School student was taken to the hospital on Wednesday morning after being hit by a car while riding an e-bike near campus. In a letter to Vista Ridge families, Principal Keith Morgan said that the student was struck while riding their bike through a crosswalk near campus.

“Community loved and breakfast-obsessed since 2012,” breakfast chain Urban Egg has grown to include locations in Colorado, Kansas, and Texas. What Now Dallas reported back in August 2025 on plans for what would be the brand’s second Texas location, opening in Plano after one location had already launched in Fort Worth.

Royal Blue Grocery is doubling down on its Austin roots with a fresh outpost headed to Mueller, where the neighborhood market is planning a 2,158-square-foot shop at 2010 Aldrich Street. The tenant build-out is pegged at about $800,000, with construction currently slated to run from early May through early August 2026, extending the chain’s compact, neighborhood-centric model into one of...

Residents are concerned about major electrical and water use.

The parents of Savitha Shanmugasundaram, one of the victims of the March 2026 Sixth Street mass shooting in Austin, Texas, are working to "keep her legacy alive."

BUDA, Texas — Two suspects were quickly taken into custody Friday morning after a reported vehicle burglary in downtown Buda, authorities said. The incident occurred April 10, 2026, in the 300 block of South Main Street, where a vehicle owner reported seeing two individuals breaking into cars. Police said one suspect was inside the caller’s vehicle while the other acted as a lookout. Buda Police...

Austin Police said officers responded to a fatal crash involving a pedestrian and a vehicle Friday morning in southeast Austin.

Three technology services employees at the city of Austin, including the chief information security officer, have been fired "as the result of an ongoing review," a city of Austin spokesperson confirmed.

According to Pew Research, rents decreased 4% in Austin and its surrounding suburbs from 2021 to 2025.