Austin TX

The City of Austin invites residents to help shape the community by sharing ideas and getting involved. You can:. Share your thoughts online through the SpeakUp Austin! website, where you can explore city projects and join community discussions.

Austin and Travis County residents can drop off yard trimmings and large brush for free at Austin Water’s Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant (2210 FM 973). The site is open Monday–Saturday, 8 a.m.–3 p.m.

State agents walked into one of Texas' busiest poker rooms last Tuesday and stopped the action cold, raiding The Lodge Card Club in Round Rock while they investigated suspected money-laundering and illegal gambling. The sweep has yanked a long-running legal question back into the spotlight: how exactly Texas'...

AUSTIN, Texas — During a downtown safety forum on Thursday, the downtown commander for the Austin Police Department shared that the "public safety zone" on W. 6th Street will remain in place every weekend moving forward. The zone, which serves as a hub for police officers and emergency medical...

LLANO, TEXAS - APRIL 06: Bluebonnet flowers blossom in a field on April 06, 2024 in LLano, Texas. The Bluebonnet flower, also known as the Texas lupine, blooms through mid-to-late April and is the Texas state flower. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Brandon Bell/Getty Images. Spring has taken hold across...

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — A suspect is in custody after SWAT team members responded to a barricaded subject call in eastern Travis County early Friday morning. The Travis County Sheriff's Office reported around 4:35 a.m. that SWAT was working a barricaded subject call on SH 130 near US 290.

A Street, a Holiday, a Legacy: Austin and Texas Grapple With César Chávez Fallout. The name César Chávez is woven into the geography of Austin — literally. The road stretching from MoPac through downtown to U.S. 183 has carried his name for more than three decades. By Wednesday, city officials and community leaders...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — One year after a Corpus Christi man was killed in a road rage shooting in Austin, his family continues to search for answers as the case remains unsolved. Austin police say there have been no new developments in the investigation into the death of Edward...

That long-ignored ticket sitting on your record might finally get a clean exit. Austin Municipal Court and the Downtown Austin Community Court are bringing back their annual Warrant Amnesty program, running March 23 through April 17, 2026. The initiative lets people take care of unpaid citations and outstanding...

AUSTIN, Texas — After three decades of serving up soul food and Southern hospitality in East Austin, Hoover’s Cooking is closing its doors for good at the end of the month. On Thursday, owner Hoover Alexander announced his decision to shut down the restaurant at 2002 Manor Road...