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There’s a moment when you bite into perfect brisket that time stops, angels sing, and suddenly all your life problems seem manageable. That transcendent moment happens daily at Terry Black’s Barbecue in Austin, where smoke signals from their pits have been beckoning hungry Texans like a meaty lighthouse in a sea of...

Located in a corner of Round Rock Cemetery off Sam Bass Road lies a solemn and powerful reminder of lives often left out of history—the Round Rock Slave Burial Ground. This half-acre plot, believed to have been established in the 1850s, was set aside for the burial of enslaved people and freedmen of Williamson...

Just outside Wimberley deep in the Texas Hill Country lies a stretch of road so eerie, so steeped in ghost stories, locals say it's cursed. They call it The Devil’s Backbone Road, and it’s one of the most haunted drives in all of Texas, maybe even America. I’ve...

Nowhere blends high weirdness, indie music, tech, and old Texas flavor quite like Austin. Here, the best meals aren’t always the fanciest—they’re the ones that fill you up, get you talking, and remind you that food is better when shared. Music hums from every patio, innovation mixes with tradition, and barbecue,...

MUSTANG RIDGE, Texas - A Lockhart man was arrested for reckless driving after going over 130 mph on his bike, police said. According to Mustang Ridge police, on July 27, a 36-year-old man from Lockhart was arrested. The driver was riding his high-performance sports bike at over 130 mph in...

The culinary spotlight recently shined on East Austin as Industry made its highly anticipated debut on Food Network's "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" last Friday, July 25. The episode, featuring the show's charismatic host Guy Fieri, highlighted Industry's approach to New American cuisine with an Austin twist. While...

Moving to safer cities: 2025’s top move-to cities where crime is declining. In a recent moveBuddha survey, 79% of Americans said they'd consider moving in 2025 if it meant heading to a safer neighborhood. So, moveBuddha dug into the data to find out which of America's favorite cities to...

"It feels very underhanded and hidden," one person said. The people who represent you in Congress could change soon, but lawmakers haven't shown what new maps would look like.

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. The Army installation outside Austin known has Fort Cavazos was officially renamed Fort Hood in a ceremony on Monday. For two years, the base was named after Gen. Richard E. Cavazos,...

“It deeply concerns me that we’ve put a retired police officer in charge of taking complaints from the community about police,” Commissioner Rebecca Bernhardt told staff from Austin’s Office of Police Oversight (OPO) during a heated Public Safety Commission meeting this month. The OPO was scheduled to...