What to See and Do When You're Visiting the University of Texas Campus

Explore the Forty Acres deep in the heart of Austin

"...college town at heart. Multiple universities dot the I-35 corridor, but at the center of it all is the..."

Aug. 5, 2024 Chronolog Post by Aaron Sullivan

The News Biz Is In Deep Shiz

Local newsroom leaders see growth potential despite tough climate

"...while much of small-town America is experiencing economic decline, Central Texas is in a different position...."

July 26, 2024 News Feature by Abe Asher

Council to Approve More Ambitious Development Reforms, and Considers Displacement

City aims to lower housing cost, considers displacement risk

"...entire city, including in many of Austin’s exclusive, expensive central neighborhoods. Wegmann and Heyman agree that homes on smaller..."

May 17, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Redbud Ice House

The latest concept from MaieB Hospitality crafts a modern Austin spin on a Texas classic

"...spent a lot of time in the Houston-San Antonio corridor, you’d be forgiven for reading the name of the..."

May 10, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Is Kyle’s Water Problem a Microcosm of Central Texas Drought Issues?

Straight outta water

"...a pipeline to deliver water from the Carrizo-Wilcox to Central Texas. [inset-1-left]..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

County Judge Wants Amtrak to Connect Austin and Dallas

The trip from Fort Worth to Austin would be under 90 minutes

"...High-speed transit could finally come to Central Texas in the next few years, as Amtrak announced..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

SH 45 Gap Project Moves Ahead Despite Dubious Regional Cooperation

Out of the loop

"...to develop," Smith urges, "future development of a transportation corridor becomes much more challenging and the opportunity could be..."

June 23, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...saying, 'Oh wow, we went all the way from Central Austin to MoPac and 183 on a bicycle?'"..."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Public Notice: We Have Seen the Future, and ...

Deconstructing Project Connect’s new vision for light rail

"...transit plan revision at an open house at Austin Central Library on Tuesday, and for those wondering what ATP's..."

March 24, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Quantifying the Struggle to Live Here

Central Health report lays out local poverty and healthcare access

"...A new demographic report from Central Health illustrates the barriers low-income residents of Travis County..."

March 8, 2023 News Post by Abe Asher

Verde Corridor Station on Track to Open for 2024 Austin FC Season

Rooting for El Tree is going to get easier

"...busy working on the Red Line and its Verde Corridor. Perhaps the biggest news for Austin FC fans is..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Public Notice: Do You Avoid Driving I-35?

The Chamber of Commerce wants more of the same

"...autofills with the subject line "Support I-35 Capital Express Central" (blind copying [email protected])...."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Lumbering Toward a Long-Held Vision for a New I-35

Riding on TxDOT's endless highway

"...forward with what it now calls the Capital Express Central project. [inset-2-right]..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Lazarus Opens on Airport, J-Prime Opens Downtown, Old Thousand and JewBoy Bring the Holiday Fusion, Chanukah Gets the Haute Cuisine, and Everything Is Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Also newly open along that bustling corridor, there’s Delicious AF, which co-owner Richard Olmedo tells us..."

Nov. 30, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin at Large: Reading the Palm District

A new plan-of-plans puts the spotlight on Downtown’s hard, rough eastern edges

"...In our day, this corridor that fronts the central core of the Most Interesting..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow

Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future

"...a mile of Imagine Austin and Project Connect transit corridors. (For their part, Watson and Israel both agree that..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: What’s Up With the Orange Line?

Plus, turtles and other pets in need

"...inflation, warrant a re-visiting of the scope for the corridor to ensure we deliver a project that is fiscally..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

High-Speed Rail Plan Scores Eminent Domain Power

Texas Supreme Court sides with Texas Central Railroad

"...The Texas Central Railroad, which began work in 2014 on its proposed..."

July 8, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Project Connect Unveils Vision of a Car-Free Drag

Cars, buses, and trains jockey for position on revamped Guadalupe Street

"...more than triple the people-moving capacity of the congested corridor...."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Taking a Look at the Neighborhoods That Will Be Changed the Most by Project Connect

Diving into the iterations of the public transit redesign

"...Street. That is because of a state Capitol view corridor, which protects vistas of the beloved home of our..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Who Will Guide Project Connect Into the Station?

As leaders leave the station we look at who will drive the public transit redesign

"...Pleas­ant Valley lines, as well as right-of-way management and corridor improvements along the Drag, North Lamar, and East River­side...."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Beergardigans Return: Austin Kids Grade Local Breweries

The second installment with your beer garden friends

"...the most pressing question keeping the coffee-and-emoji-addled parents of Central Texas socially anxious: Do my children belong at the..."

May 27, 2022 Food Feature by Eric Puga

A Brief Guide to the Yard in South Austin

Encountering the true ATX spirit in our bustling modern metrop

"...Manor Road, North Burnet, East Cesar Chavez, the Airport/ACC corridor, the Mueller development. Look at what they call, these..."

May 13, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Leander Votes to Keep Itself Connected to Cap Metro

Bus service, shuttle service, and MetroRail, oh my!

"...will survive and thrive after voters in the northwest corridor boomtown reaffirmed their community's partnership with Capital Metro on..."

May 13, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin at Large: The Road Goes on Forever …

After 30 years of effort, East 12th Street is still a long way from its envisioned future

"...first time, I chaired the team that wrote the Central East Austin Neighborhood Plan, adopted way back in 2001..."

April 29, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Rep. Doggett Secures $2M for Central TX Mental Health Data Map

"One-stop shop" slated for clinicians, policymakers, and nonprofits to understand the landscape of mental health

"...secured $2 million in federal appropriations for the new Central Texas Community Mental Health Sur­veil­lance Collaborative, a project that..."

April 1, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Sound the Alarms: Does Central Texas Need a Storm Alert System?

Austinites struck by surprise when tornadoes swept the I-35 corridor on Monday

"...swept through the greater Austin area late Monday afternoon, Central Texans took to social media to complain of yet..."

March 25, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Opinion: The Texas Grid: A Tale of Profits Over People

One year after Winter Storm Uri, Rep. Gina Hinojosa reflects on still-needed improvements

"...District 49 in the heart of Austin and the central corridor of the Texas capital city. Gina also previously..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Column by Rep. Gina Hinojosa

Public Notice: I-35 Back on the Front Burner

TxDOT prepares the next draft of their rebuild plan

"...to present the next iteration of the Capital Express Central plan, the massive reconstruction project for an 8-mile stretch..."

Jan. 14, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin at Large: We’re Not Making More Land

Showdown at the Batcave Part 3: What’s the return on this $277 million investment?

"...activists who started this whole mess at the South Central Waterfront as "the law firm of Bill, Bill, and..."

Jan. 14, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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