Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...are more satellites owned by Starlink, providing space-based internet service, than by all other companies and nations put together,..."

May 16, 2025 News Feature

City Council Contemplates $100 Million Homeless Spending Plan

About half would be to maintain current levels of service

"...reduce the number of people forced to live on Austin’s streets...."

May 2, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Opinion: Toxins and Trauma – The Silent Threat to Austin’s Kids

Austin needs stronger air quality policies, green spaces, and public health measures that prioritize equity and protect vulnerable youth

"...While Austin prides itself on being one of the country’s greenest..."

April 25, 2025 Column by Megan Ramos

Movies, Theatre, Trivia, and More Recommended Events for the Week

Art and culture abound

"...premiered. Anything a shade bluer than a Sunday church service gets treated as evil incarnate, which is the fate..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

A Candid Conversation With a Weed Plug

A black-market business owner talks pricing and how underground cannabis retail has evolved in Austin

"...reached out to the proprietor of a referral-based delivery service that has a professional menu, high-quality products, and fair..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

The City Budget Deficit Is Finally Here

Rising costs, declining revenues to blame

"...to cities through the American Rescue Plan Act that Austin had been using to fund local programs. [inset-1-right]..."

April 18, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Does Dan Patrick Even Understand the Cannabis Industry He’s Trying to Kill?

Texas Lege’s draconian bills are making even the stoners frustrated

"...former sports radio personality entered a hemp store in Austin and seemed genuinely shocked to be asked to show..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Trek Through 29 Independent Bookstores on the Austin Texas Book Trail

Second annual crawl connects Austin’s literary community

"...Austin is a bookish city – it might not be..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by Caroline Drew

Sitting Down With Your Senator

Sarah Eckhardt goes deep on democracy, womanhood, and our era

"...to leave the Senate (before his latest round as Austin’s mayor), Eckhardt stepped up as his successor...."

April 11, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

All of Texas' best fests, fairs, fandangos, and fiestas

"...movie props. In 2007, the Maltese Falcon used in publicity stills and signed by the last living actor who..."

April 3, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...over the construction fence, it’s looking pretty good! East Austin’s “wishbone” bridge is taking shape near the intersection of..."

April 4, 2025 News Feature

Anime, Activism, and Aerodynamics in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Arts and culture abound!

"...You can’t say “Austin comedy” and not think of Duncan Carson. The former..."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Seeing Clearly on Trans Day of Visibility

Haus of Trans and Black Trans Leadership of Austin talk their TDOV celebration

"...transgender holidays being about visibility and remembrance respectively suits public perception of the community: Either we’re being over-monitored by..."

March 28, 2025 Column by James Scott

City Could Raise Taxes, Cut Costs Amid Funding Fears

Departments asked to identify 5% of budget for potential cut

"...The city of Austin has fared well, relatively speaking, through much of the..."

March 21, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

SXSW Film Review: The Age of Disclosure

New documentary probes the changing government position on UFOs

"...One, and brings with him testimony from 34 senior public servants, elected officials, and retired and active service personnel...."

March 12, 2025 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

AI at the Wheel, for the Masses

Self-driving cars are mostly Uber-like, but could automation enter public transit?

"...associated with ride-hailing. Waymos seem to be everywhere in Austin these days, and riders can opt in to getting..."

March 7, 2025 News Feature by Benton Graham

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Supporting Creatives: The local arts nonprofit Rally Austin is looking at three programs in the city’s upcoming..."

March 7, 2025 News Feature

Restaurant Review: Shanghainese-Meets-Sichuan Food at Mian & Bao

New Triangle spot offers vibrant flavors with a West Coast pedigree

"...L.A.” and so on and so forth. Plenty of Austinites object to the fairly sizable number of West Coast..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Austin Gets Compared to a Lot of Cities. But Is Life Better There?

Shopping for home

"...There are plenty of reasons to love Austin and the enormous, unique state it’s part of...."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

Where is the resistance? Here.

"...the same day as a rally in support of public education). Monday will mark three years since Russia’s latest..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Travel news for history buffs, art appreciators, foodies, and more

"...Cellars, Salt Lick Round Rock, and outposts in the Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth airports...."

Jan. 31, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

City Council Gets Its Head in the Game

With only one first-term Trump-era vet and several rookies, Council squares up

"...him to reelection – how much appetite remains in Austin for progressive politics?..."

Jan. 31, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Fusebox Facts, Sullivan’s Travels, and More Recommended Events

Some recommendations for the week ahead

"...subject’s dismay or bewilderment. Join this crafty crowd at Austin Public Library, where at each session the Crafty Adult..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...of filmmakers and stories that are always linked to Austin, such as Jay Duplass, who returns with his latest..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Living on the Streets Can Cut Your Life Short by 20 Years, New Report Finds

Community leaders say more housing and services will help

"...is also working to help advocate for better homelessness services as a community leader with VOCAL-TX. Williams said that..."

Jan. 17, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Off the Border Wall: And, of course, the border-obsessed Republican Party continues to find more ways to get pissed..."

Dec. 27, 2024 News Feature

The 10 Biggest Austin News Stories of 2024

A year of upheaval and settling dust

"...year of upheaval and realignment for city government in Austin. The police department and city broke through a long..."

Dec. 13, 2024 News Feature by the News Team

Mobile Court Handling Low-Level Cases for Unhoused Austinites Gets a Big Boost

Two federal grants will fund the program through 2028

"...The Downtown Austin Community Court plays a vital role in the broad..."

Dec. 13, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Find a December adventure

"...flood the six blue-and-white pews with light. In 1972, Austin-based artist John Patrick Cobb covered the interior walls with..."

Nov. 29, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Point Austin: Afterthoughts on a National Disaster

Some bitter reflections on the country we’re now living in

"...the various forms of “journalism” didn’t do their presumed public service of casting sufficient light on the political darkness;..."

Nov. 18, 2024 News Post by Michael King

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