City Eyes $400 Million “Caps” to Build Parks Over the New I-35

Some Council members think they’ve found funding for it

"...consultant found that, in other cities which have capped highways, philanthropy funded a substantial portion of the project. In..."

May 16, 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

"...quality still pose risks. Or the families near busy highways and industrial zones, where the air is thick with..."

April 25, 2025 Column by Megan Ramos

Tracking, Vacuuming, and Sinking Carbon at SXSW

Time to save the planet

"...look at the map and you can see the highways are dark because they have a lot more nitrogen..."

March 7, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

March out there and celebrate spring

"...in Texas you’re pretty much guaranteed to see the highways decorated with splashes of color into the fall...."

Feb. 28, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...look forward to seeing more junkers on the local highways. There’s too many Teslas...."

Jan. 17, 2025 News Feature

Austin’s Police Chief Begins “100-Day” Initiative to Engage Community, Develop Solutions to Department Problems

Lisa Davis wants to hear from police supporters and critics

"...2024) and seeing that several were pedestrian fatalities near highways. A majority of the victims were unhoused...."

Nov. 22, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Lost in Austin Chronicles the City’s Rapid Rise

Journalist and former Austinite Alex Hannaford takes a hard look at unaffordability and a disappearing culture

"...the big one. Austin doesn’t have to be unaffordable.” Highways, Growth & Gentrification: The Changing Face of Austin and..."

Nov. 15, 2024 Arts Feature by Doug Freeman

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Baby Buc-ee's, a bonfire ban, and bluebonnet planting top our fall news

"...They’re known for turning cinderblock utility closets along the highways into works of art like a faux Mini-Target (gone)..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Catch up on Lone Star State news and plan some fall fun

"...and oil extraction. The trees you see lining the highways and backroads of Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Jasper, and Polk..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024

Matthew McConaughey and Malcolm Gladwell headline

"...City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways..."

Sept. 19, 2024 Books Post by Amaya Austin

Day Trips: The Boot House and Cowboy Hat House, Huntsville

One man’s trash is another man’s home in Huntsville

"...in a thoughtful remembrance in the January 2022 Texas Highways magazine, the Eagle Scout was also a champion bull..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

20th Annual Team of Texas 4000 for Cancer Crosses Finish Line in Alaska

UT-Austin students complete 4,000-mile bike ride

"...different forms throughout the route, including riding along busy highways in Chicago and rough, gravel roads in Oklahoma. However,..."

Aug. 20, 2024 News Post by Aaron Sullivan

Opinion: Clean Air Can’t Wait – How We Can Improve the I-35 Project

There are urgent environmental considerations to the highway expansion

"...is not always better when it comes to Texas highways. In communities showing a dedicated investment in transit and..."

May 17, 2024 Column by Natasha Harper-Madison

Squirrel Fest, a Bidi Bidi Birthday, and More Community Events

Plan your week with some of our recommended happenings around town

"...blessing of bountiful bluebonnets and wonderful wildflowers lining the highways. Celebrate flowers of all forms at this arty party..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Smart Highways: Self-driving cars and driverless trucking are online and coming..."

March 29, 2024 News Feature

Black and Latino Neighborhoods Face Worse Air Pollution, Study Finds

Highways, plants in East Austin fuel health inequality

"...a press release Monday. “We know the placement of highways and industry in East Austin contributes to greater local..."

March 22, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Total Solar Eclipse to Draw Crowds of Tourists to Town

The once-in-a-lifetime darkness is coming to Central Texas

"...primarily on population data and the placement of major highways. It assumes Texas will have better weather, and thus..."

March 8, 2024 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Get ready for spring with travel tips and eclipse news

"...a deserved reputation for its unique beauty and scenic highways. The spring wildflower season explodes along the roadways from..."

March 2, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin's Transportation Future: What Will It Look Like in 2033?

Highways, headless horsemen, and high-speed trains: The ghost of our transportation future

"...demand. Urban planning experts argue that adding lanes to highways incentivizes developers to build farther out from the city's..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Opinion: Public Transit Alone Won’t Fix Traffic Woes. Is Congestion Pricing the Solution?

This lesser-known traffic control strategy encourages the diversion of traffic through ulterior routes, means, or times

"...Central project near Downtown Austin. Infamously, the expansion of highways does little to reduce overall congestion rates as the..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Column by Aarnav Chitari

Architect of “Bounty-Hunter” Abortion Ban Wants List of Abortion Seekers

It’s a scare tactic, abortion funds say

"...Texas have adopted local laws to block travel on highways for the purpose of leaving the state for an..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Anti-Abortion Laws Blocking Out-of-State Travel Are Popping Up Across Texas

Planned Parenthood says it creates “prisoners of the state”

"...New Mexico, and Llano sits at the crossroads of Highways 29 and 71, which Austinites would take to New..."

Sept. 18, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Rethink35 Is Suing TxDOT Over I-35 Expansion With Broad Community Support

TxDOT vs. basically everyone in Austin

"...will we get? Nothing but the need for more highways. This is no solution for displacement."..."

Sept. 1, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin Writer ire’ne lara silva Plans Her Year as Texas State Poet Laureate

Looking at the legacy of the honor

"...drivers, silva spent much of her childhood traversing the highways of South Texas, where she developed a deep understanding..."

July 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Genevieve Wood

Carmen

Did Bizet's classic tragic opera need a soft reboot?

"...dupe for the anonymous American landscape of deserts and highways Carmen and Aidan cross. There’s a dreamy unreality to..."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Review: The Lady Bird Diaries

The first lady and her tumultuous times, in her own words

"...a bunch of flowers by the side of American highways...."

March 17, 2023 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

As the Region Booms, Farmers Struggle to Feed Austin Locally

As the region booms, farmers struggle to feed Austin locally

"...dollars away from Main Street and toward the two highways on the edge of Elgin...."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Overcoming Fear With Deon Taylor

How covid and the George Floyd protests shaped his new film

"...flights, so the cast had to take to the highways. "Joseph Sikora drove from New York. T.I. drove from..."

Feb. 2, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: Not Fixing What’s Broken

Abbott, Patrick engage in disingenuous property tax politics, while Texas suffers

"...WilCo property taxpayers funded the expansion of multiple state highways in the county, back when the Texas Department of..."

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

Day Trips: Texas State Parks

Celebrating 100 years of Texas parks and the contributions of Civilian Conservation Corps

"...The majority of the gifts were small parcels along highways where travelers could camp for the night...."

Jan. 6, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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