Summer Moon Coffee to open at Circle C Ranch
A new coffee shop is set to open in a previous South Austin location of Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.
Support grows among Austin City Council members who want to end local penalties for low-level marijuana possession
If successful, the Austin Police Department would no longer hand out arrests or citations for possession of marijuana with no intent to distribute.
Utility and other hurdles delay Bee Creek Sports Complex
Though it was initially planned to be ready for play by 2020, delays pertaining to construction and, more specifically, to water service, have pushed the completion date of the much-anticipated Bee Creek Sports Complex to spring 2022.
Travis County commissioners pursue easement to bring water to Las Lomitas subdivision
Travis County commissioners are working to address colonias—unincorporated areas in the county that lack basic utilities.
Austin Public Health confirms city’s first rubella case since 1999
Austin Public Health is investigating a confirmed rubella case, the first case of the contagious viral infection in Travis County since 1999.
Travis County commissioners consider revisions to peace office pay
Travis County commissioners are considering options that will revise the pay scale for peace officers, including law enforcement, corrections and park rangers.
Baylor Scott & White's Austin Medical Center opens in Oak Hill
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Austin opened its doors Jan. 15.
Texas oil and gas industry could see a major slowdown in 2020
The oil and natural gas industry paid a record-setting $16.3 billion in taxes and royalties to local governments and the state in 2019, the Texas Oil and Gas Association announced Tuesday.
Dripping Springs City Council tangles with parking solutions for historic downtown
Council members stressed the need for long-term downtown parking solutions at their Jan. 14 meeting.
With unveiling of 'transformational' transit proposal, support for urban rail grows among Austin leaders
Before voting on a multibillion-dollar bond referendum coming in November, the community will have to choose between an urban rail or bus transit system.
New acupuncture clinic Hill Country Healing Haven open in Dripping Springs
A new center for acupuncture and wellness now operates in Dripping Springs.
Voters could decide in November how to fund an estimated $2.9B-$7.2B needed to expand transit in Austin area
Capital Metro, city of Austin officials are discussing financing options for expanding transit through Project Connect.
Austin ISD Facilities Master Plan update focuses on portable reduction, changes to facilities
Austin ISD trustees will vote to approve an update to its Facilities Master Plan at its Jan. 27 meeting.
2 new restaurants will take over former North By Northwest location at Circle C Ranch
Oasthouse Kitchen + Bar and Keepers Coastal Kitchen will move into the space formerly held by North By Northwest in 2020.
NatureSTEAM Preschool is now open in Dripping Springs
A new preschool is accepting students in Dripping Springs.
Black Rock Coffee celebrates Lantana Place opening with free coffee
A new coffee shop has opened in South Austin.
Update: Flood advisories and severe thunderstorm watches in effect as storms enter Central Texas
The Greater Austin area, from Georgetown and parts further north running south past Dripping Springs, is under a severe weather alert as a storm set to hit later this afternoon is predicted by weather officials to carry damaging effects.
Stratus Properties celebrates opening of Lantana Place
A mixed-use development in South Austin has kicked off operations.
Belterra Village Chick-fil-A celebrates first anniversary Jan. 10
The Chick-fil-A at Belterra Village celebrates its first anniversary Jan. 10.
Austin Art of Fitness opens in old Ironsmith Fitness location
A new personal training gym has opened in South Austin.
Travis County officials do not want to divest from expo center but say options are limited
Travis County commissioners hope to access hotel occupancy tax revenue to pay for an expansion of the county's expo center. Without it, they say they will consider divestment.
Travis County commissioners work to bring drinking water access to some unincorporated areas
The Travis County Commissioners Court will develop strategies for eliminating residential drinking water colonias—unincorporated areas of the county that lack basic services—after the issue was brought up when the court voted to raise the cost of county bulk water provisions in 2019.
Brick's Pub joins South Austin restaurant landscape
Brick's Pub has opened, offering beer, cocktails and a full menu.
No new measles cases detected in Austin since first diagnosis in decades, local officials say
More than two weeks since Austin Public Health confirmed the city’s first case of measles since 1999, officials say there is no longer a risk of a measles outbreak associated with that case.
Recent data shows rates of new cancer cases, deaths continue to decline in Texas
The new data also includes estimates for the causes of new cancer cases and deaths for the year ahead.