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Dolly Parton's death has unquestionably left countless fans heartbroken, but there are many events this weekend in Austin that celebrate the Country Music Queen's life and legacy.
Mold can cause a variety of health issues, which is why city council members introduced and adopted a resolution to "establish regulations related to mold, including standards and protocols for the in
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and city council members opened Thursday's regular city council meeting by celebrating the retirement of the Austin Fire Department chief and welcoming the department's new le
Austin's Parks and Recreation Department had to make some changes to its programs in the budget process, including cutting indoor adult sports leagues. There are two city-run, adult indoor leagues: vo
Austin Community College officially started its 2026-27 school year on Monday, welcoming even more students than in previous years as the college continues to see a multi-year enrollment increase.
H-E-B's slogan "here, everything's better" rings true for Akriti Marwaha, who quit her full-time job as a software engineer to dedicate more time to her side hustle of making non-toxic, handmade candl
"The Golden Girls" Kitchen will open at Wanderlust on Thursday for a limited time as part of a nationwide tour put together by Disney Entertainment and Bucket Listers, which is behind a lot of other r
Legendary Texas rock band ZZ Top lost one of its members this week. The band announced that drummer Frank Beard, who'd been part of the band for nearly 60 years, died at the age of 77 on Monday.
There are 10 council districts in Austin. Council members serve four-year terms. Every two years, half of the council seats are up for election.
If it were possible to capture the feeling of being a kid playing old-school video games on a CRT TV, Christian Amador has done it.
John Jeff Hutter lost his father to suicide a decade ago, but his journey with grief from that loss has helped him find himself. He's also been able to create things, like his book "Gutsy Grief". Now,
Wallonia, Belgium, is more than 5,000 miles away from Austin, Texas. But the distance doesn't matter to Texas Rangers Wallonie Belgium, because the Texas-obsessed group is bringing the Lone Star spiri
What started as house parties in a Hyde Park rental home in 2014 has evolved over the last decade into a beloved, wholesome night of storytelling among friends and now, easy access to classical music
Section 106 of the act, one of the most well-known and impactful sections, requires the government to consider how federally funded projects would affect historic properties and allows public input be
DoorDash is showcasing thousands of locally owned restaurants in six different cities, including three in Texas, through its initiative "Flavor Fest."
Stuart Sullivan has decades of experience producing and recording music with legends like Willie Nelson, Sublime, the Butthole Surfers, Meat Puppets, and many others. Through all his success, though,
In August of 2023, Greg and Lulu Goodman lost their 15-year-old daughter, Meadow, to suicide -- a tragedy Greg said his family would never move on from. But they are moving forward, and they've found
The goats are back to work cleaning up vegetation and poison ivy near the trail along Lady Bird Lake.
The shelter's Clear the Shelters event will take place on August 29. There will be staff and volunteers on site all day helping match pets with the right homes.
Maggie Cook Polacheck is described as an "influential yet largely unseen figure of Austin’s 1970s psychedelic creative scene." Maggie's life was cut short by uterine cancer at the age of 38, but now,
The distillery this week announced that it will open The Still Austin Quarter this fall. It's a four-room, 15,000-square-foot "hospitality destination" that aims to take visitors on a narrative journe
Interplanetary is a nonprofit that started this year with the mission of fundraising for other Austin-area nonprofits through one of the city's greatest resources: music.
Earlier this year, hedge fund manager Justin Ryan Schmidt, who previously lived in Austin, was arrested and pleaded guilty to evading millions of dollars in federal taxes after concealing income and f
The team is celebrating its win Thursday night at an event emceed by Stella Trout, a Jeopardy champion herself, and soon-to-be contestant on the show's Tournament of Champions.
Rainfall last week may have helped fill the Highland Lakes, but it also filled the lakes with pollutants. Now, some residents in the Austin metro area are being asked to suspend outdoor watering as a
Jet ski gets loose on Lake Travis near Tom Miller Dam following high water levels caused by recent floods.
Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning and teammates Dylan Sikroski and Jackson Christian paid a visit to St. David's Medical Center to surprise what the hospital called the "next generation of Long
The event, CABAMcon 2026, will celebrate Comics, Anime, Books, Art, Movies, and more. It will be held at APL's Central Library on Sept. 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Austin City Council members are back from summer break this week, and one of the items on the agenda for their first meeting back involves water usage, particularly for customers that use large volume
Austin Parks and Recreation said in a Friday press release that a lightning strike damaged equipment at Montopolis Pool, closing it over the weekend.
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — McCallum bounced back from its season-opening loss in dominant fashion Thursday, shutting out Travis 48-0 in a non-district matchup. The Knights improved to 1-1 after dropping their opener 27-14 to Navarro. Travis fell to 0-2 after opening the season with a three-point loss to Ced...
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