Fifteen years after the 2011 Labor Day wildfires devastated Bastrop and communities across Central Texas, the Texas Standard revisits the firsthand stories of the people whose homes, livelihoods and lives were forever changed.
Following a stretch of wet weather that kept Central Texas temperatures well below normal, Zilker Park and the surrounding Austin area are bracing for another gray, misty day before drier conditions return early in the week....
Following a little more than half-an-inch from Friday and Saturday, the "Great Lawn" at Zilker Park crumbled into a sludge field. Muddy conditions inspired a doors delay of two hours, pushing festival goers to start at 2 p.m....