Austin

A lawyer says Denisse Parra Vargas was stopped last week for having expired tags and told to report to a processing center Tuesday. Her family is now in Mexico.

The annual music festival at Zilker Park takes place the weekends of Oct. 3 and 10.

Brigitte Bandit is helping LGBTQ+ Austinites and allies keep up with the news and find resources for political advocacy. Her weekly "LegiSLAYtion & Liberation" event combines education with music, dance and queer joy.

City Council members adopted a new property code Thursday requiring homeowners to have some form of AC. Austin residents have battled record-breaking summers in recent years.

The city council faces a May 31 deadline to decide whether to spend an initial $284 million on support structures for caps over the soon-to-be-lowered highway.

Artist Wiley Ross says he wanted to celebrate Nelson's illustrious career in the mural, located right next to its original location. "I mean people love his music, but I think what they really love more is the spirit of him and what he represents."

Plans for the “riverfront eco-park” include hike and bike trails, a waterfront and a Tesla expo.

The Trump Administration's latest tariffs have not gone into effect yet, but Toy Joy COO Robby Pettinato said many vendors have already started “exorbitantly” raising prices, forcing the store to pass that onto customers.

Luis Miguel Ramirez, AKA Miguel St. Michael, first learned Spanish to communicate with his abuela. Since then he has gone on to use his connection with Selena's music to write a master's thesis, create curriculum to motivate students in his Spanish class and inspire himself on stage.

Nonprofits help refugees pay for rent and groceries, land jobs, sign up for medical benefits and enroll in school. The end of federal funding could mean these services disappear.