Austin

During his time as mayor of Austin from 2015 through 2023, the capital city grew by 20%, saw homelessness become a crisis and faced off against a Republican state government that threatened to take over the city. In Adler's new book, "Hot Seat — Hot City," he reflects on his days at city hall and warns about coming threats to democracy in Texas.

The state's health department reissued the ban after the Texas Supreme Court overturned a temporary injunction that kept Delta-8 legal since 2021.

KUT News requested tours of several data centers in Hays, Travis and Williamson counties. Most companies either declined or did not respond. But the Texas Advanced Computing Center let us peek behind the curtain.

Whether your hobby is buying books, reading books or just reveling in it all with the bookish community, there's a bookstore for you in Austin.

Business owners Heather Ozzy and Chris Prince founded Austin Mini Art with the goal of providing affordable art to Austinites while supporting local artists. Their prints range from $1 to $3.

KUT's Miles Bloxson and Elizabeth McQueen explore how Austin musicians are adapting to AI and the changing music industry.

Newly released emails and texts show that San Antonio Spurs officials have repeatedly reached out to Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and other Austin city leaders to establish relationships.

Police records reveal Ethan Nieneker, the suspect of the Target store shooting in Austin, was accused of violently attacking at least two girlfriends and one roommate, but that he spent little time behind bars.

Austin-Travis County EMS reported the rollover happened near 22100 Nameless Road. Wednesday was the first day of school for Leander ISD.

The suspect is in custody, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said.