With a music scene so legendary that it earned the moniker "Live Music Capital of the World," Austin, Texas has held a major influence on the world of music throughout the decades. From country to ...

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Basic information and contact details for the University of Texas at Austin The go-ahead for a university to be built in Texas was first given in 1839, but a series of set-backs meant the University ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Still looking for New Year’s Eve plans? Don’t worry, us too. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of options. If there’s one thing Austin knows how to do, it’s party, so there are plenty ...

Where is the guy who inspired Dasha's "Austin" lyrics now? The singer knows, and she's willing to share details. "We had like a year-and-a-half situationship," she says. "So, like, you're not dating, ...

Adult film actor Justin Heath Smith, also known as Austin Wolf, has been arrested and charged with possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material online (CSAM), the Department of Justice ...

Austin was the place to be during the COVID-19 pandemic. Boasting warmer temperatures, lower cost of living and cheap rent and housing prices, millions of Americans fled expensive areas like ...

“Keep Austin weird” is the decades-old mantra in this capital of live music, colorful characters and, of course, Texas. But Austin, now the country’s 10th-most-populous city, is looking very different ...

Police have found 10 bodies in the past 20 months. On Feb. 5, police discovered the body of an unknown female in Lady Bird Lake. That marked the tenth body found in the lake since July 2022, prompting ...

One of the nation’s largest experiments in affordable housing to address chronic homelessness is taking shape outside the city limits. Residents playing bingo at Community First! Village, which ...

Six people were found dead and three injured after a string of homicides and shootings unfolded across two Texas communities Tuesday, and a suspect was taken into custody and charged with capital ...

The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.