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- Opportunity Austin Founder Urges Travis County to Provide Incentives to Tesla
- Austin staff propose 1,000-foot buffer to keep vape and nicotine shops away from schools and daycares
- Austin Book Trail Brings Shoppers to Independent Bookstores, Organizers Collect Donations for Fire-Affected Seller
- Third annual Eastside Day Easter celebration draws families to Rosewood Neighborhood Park
- UT alumna Katie Kam launches campaign for Austin City Council seat representing West Campus
- Austin City Council Members Seek Public Input on Renaming César Chávez Street
- No. 2 Texas wins series at South Carolina after dropping opener
- Texas junior Madison Booker wins Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year for third straight season
- 2026 Austin-area manufacturing list shows 29.6 million square feet and thousands of jobs across six counties
- Five new and updated eateries land in Austin area, including North Austin barbecue rebrand and new spots in Leander and West Campus
- Top 20 Austin-area neighborhoods recorded 4,603 housing starts in 2025, Zonda data show
- New 2026 list shows 629 condo units under construction or closed in Austin area in 2025
- Greta Díaz González Vázquez covers K-12 and higher education for KUT News in Central Texas
- NTSB opens probe into additional incident involving Waymo and Austin ISD
- Tiny Grocer opens cafe with all-day menu at Hyde Park grocery store
- Austin police investigating homicide near 8200 Tuscany Way, suspect questioned
- Rodeo Austin runs 15-day slate of ProRodeo events, concerts and youth livestock competitions at Travis County Expo Center
- Flyrite Chicken reopens as food truck at Stoney's Good Time Ranch in East Austin
- Texas ban on smokable hemp takes effect, state says rules cover out-of-state sellers
- Wheatsville Food Co-op marks 50 years with free community celebration at Guadalupe store
- Texas awards $555,555 to UT Austin as part of $5 million forensic psychiatry fellowship program
- Westlake Offensive Lineman Jackson Cook Verbally Commits to Texas Longhorns
- UTPD records nearly 70% rise in thefts, with West Campus seeing most incidents
- Blackshear Elementary will close as Austin ISD advances $47 million Oak Springs campus plan
- Round Rock and Travis County ESD 2 enter agreement to share fire response and dispatch services
- Cesar Chavez Mural Removed in East Austin Prompts Local Outcry
- KUTX returns Rock the Park to Mueller Lake Park Amphitheater for 16th season
- UT Austin's STEM Girl Day draws K-8 students, organizers consider adding high school programming
- Four Austin spots to walk for National Take a Walk in the Park Day on March 30
- Thousands Rally in Downtown Austin as Part of Nationwide 'No Kings' Demonstrations
- Austin ISD trustees transfer management of three middle schools to outside partner to avoid state takeover
- Texas women’s basketball to face Kentucky at Dickies Arena in NCAA Sweet 16
- Preserve at Mustang Creek opens affordable, modern apartments in Round Rock
- Housing Authority proposes overhaul of almost 100-year-old East Austin affordable housing complex
- César Chávez Mural in East Austin Painted Over After Allegations Resurface
- Large No Kings 3 demonstration planned Saturday in Downtown Austin
- Austin City Council approves resolution to strengthen protections for public parkland
- Early-morning electrical-room fire at The Mark Austin displaces dozens of residents, no injuries reported
- Austin ISD approves Texas Council for International Studies to run Burnet, Dobie and Webb middle schools
- New sushi, ramen, crepe, cookie shops and a wine bar open across Austin metro