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Here's how Austin is feeling in new national study on happiness
Austin is continuing a lukewarm streak of being labeled one of the nation's mildly happy cities for the second year in a row.
Austin Mayor Says the Key To Keeping the City 'Weird' Is Ensuring a Robust Supply of Housing—or People 'Will Go Elsewhere'
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson has said that the key to living up to the city’s famous motto to stay "weird" will be to ensure that ...
Austin is the new capital of the robotaxi wars
Waymo and Tesla robotaxis are set to battle it out for the first time in Austin, America's new robotaxi capital.
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Austin’s water reuse program is moving forward, but slowly
Austin adopted what were called “historic” water reuse regulations a year ago, so the program is still in its infancy, ...
Austin expecting thousands of visitors and increased traffic during SXSW 2025
AUSTIN, Texas — Excitement is building for South by Southwest (SXSW), one of Austin's biggest events of the year, which ...
Austin police opposing bill that would give DPS control of Congress Avenue downtown
HB 470 would expand the "Capitol Complex," giving the Texas Department of Public Safety jurisdiction over 18 blocks around ...
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How would Austin's light-rail system be any different from riding the bus?
The city's first modern light-rail system would run in dedicated lanes on city streets with priority at traffic signals.
New Texas bill targets Project Connect, other tax rate election-funded capital projects
A new bill filing in the Texas Legislature could prohibit tax rate elections from funding multi-billion-dollar capital ...