HB 470 would expand the "Capitol Complex," giving the Texas Department of Public Safety jurisdiction over 18 blocks around ...

New York-born cocktail bar Mother’s Ruin opened its first Texas outpost in Austin’s Sixth Street neighborhood on Friday, ...

Sixth Street will be re-closed to vehicular traffic through the end of SXSW, according to the Austin Police Department.

The originally planned time period to test out reopening Sixth Street to cars is wrapping up. The goal of this program is the break up stagnant, late-night crowds that often become unruly – and ...

Another much more immediately noticeable change has taken place on Sixth – the Austin Police Department has reopened the street to automobiles during the typically chaotic weekend nighttime hours when ...

In a city memo with preliminary data, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis says they've seen fewer arrests, use of force cases, and ...

The memo stated that the preliminary data “demonstrates several positive effects.” Those include reductions in the number of ...

Sixth Street has always been an essential part of Austin's culture and history. From live music venues launching the careers of Willie Nelson, Stevie Ray Vaughn and The Grateful Dead to longtime ...

Early data from the Austin Police Department suggests that a new public safety initiative aimed at reducing crime and violence on East Sixth Street is yielding positive results. The changes, which ...

A look at crime stories from in and around Austin from the week of March 2, 2025, including 9 people arrested for their role ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Starting Friday, March 7, Sixth Street will be re-closed to vehicular traffic through the end of South by Southwest, according to the Austin Police Department. Fences currently ...