City Cast Austin

Are we still suffering from a loneliness epidemic, like the U.S. Surgeon General declared in 2023? Well, the experts on friendship that we talked to say, kinda. While things may be getting better, Aus...

20 Aug 202531min

Austin has long been represented in Congress by Democrats. But now that the Texas House Democrats are back and the second special session is officially underway, it’s only a matter of time before the ...

19 Aug 202535min

Tesla’s Robotaxis are here, and Waymo just expanded its footprint in town from covering 37 square miles to covering 90. But it’s not like autonomous vehicles here are anything new — a decade ago, this...

18 Aug 202534min

It took Austin police 50 minutes to track down and arrest Ethan Nieneker, the gunman in Monday's deadly North Austin Target shooting. Could Flock Safety license plate readers have helped catch Nieneke...

15 Aug 202534min

For many Americans, money is tight right now. But fear not, Austinites — there is still plenty to do on the cheap in this city, and the City Cast Austin team is here to tell you all about it. We’re sh...

14 Aug 202535min

On Monday afternoon, Ethan Nieneker, a 32 year old male, opened fire in a North Austin Target parking lot, killing three and injuring others. Nieneker had previous encounters with the Austin Police De...

13 Aug 202522min

Recently, the Austin Aquarium got slapped with a rare warning from the United States Department of Agriculture for unsupervised interactions between animals and humans that went awry. The incidents th...

12 Aug 202526min

This week, Austin City Council will adopt next year’s budget, and all signs are pointing towards a tax rate election. Sales taxes aren’t what they used to be, federal cuts have hit the city’s bottom l...

11 Aug 202528min