What’s Going On With the Pecan Street Festival? Plus, New Affordable Housing and ‘District of Austin’ Dies
The Texas Legislature is still in town, and while one lawmaker tried to get the state to take control over the city’s government, there was unanimous opposition. Host Nikki DaVaughn is joined by Hey A...
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Post-Roe, What Gives Austin’s Women’s Rights Activists Hope?
For one Austinite, this city was crucial to the fight for Women’s Rights in the 1960s. So decades after her activism helped desegregate dorms at The University of Texas at Austin and secure women’s re...
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Why Is the Travis County DA’s Office Missing Deadlines?
Travis County District Attorney José Garza is in hot water after his office was found to have missed a 90-day deadline to indict suspects on felony charges in several cases. Reporter Tony Plohetski fi...
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Our Biggest Public Safety Challenges, According to Sheriff Sally Hernandez
How well do you know Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez? As the top cop in charge of the county jail, Hernandez has improved the sheriff’s office’s response to mental health issues and is getting a...
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What Texas Lawmakers Want to Do About Furries, Project Connect, and Consumable Hemp
As the days on the Texas Legislative calendar tick away, lawmakers’ pace of work is speeding up — and they’re still keeping at least one eye on Austin. While the bill to turn Austin into the “District...
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Is SXSW Music Dead? Plus, That Awful I-35 Crash and Weekend Picks
It’s been a week, but we’re still talking about the horrific crash on Interstate 35 that killed five and injured several others, and we’ve got an idea for getting tractor-trailers like the one that cr...
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Sad AI Art, Lines, Michelle Obama, and Other SXSW Standouts
Is it just us, or were the crowds at South by Southwest smaller this year? We spent days galavanting around town, and have some opinions. So, we’re bringing you our thoughts on the unexpected, the ove...
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Where Austinites Celebrate Queer Art (Sponsored)
Some might say that our city’s slogan, “Keep Austin Weird,” is outdated. But for those who coordinate OUTsider Fest, weird — otherwise known as out of the mainstream — is the target participant. The f...
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