The portion of South Austin that makes up District 5 could see new representation for the next four years, as incumbent Ryan Alter faces three opponents competing to claim the seat. Among the district ...

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The Austin-based filmmaking duo behind 1997’s The Schedule are making their next project. If that doesn’t ring any bells, then maybe you’ll know Burnie Burns and Matt Hullum better as two of the ...

Eleven days after being shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez finally had surgery to remove the bullet in his upper back last Thursday, Oct. 1, according ...

Austin voters cemented a generational shift in 2022 by electing five City Council candidates who embraced the city planning philosophy of New Urbanism. Those elected became part o ...

Dozens of residents walked between displays about water conservation, reuse, and consumption Monday, Oct. 5, at the city of Austin Permitting and Development Center, as Austin Water officials asked ...

Across the country, children face immigration proceedings that could determine whether they can remain in the United States. Some of them are doing so without any legal representation. Since July 31, ...

First things first: Have Mayor Kirk Watson and the city’s Homeless Strategies and Operations department been meeting with the Cicero Institute – the right-wing think tank working to sweep homeless ...

Friday more or less went off without a hitch despite the rain, but ACL Fest opened its gates two hours late on Saturday as construction crews attempted mud cleanup. Organizers fit almost everyone into ...

Travis County election officials work to register voters, Ken Paxton's leaked audio digs his campaign more holes, and more of the week's biggest headlines ...

Indeed, rain descended on Zilker Park in the days leading up to this year’s Austin City Limits fest, and it didn’t stop Friday. And yet the Chronicle team lived to tell the tale. Locals Elijah Delgado ...

Austin voters cemented a generational shift in 2022 by electing five City Council candidates who embraced the city planning philosophy of New Urbanism. Those elected became part of a supermajority ...