The bill from Houston-area Republican state Rep. Briscoe Cain isn't the first attempt to undermine local control in Austin.

Texas leaders challenged a Houston-area representative behind a bill, HB 274, that would strip the city of Austin of its ...

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 ...

Those were the headlines for April 8, 1900 — as reimagined "in the style of the day" for the American-Statesman on April 8, ...

A vote on a plan to spend nearly $11 million dollars on art at the airport has been pulled from an upcoming city council ...

After Real estate experts reported in December Austin had the largest rent decrease between 2023 and 2024 of the country’s ...

A joint fire and emergency medical services station in Four Points is now servicing communities in the Northwest Austin area, ...

Impact Link Move over San Francisco; Austin is the new American robotaxi capital. Waymo made its debut in the city last week. The Google-backed startup is partnering with Uber to offer robotaxis ...

Austin adopted what were called “historic” water reuse regulations a year ago, so the program is still in its infancy, ...

The city's first modern light-rail system would run in dedicated lanes on city streets with priority at traffic signals.

Business in Austin is booming with tech companies, life science organizations and financial firms establishing a strong ...

Waymo and Tesla are going head-to-head in Austin, lured by Texas' hands-off ... of autonomous vehicle firms battling it out in the city, including Amazon-backed Zoox and ventures funded by ...