In observance of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, the Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) will present Austin ISD senior Ingrid Smith the activist of the year award at an event for the Texas Advocacy Project on Feb. 24.

The Austin Police Department finally cracked a 29-year-old murder cold case last year. But within a few days of APD contacting the suspect this past September, he committed suicide, APD announced Thursday.

Remember voting last year on two, seemingly identical Austin Police Oversight Acts that were actually created and funded by opposing groups?

Until recently, Austin’s Tamir Kalifa was known as a leader of the sprawling indie-rock orchestra Mother Falcon. But for the last several years he’s carved out an identity as a freelance photojournalist chronicling the struggles of grief-stricken communities.

On Sunday, thousands traveled from across the state to rally for a ceasefire in Gaza.

“What was Ken Paxton smoking when he filed this lawsuit?”

Two months after a district judge struck down changes City Council made to the city’s zoning regulations, Council has approved a resolution, Feb. 1, that will revive some of them.

The battle over a proposed 5,000-seat amphitheatre on Fitzhugh Road just west of Austin is raging hotter than ever after hundreds showed up to a Monday night meeting to protest the development.

Interim City Manager Jesús Garza’s decision to offer former Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo a high-paying interim assistant manager position was not well-received by City Council.