If you see limes being sold in green netting, it’s because retailers want to influence your color perception through the Munker-White illusion. If you find that drinking more water for your health is ...

In a parking lot on the campus of Austin Community College’s Riverside campus on an April afternoon, eight teams of Central Texas high school students are constructing their own small structures. They ...

The 2024 update of Austin Energy’s carbon zero plan to 2035 was marked by a sense of urgency to meet skyrocketing demand on the statewide ERCOT grid, the specter of another Winter Storm Uri, and the ...

We witnessed a proper Red Wedding in Verde land Monday as Austin FC announced the simultaneous firings of head coach Nico Estévez and sporting director Rodolfo Borrell, triggering a complete factory ...

This month, I was unjustly arrested at City Hall as I advocated for solutions to homelessness. The organization I work for and the hundreds of unhoused members we represent – along with over 30 other ...

In a fury of faded, red-streaked hair and a star-emblazoned helmet, Las Putas del Fuego’s Stevie Kicks barrels into the backs of the Rhinestones’ blockers. The blockers’ stance, wide-legged and arm-in ...

Do we have free will? Do we carry any responsibility for having been born? Or when? If you find out, let the rest of us know! – Extra Old Austin Dude Good News Extra Old Austin Dude! I am delighted to ...

Orsak’s Café in Fayetteville continues the legacy of small-town diners where locals meet and travelers revel in discovering a good homestyle meal. Come for the juicy, two-fisted burgers or the chicken ...

West Austin residents gathered at Riverbend Church Wednesday, May 13, for a TxDOT event regarding the agency’s $68.4 million overhaul of Loop 360 at Courtyard Drive and RM 2222, where they met the ...

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The last place on Earth that Austin filmmaker Margaret Brown expected to be on Sept. 29 of last year was in the city of Austin Council chambers. She was supposed to be heading to the set of her next ...

For years, Austinites trying to understand police shootings had to piece together answers from briefings, news coverage, court cases, and old reports. Now, a new Office of Police Oversight dashboard ...