The Latest Breaking News from Austin

Another Hot, Dry Summer May Push Parts of Texas to the Brink

Some areas are starting the year with low water reserves, and forecasters don’t expect substantial relief from the weather.

Texas Observer · Jan 23, 2024

TX Dem Jasmine Crockett is going viral

A freshman in Congress, Crockett's uncensored barbs and musings have helped launch her into the spotlight

Salon · Jan 18, 2024

Obit: After buying his first drill with green stamps, Carl Paul created a golf club making revolution

"(Carl) had incredible instincts, took calculated risks and hired the best people he could find."

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 17, 2024

3 Austin officers are cleared in a fatal shooting during a standoff where an officer was killed

A grand jury has cleared three Austin, Texas, police officers who fatally shot a man who had killed another officer and two other people

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2024

Texas Tribune spring fellows start the year full of promise

Fellows play critical roles in and in support of our newsroom.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 12, 2024

Sargeant: People "expect less" from US F1 drivers

After a difficult start to his rookie campaign in F1 last year, Sargeant became the first driver from the United States since 1993 to score points when he was classified 10th at his home race in Austin. 

Autosport · Jan 12, 2024

Photos: Two-time Masters winner Ben Crenshaw through the years

The Austin native was a star at the nearby University of Texas and won 19 times on the PGA Tour.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 11, 2024

"You've got the Scots who are very quiet and shy, and then you've got Scots when you get a drink in them - just wild revellers... Mogwai are the best example of that": Mogwai announce new career-spanning documentary If The Stars Had Sound

Scottish post-rock band Mogwai share the trailer for their new documentary, announce its World Premiere at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas

Louder · Jan 11, 2024

'3 Body Problem' to open SXSW, 'The Fall Guy' also to premiere at Austin festival

The SXSW Film & TV Festival will open with premiere of “3 Body Problem,” the anticipated Netflix series from “Game of Thrones” creators David Benioff and D

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2024

“I still love that idea of a solo singer-songwriter being able to communicate with just their guitar and vocal”: Christina Martin on making the leap from cheap Gretsches to fancy Duesenbergs, and why pedals stress her out

On her new album, Storm, the Canadian-born, Austin-based singer-songwriter is cultivating a more orchestral sound, but as she explains, you can strip it all back to her voice and guitar

Guitar World · Jan 9, 2024