Austin Water's current threshold for a large water user is more than 85 million gallons a year. Austin Water Director Shay Ralls Roalson said the entire system used about 55 billion gallons over the year, putting that threshold at around 0.15% of total water use, according to CBS Austin.

With its boisterous UT football games, brisket worth standing in line for, great vintage shops, and legendary live music scene, the capital of the Lone Star State scores highly with students and travelers alike.

Austin Film Festival revealed the full lineup for the 33rd annual festival taking place from Oct. 29 to Nov. 5, along with announcing the filmmakers, actors and writers expected to attend. The festival will showcase 97 films from 24 countries along with four days of Writers Conference programming.

Although Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has long identified as a democratic socialist, the DSA movement shifted up a gear after the election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City mayor a year ago. Months later, more such candidates won Democratic congressional primaries in New York, Pennsylvania and Colorado.

For a $500,000 homestead inside Austin city limits, Travis County and Austin ISD, the five entities add up to about $8,215 annually. Austin ISD takes the largest share, about 40%, followed by the city at 28% and Travis County at 19%. Central Health and Austin Community College each account for about 6%.

Austin's aerospace industry is getting another expansion. Colorado-based York Space Systems has opened a new 8,400-square-foot office near the Domain, adding room for its software and artificial intelligence teams as its local workforce grows.

Data revealed that Saturday accounted for the most reported car thefts, with 240 documented, although weekdays didn't trail far behind, according to city data. On an hourly basis, 10 p.m. was the hour when car thefts most often occurred, reflective in 94 cases recorded among city data.

There’s no denying that an Austin tech scene, which has been simmering for decades, has reached a boiling point in the past few years. As of 2023, tech jobs accounted for 16 percent of all jobs in Austin—almost double the national average, according to ...

Austin leaders are considering how electric aircraft could support emergency responders by helping paramedics reach patients faster during major events and severe traffic congestion.