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Austin Dance India celebrates AAPI month with 'Sacred Balance: The Dance of Shiva and Shakti"
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (684+ words) Austin Dance India celebrates AAPI month with 'Sacred Balance: The Dance of Shiva and Shakti' KUT - On Air Now Playing BBC World News | KUT HD2 - On Air Now Playing Austin Music Experience | All Austin musicians and artists | KUTX HD2 - On Air Now…...
Shelter-in-place issued in South Austin as police search for active shooter
13+ hour, 17+ min ago (140+ words) A shelter-in-place has been issued for a wide swath of South Austin, bordered by south Slaughter Lane, east Mc Kinney Falls Parkway, north Ben White Boulevard and west Escarpment Boulevard. This comes as Austin police are searching for a person…...
Lou Diamond Phillips says getting city of Austin proclamation, Dallas honor feels 'full circle"
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (1111+ words) Lou Diamond Phillips has been acting for decades. But his breakout role was so iconic, it's one he's still largely associated with. Phillips played Ritchie Valens in 1987's "La Bamba" and then went on to shine in "Stand and Deliver…...
South Austin residents say a shelter-in-place alert looked like a phishing scam. It wasn't
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (329+ words) More than 50, 000 people in South Austin received a shelter in place alert on Wednesday as a "dangerous and violent" person with outstanding warrants was at large. But the alert didn't look like others sent by local agencies in the past,…...
How a traffic stop in San Marcos led to this father's ICE detention and his family's worst nightmare
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (1394+ words) Justice on three. One, two, three " Justice!" the group cried out. The calls came as the family prepared to deliver a petition asking Hays County District Attorney Kelly Higgins to decline to pursue criminal charges against Gerardo Reyes, a San…...
Supreme Court of Texas refuses removal of Texas House Democratic leader who broke quorum last year
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (349+ words) The Supreme Court of Texas has refused to remove Rep. Gene Wu, a Houston Democrat and party leader in the Texas House, from office over his role in the high-profile, 2025 quorum break over congressional redistricting. The court's Friday opinion is…...
Early voting for the primary runoff elections in Williamson County starts Monday
3+ day, 14+ min ago (543+ words) Early voting for the primary runoff election begins Monday and runs through May 22. Election Day is May 26. This runoff election will settle races from the March primary where no candidate won by more than 50% of the vote. In Williamson County,…...
Early voting for the primary runoff elections in Hays County starts Monday
3+ day, 14+ min ago (505+ words) Early voting starts Monday for Texas" primary runoff elections and runs through May 22. Election Day is May 26. . Ballots for Democrats and Republicans in Hays County will be short as only a few candidates for the November races remain undetermined. This…...
Early voting for the primary runoff elections in Travis County starts Monday
3+ day, 14+ min ago (672+ words) Early voting starts Monday for Texas" primary runoff elections and will run through May 22. This runoff election will settle races from the March primary where no candidate won by more than 50% of the vote. In Travis County, the ballots for…...
Austin's Latino community is divided when it comes to renaming Cesar Chavez Street
3+ day, 14+ min ago (824+ words) As Austin leaders continue working toward renaming Cesar Chavez Street after the labor leader was accused of sexual assault, some residents are trying to preserve the legacy of a man they revered for decades. In a matter of weeks after…...