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Polls are showing the Democrat is giving incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott one of his toughest reelection races in years.

Hays County is electing new commissioners for Precincts 2 and 4. Their influence will shape the future of how Hays County manages its aquifers, budget and growth.

Shandra Carter's sudden departure comes weeks after KERA and The Texas Newsroom revealed the disturbing effects of an unprecedented lockdown across the agency's facilities.

Devin Stauffer, who also helped create UT's new core curriculum, has been named as the dean of the college.

Gov. Greg Abbott in 2024 pardoned the former U.S. Army sergeant for the 2020 killing of a protester in downtown Austin. A Travis County jury declined to convict him of a lesser charge Thursday.

A new partnership will allow the nonprofit to restore services after it faced funding challenges.

The main character in GERL GURL GORL! enters the world in an unconventional way. Through a combination of absurdist comedy and theatrical storytelling, Andie Flores uses her birth to show just how weird being a woman is.

Polls show the West Austin Democrat is neck-and-neck with the incumbent Republican.

Starting this month, Hive Mind Studios is hosting the Create Art Car Wash Mural Festival, in which a 50-year-old car wash will be covered in murals.

The Black Austin Matters podcast won a Silver Award in the Talk Show category at the 2026 Signal Awards, recognizing excellence in podcasting. Hosted by UT Austin professors Richard Reddick and Lisa B. Thompson, the podcast celebrates…

Last month, federal prosecutors alleged that Garces Perez hit an ICE agent with a car before he was shot. Though the video footage purporting to show the hit is sealed, KUT News obtained the audio.

Your neighbors are on stage telling raunchy stories about affairs, worst dates, toxic bosses and more. Could they be talking about you?

Republican and former Major League Baseball player Mark Teixeira is facing off with scientist Kristin Hook, a Democrat.

Twin brothers Simon and Nikolai Haas are showing off the fictional world they've spent 15 years creating.

Hundreds of Burnet and Webb parents signed petitions to close their children’s schools to avoid a district takeover, but some parents say they were pressured

About 4.3% of the county’s 952,713 registered voters cast a ballot Monday, compared to just 2.8% on the first day of early voting in the 2022 midterm election, and 4.14% of voters in 2018.

The seat, which has been long-held by Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, will now be handed off to either Democratic Congressman Greg Casar or first-time Republican candidate Lauren Peña.

Where do I find polling places? When is early voting? What’s on my ballot? We’ve got answers for the Austin area.

Democrat Paul Thomasson, a retired pastor in the United Methodist Church, is challenging incumbent Republican Charles Schwertner, an orthopedic surgeon, to represent State Senate District 5.

Models showed off nearly 70 outfits made from recycled materials at the Reuse on the Runway show Saturday. Here's a look at some of them.

Earlier this year, two longtime friends created the ATX Paranormal Hotline, which invites callers to share anonymous stories of ghosts, UFOs, cryptids... anything mysterious and unexplained.

The legal qualifications for agriculture commissioner — and whether either candidate meets them — have taken a front seat in the race between Republican Nate Sheets and Democrat Clayton Tucker.

Arshia Papari has raised less than 1% of Montserrat Garibay’s campaign contributions.

The Democratic nominee for Texas governor wants to inspect unredacted communications involving Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and Elon Musk’s companies based in the state.

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. presents his second, and final, discussion with Glenn Doughty, founder of Shake and Bake Family Fun Center, located in Baltimore, MD., former Baltimore Colts wide…

The deal is a way to package Austin music for visitors staying at a high-end hotel. It also illustrates the financial realities necessary for a longtime music venue to survive in a part of Austin that has become increasingly expensive.

Current City Council member Zo Qadri will face off with four challengers on the ballot in November.

There are eight proposals on the Nov. 3 ballot that would amend the city of Austin’s charter. Here is what you need to know.

Counties must now process affected voter registrations before Monday, when Texans can start voting early in the midterm elections.

The bookstore and café will take over a former United Methodist church. And, no, the name will not be Second Light.