The United Austin PAC has submitted over 20,000 verified signatures for a ballot measure that could delay or stop the redevelopment of the Austin Convention Center. At the end of this report, check out ABJ's list of festivals and events.
Austin’s sushi game is strong despite being a landlocked city. The Japanese specialty is done right in town, with local restaurants serving excellent sushi, sashimi, nigiri, chirashi bowls, and rolls aplenty. Austin’s best sushi…
Austin County is under a burn ban effective October 13, 2025. Outdoor burning is prohibited, with limited exceptions for welding and cooking. Residents should stay alert and report fires.
Parents, staff and community members took the mic one after another for the first time last week to express how they felt about the Austin Independent School District’s school consolidation plan. Some worried about the social and academic…
On Oct, 4, Ballet Austin hosted Fête 2025, its premiere fundraising gala, at the JW Marriott — a dazzling evening celebrating creativity, community, and 25 years of visionary leadership from Artistic Director Stephen Mills. The event…
The officer captured in a viral video hitting an arrestee pinned to the ground was attacked from behind before the recording started, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
The Love Austin Campaign, a group championing a proposed tax rate increase in Austin, withdrew its ethics complaint against a website opposed to the ballot proposition, according to a Monday press release.
LA Lakers head coach JJ Redick thinks highly of guard Austin Reaves. So much so that Redick decided to bring up the name of a former player to make a comparison between him and Reaves, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Redick linked Reaves and…
The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force has arrested a man wanted in connection to a North Austin murder in early October. Enrique Gomez-Urbina, 21, a Mexican national, was arrested and charged with murder from an incident that
The 9th Interstellar Symposium at UT Austin will bring together scientists, creatives, and industry experts to discuss the possibilities of exploring beyond our solar system and the lasting impacts it could have on Earth.