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Apple plans $1B campus for Austin
In the wake of the Amazon HQ2 decision, Apple plans a 133-acre local expansion with space for up to 15,000 workers and a projected 5,000 new jobs
Austin midterm election runoff results
Three council races, AISD and ACC places decided
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Holiday season in Austin 2018
Shopping, events, lights, and more in the capital city
High & low: the most and least expensive homes sold this week
A Travis Heights find and a fixer-upper a little farther south occupy the ends of the scale home sales that took place in the past seven days.
Holiday weekend street closures: Turkey Trot, Downtown parade
Running, walking, and watching kick off seasonal celebrations
Waller Creek Show 2018: New art, new location
When, where, and what to expect at this year’s popular public art event and exhibit
Austin Design Week: Talking and gawking
A free, weeklong summit with a diversity of designers, workshops, tours, and events
Stop boiling, keep conserving
City water pronounced safe, conservation measures still in effect
Beto mural in East Austin finished for early voting
Artist Chris Rogers depicts U.S. Senate candidate as superhero
Central Texas floods near historic levels
Parts of Marble Falls evacuated, Austin area floodgates opened, flash flood warnings and road closures issued in several counties
Formula One weekend: Austin airport ups its game for big race
More flights, more food, more music, and more travel tips from ABIA
Weekend street closures: Texas Tribune Festival and more
Walks and runs join big thinkers and farmers around the central city
18 award winners transforming Austin spaces
Historic sites, performances, street-art restoration, and more celebrated with Preservation Austin merit awards
Inside Brooklyn Decker and Andy Roddick's Austin Home
The actress and model turned interior designer to create interiors for the home she and the tennis star own just west of downtown. Decker knows her stuff and went full-in on the project, demonstrating her ace decorating chops.
2018 summer was Austin’s third hottest
July saw month’s highest triple-digit temperature on record, with 51 days over 100 during three-month period
Lime makes dockless bikes, scooters more affordable and accessible to underserved in Austin
Discounts and easier access
FOMO Factory transforms Red River bar into Instagram-worthy exhibit and pop-up
Experiential, photogenic retail installation opens this fall in former Austin bar Headhunters
Tiny house convention packs in simple-living tips and small-home demos
National jamboree is Austin’s first, pulls into town this week
Weekend street closures: Bat Fest is back
Congress Avenue Bridge will be closed for 14th annual festival celebrating the city’s favorite nocturnal winged mammal
Austin Pride 2018 photos: From Fiesta Gardens to hotel rooftops
The day party might have ended a tad early Saturday, but you couldn’t rain on the parade later that night
Weekend street closures: Austin Pride Parade
There’s only one significant set of downtown street closures this weekend, but it’s a big one: Thousands will likely join Saturday’s march
New Austin Madewell Commons features local goods, community vibe
South Congress shop will host pop-ups and workshops by city’s artists and makers
Weekend street closures
Duck Derby and White Linen Night will shut down the Congress Avenue Bridge and West Second Street
Confederate place names prompt discussion of major change
Austin city staff issues recommendations for places needing immediate renaming and others to be examined
New home rental app aims for ‘instant satisfaction’
Austin-based Favor founders have a new startup that focuses on real estate
Tiny shotgun house pulls into Austin in the form of a pop-up shop
New Orleans company Krewe takes its eyewear on the road in an homage to NOLA architecture
Austin sets heat records as things continue to burst into flames
Dust traveling from the Saharan desert adds to temperature rise
Dockless bike-sharing company shuts down in Austin
Ofo pulls its bright yellow bikes from most North American cities as it scales back operations
Texas breaks energy records as heat wave bears down and wildfires scorch Hill Country
Summer 2018 temperatures are taxing state’s energy suppliers
Party at the moontower with ‘Dazed & Confused’
Alamo Drafthouse and the Austin Film Society are throwing the classic film a big party in Zilker Park for its 25th birthday
City won’t enforce plastic-bag ban
Texas court ruling, warning letters from state attorney general prompt city’s decision
Uber just added its dockless electric bikes to Austin’s growing fleet
RIde-hailing giant’s bike-share company, Jump, puts 250 of the vehicles on city streets
Domain brochure sparks outrage for ‘appalling’ content
Shopping center withdraws ‘insensitive’ marketing document describing ethnicities of target customers
Driverless shuttle pilot program coming to downtown Austin
Autonomous buses with human passengers will be tested on city streets
Austin mayor, council members travel to border detention facility to protest policy
City leaders join U.S. mayors delegation in Tornillo
City postpones vote on new taxi regulations
New ordinance meant to level the playing ground with Uber, Lyft, and other ridehailing companies
Austin ranked No. 5 as possible Amazon HQ2 city
A study based on factors that influence housing markets puts the finalist city near the top of the heap
What can you buy in Austin for the U.S. median home cost?
How much square footage you can get for $200K in cities around the country
Bird scooters return to Austin
Vehicle-sharing company Bird’s electric scooters were back on city streets today, more than two months after it and LimeBike initially, and illegally, launched operations in the city.