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AUSTIN (KXAN) - Thanksgiving Eve is one of the biggest tests for restaurants in central Texas this year - as owners juggle staff shortages and customer demand. To-go orders, reservations, and dining out more than doubled for…

Despite Travis County's move to relaxed coronavirus guidelines this week, local hospital numbers on Friday were slow to match hopeful expectations for an end to masking and social distancing this fall. Austin and Travis County had 23 new…

3700 Dacy, a project similar to The James on Grand Avenue. Image courtesy of The NRP Group The NRP Group pioneered The James on Grand Avenue, an affordable community in Williamson County, Texas, north of Austin. The 4 percent…

Austin Travis County's Medical Director raised concerns about staff, patients and COVID numbers after the holiday weekend AUSTIN, Texas - Hospitals in the Austin area are once again running out of manned ICU…

Despite the efforts of Governor Greg Abbott, 52 school districts and counties across the state, including several in the Austin area, have defied governor's order and instituted masking mandates in time for the 2021 school year.Several…

Austin, Texas - (BUSINESS WIRE) - KB Home (NYSE: KBH) today announced the expansion of the coveted Sonterra master plan to include three new single-family home communities: Cool Water, Eastwood and Rio Lobo. Sonterra is…

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Local venues in a city that has been declared the "Live Music Capital of the World" are facing another closure. In December, the Save Our Stages Act was passed as part of the COVID-19 Relief Fund and the…

Employers in the Austin metropolitan area added more than 8,000 workers to their payroll last month as the area's economic recovery continues to accelerate as the coronavirus pandemic subsides.According to seasonally adjusted figures…

Investigative Summary: Central Texas homebuyers are sharing their stories after their dream home contracts were canceled. KXAN investigated and found home builders can have a termination clause in their contracts that allows…

A Hill Country motel and Austin lodging company were just loved by none other than the New York Times. The Times recently quoted the Stonewall Motor Lodge east of Fredericksburg on US Highway 290 and…