Austinites

A winter frost and a wet spring may not raise forest fire concerns, but fire officials say the combination of these events and forecast weather patterns create an environment ripe for larger fires, even in…

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Angela Shelf Medearis, who has lived in Austin for more than 40 years, has seen many changes in the city. Some of the most pronounced are in east Austin, she said, where gentrification has displaced generations…

Still in anticipation of a special permit from the City of Austin, the Austinites are less than concerned that the Austin City Limits Festival won't return in 2021.With just three more weekends to go until the legendary…

Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana on Sunday and the extent of its devastation was slowly becoming clear.The Associated Press reports that Ida hit the state with winds of up to 250 miles per hour, making…

The highly contagious Delta-COVID-19 variant has changed a lot in a short time. It is driving up case numbers and hospital admissions in central Texas, across the state, and nationwide in places…

AUSTIN (KXAN) — You may have noticed an increase in prices or wait times on ridesharing platforms in Austin. Both Uber and Lyft say they are trying to keep up with a spike in demand from passengers. “I have started to go out…