From the steps of the Texas Capitol on a sunny Saturday morning, Democratic U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett told the crowd assembled on the building's sprawling south lawn that they weren't doing enough to ...

Jim Duncan, a retired city planner, has written more than 600 short histories of Austin businesses. We introduced him and this series, "Jim Duncan's Austin," on July 6. This week, we adapt three of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Protesters were blocking streets in front of the Capitol building, and law enforcement is telling them to get off the street. We ...

The Texas Capitol building in Austin was partly evacuated on Tuesday amid an active shooter alert. Several state representatives and local media outlets posted videos from the scene, showing chaos.

AUSTIN, Texas — A protest was held outside the Texas State Capitol building on Monday evening in solidarity with anti-ICE protests happening in Los Angeles. The Party for Socialism and Liberation ...

Entrepreneurialism in Austin essentially traces back to 1827, when Stephen Fuller Austin received his second land grant from the Mexican government. Known as the empresario system, the grants allowed ...