Those were the headlines for April 8, 1900 — as reimagined "in the style of the day" for the American-Statesman on April 8, ...

AUSTIN, Texas — It’s hard to imagine that Downtown Austin was once a lush forest where giant mammals roamed, but you need to look no further than the 22-story office building at 301 Congress Ave.

House Bill 274, filed by State Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park), was first announced in December and would allow the state to ...

Before SXSW's existence, Austin was known as Texas' capital and home to the University of Texas Longhorns. Outside of that, the city didn't necessarily have an international presence. In 1987 ...

Everything's bigger and better in Texas, including its major metropolitan cities. The state's capital city was once again named the best capital city to live in the US. Austin has maintained its ...

A Texas state senator has filed a bill calling for a study on immigration — specifically, the “economic, environmental, and financial impact of illegal immigration” in the state.

Waymo and Tesla are going head-to-head in Austin, lured by Texas' hands-off approach to regulation. The number of robots on the road is growing, and local residents, law enforcement, and Uber ...

AUSTIN, Texas – It is a Texas-sized statement to say the state could be the nation’s film capital. Still, lawmakers and other figures in Austin certainly think the limelight is possible as the ...