The owners of a massive 6,600 swath of land spanning two counties inked a deal with the city of Austin to conserve some of the land and protect it from development. Shield Ranch—a 6,600-acre wildland that contains 10 percent of Barton Creek's watershed—recently finalized an agreement with the city of Austin to conserve part of its land.
Developers are getting closer to kicking off the first phase of construction for a massive mixed-use development along the Colorado River in East Austin. A site plan for the first
Those were the headlines for April 8, 1900 — as reimagined "in the style of the day" for the American-Statesman on April 8, 1976 — when the Austin Dam, which supplied the city with almost all its electricity, collapsed during a major Colorado River flood.
Hotel Vegas is celebrating "Texas Forever" this weekend on Sunday, March 2 – Texas Independence Day. The event will include a market featuring local vendors, free two-step lessons, Texas tattoos and live music all night, including a ZZ Top tribute performed by Amplified Heat.
No. 1 Texas softball might have dropped its first game of the season in the tournament opener against No. 18 Stanford, but the Longhorns concluded their time in