If you're a fan of water parks – and who wouldn’t be with these July temperatures? – check out the story of local water parks, past and present.

The lowest score Austin received was for its park amenities, 31 points, which had 2.4 basketball hoops, 1.3 dog parks, 2.1 playgrounds and 1.2 bathrooms per 10,000 people, according to the report.

AUSTIN, Texas - Could a parks maintenance fee be added to your utility bill? Council Member Paige Ellis (District 8) is proposing the fee to help with parks funding ahead of city budget talks.

AUSTIN, Texas — Austinites may soon have to pay more to help maintain and improve city parks. One city councilmember is proposing a new parks maintenance fee as the city faces a $33 million ...

Some of the most popular waterparks in the country are located in Central Texas.

Volunteers for the legal advocacy organization Save Our Springs and Austin United PAC’s Save the Soul of Austin campaign have spent the summer collecting petition signatures in an attempt to stop the ...

According to a report from the firm Angelou Economics, 2024’s ACL brought in almost $535 million to the Austin economy, and since the festival started in 2002, it has made more than $4.1 billion ...

The popular Wimberley swimming hole has struggled with low water levels for years. While staff with the Hays County Parks ...

Parks over I-35: In final push, some Austin city … News / May 21, 2025 / 09:06 PM CDT ...