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Austin steals Houston's claim to the tallest tower in Texas
Texas officially has a new highest tower. The title moves from Houston, for the JPMorgan Chase Tower, to Austin, for ...
Texas' No. 1 barbecue joint ranked the No. 1 BBQ hot spot in the US
Southern Living has ranked Franklin Barbecue as the best barbecue joint in Texas for four straight years, Yelp named it one ...
Antone’s at 50: How Clifford Antone's nightclub built a blues legacy that shaped Austin music history
On April 27, Jimmie Vaughan joined Sue Foley, Muddy Waters’ son Big Bill Morganfield and other legacy Antone’s acts for a ...
LGBTQ-affirming church in South Austin vandalized with spray paint, has pride flag torn down
“Today, our church building was vandalized and our Progress Pride flag was torn down. This act was meant to threaten the ...
Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas House Democrats with removal from office for fleeing state
The governor also alleged absconding Democrats may have committed felonies by fundraising to cover the $500-a-day fines they ...
Texas is about to outlaw THC vapes, even if lawmakers don’t ban all consumables
A new ban on THC vapes in Texas means some stores that specialize in the products could lose more than 30% of their business.
Texas Democrats explain quorum breaking, Republicans demand arrests to force Trump-ordered redistricting vote
Several Texas lawmakers left the state Sunday in order to block a Monday vote on redrawn congressional maps designed to add five Republican seats in the US House of Representatives.
Dems say ‘bring it on’ in redistricting fight
She wants to disband the state’s independent redistricting commission, while sinking deeper into the partisan nature of it ...