News in Austin
One person shot during encounter with ICE in Austin
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot a man in the torso in Austin, Texas, local authorities said, the latest violent episode to occur as the Trump administration pushes to increase deportations.
GPB News
Published September 20Federal immigration agent shoots and injures man in Austin, Texas
The Department of Homeland Security said Monday it was leading the investigation into the officer involved in a shooting of "an illegal alien from Venezuela" during an operation in Austin, Texas.
WVIA Public Media
Published September 20Federal immigration agent shoots and injures man in Austin, Texas
The Department of Homeland Security said Monday it was leading the investigation into the officer involved in a shooting of "an illegal alien from Venezuela" during an operation in Austin, Texas.
Federal immigration agent shoots and injures man in Austin, Texas
The Department of Homeland Security said Monday it was leading the investigation into the officer involved in a shooting of "an illegal alien from Venezuela" during an operation in Austin, Texas.
Cascade PBS
Published September 18Austin City Limits Remembers Cassandra Wilson
Austin City Limits remembers American jazz singer and songwriter Cassandra Wilson.
Cascade PBS
Published September 17HAAM Day, Rural Justice
HAAM Day, one of Austin's marquee local music events, is coming up Tuesday, September 22.
Blue Ribbon News
Published September 16Chairwoman Pierson highlights prevention and outcomes at first Women’s Health hearing
AUSTIN, TX — Chairwoman Katrina Pierson today concluded the House Subcommittee on Maternal Health, Menopause, and Access to Evidence-Based Medicine’s first hearing, focused on improving women’s health outcomes through prevention, early intervention, and evidence-based care. The…
San Antonio Current
Published September 15UT students attacked by Bo French call his comments ‘disgusting’ and too familiar
Students at the University of Texas at Austin said they were dismayed — but unsurprised — by the racist attacks lobbed at them online after a Republican candidate for statewide office suggested white Americans were being “displaced.” Bo French, the Republican running for a seat…
San Antonio Current
Published September 15Michelin star-winning restaurant group to debut concept in renovated River Walk hotel
One of the top players in San Antonio’s contemporary dining scene has joined forces with a historic River Walk hotel property, and the pair’s first concept, a downtown brasserie, will debut in December. Emmer & Rye Hospitality — the Austin-based restaurant group behind Pearl’s…
San Antonio Current
Published September 15Austin’s live music scene isn’t dead yet. Last weekend’s Levitation Festival proves it.
Is Austin no longer the “music capital of the world”? Or, as Mark Twain would say, have rumors of its death been greatly exaggerated? That’s a question much discussed by Central Texas music lovers after a succession of alarming announcements that could soon drastically change the…
San Antonio Current
Published September 14U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz booed relentlessly at UT football game
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was greeted by a chorus of boos at Saturday’s University of Texas football game in Austin. Indeed, the jeers swelled into such a cacophony that it was almost impossible to hear him speak during an interview segment over chants of “Ted, you suck.”…
Leo Wilson celebrates TWIA decision
AUSTIN– Last week, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) rejected a policy change recommendation that could have affected over 50,000 coastal property owners with secondary residences.The T