Andrew Weber

"There's a war on for your mind." That's what Austin-based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones told his listeners, readers and acolytes for decades. Now, it seems that war is over.

The conspiracy-peddling site that's been based out of Austin since its founding in 1999 has been shut down.

Austin has increasingly leaned on contractors to represent the city in court over the last few years.

Austin will pay Robert Springsteen, Mike Scott, Forrest Welborn and the family of Maurice Pierce a total of $35 million in restitution after they were wrongfully accused of the yogurt shop murders.

Longtime state Rep. Gina Hinojosa's run for governor opened up the seat that stretches across Central Austin.

Police say 17-year-old Cristian Mondragon and two other teen-aged suspects were responsible for a dozen shootings across Austin.

Austin backed off using the surveillance technology last year after privacy concerns.

Neighbors living on the tracts say they hadn’t heard about the plan until this week, while other people reamed City Council for not properly vetting the plan before rushing it to a vote.

Montserrat Garibay and Kathie Tovo topped the eight-candidate primary in March. Now, voters will decide which Democrat will represent Texas House District 49 in the Capitol.

After alerts confused tens of thousands of Austinites this month, local emergency management officials said the messages could have been clearer. Police told KUT News they plan to "tidy up and tighten up" their emergency messaging.