Nathan Bernier

At KUT Fest, Paige Ellis — who's on Austin's city council and CapMetro's board — agreed with Mayor Kirk Watson that ATP's office lease plan was wrong, but said the dispute showed oversight is working.

The remarks are a notable shift from one of the council's more prominent supporters of the project to build parks over I-35 after TxDOT widens and sinks the mainlanes.

TxDOT says the 75-foot-wide passage is needed to keep boaters away from construction equipment. Some daily lake users say the setup can be confusing from the water.

The state also rejected Austin's request to keep the giant "TEXAS" street painting near the University of Texas at Austin campus and gave the city until June 22 to submit a plan.

A Texas Supreme Court order takes effect May 28 that allows state health officials to again treat manufactured Delta-8 THC as a Schedule I controlled substance, a legal category that includes peyote and Ecstasy.

Delta-8 gummies and drinks sold at gas stations and smoke shops across Texas are set to be treated by state health officials as Schedule I controlled

Almost 500 electric bikes have been pulled from Austin streets since Memorial Day weekend, with no timeline for their return.

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is busier than last summer as a $5 billion expansion moves ahead and high oil prices prompt some airlines to trim prices.

The Texas Fifteenth Court of Appeals has cleared the way for new Department of State Health Services rules governing hemp products to take effect again, including higher fees for businesses and limits on the sale of THCA flower and concentrates.

After weeks of back-and-forth court rulings over the future of the Texas hemp market, new rules that target smokable hemp products and charge sharply higher fees on retailers and manufacturers can take effect again.