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Studies say Austin-San Antonio passenger rail requires $13 billion or a route Union Pacific resists

By: Nathan Bernier

A pair of new rail studies give Austin and San Antonio a clearer choice: negotiate with Union Pacific or build a mostly elevated $13.5 billion line along SH 130.

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Extreme Heat Warning: Austin could tie another record as high temperatures drag on

By: Nathan Bernier

Saturday was the hottest day of the year, and Sunday will flirt with record highs.

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Austin will be home to one of Southwest Airlines' first lounges

By: Nathan Bernier, Kut By

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport will be home to one of Southwest Airlines' first traveler lounges with an opening date scheduled for late 2027.

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Is possessing smokable hemp flower and concentrate legal in Texas? No one knows

By: Nathan Bernier

The Texas health department wouldn't say if its newly updated list of highly illegal drugs includes the same hemp flower made legal by state law.

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A Delta-8 label could be enough for an arrest in Austin, even though it's 'not primary objective'

By: Nathan Bernier

A state rule that was reinstated July 31 bans Delta-8, and Austin police said the packaging could establish probable cause for a felony arrest. But APD says cracking down on Delta-8 isn't a priority.

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Austin light-rail agency scraps $47 million office plan, expands next door instead

By: Nathan Bernier, Kut By

The agency building Austin's light-rail system has scrapped a controversial $47 million plan to relocate its headquarters to a lakefront high-rise at 100 Congress Ave.

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Why is Austin's $22 million Barton Springs bathhouse renovation taking so long?

By: Nathan Bernier, Kut By

Swimmers at Barton Springs Pool, the spring-fed jewel of Austin's Zilker Park, generally fall into one of two camps

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School vouchers and THC divide a Texas House race in Williamson County

By: Nathan Bernier, Kut By

Gov. Greg Abbott signed the school voucher bill into law and vetoed the THC ban. Round Rock Republican Caroline Harris Davila voted for both.

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When James Talarico was Jimmy, he played in the sandbox of student politics at UT Austin

By: Kut By, Nathan Bernier

Friday nights at the University of Texas at Austin meant The West Wing for Jimmy Talarico and his friends.

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Hays County growing pains frame Texas House District 45 race

By: Kut By, Nathan Bernier

In fast-growing Hays County, voting is underway in a Texas House rematch between a Democratic lawmaker seeking a fifth term and a young Republican making his second run for the seat.