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We took VRBO's best destinations for family vacations list and plugged it into the CDC's risk guide.

Ellen Troxclair and Justin Berry both advanced to a runoff in the Republican primary for Texas House District 17 Tuesday night.

The University of Texas at Austin is in the process of releasing the first wave of 2022 student emergency grants. More than $25 million in student emergency grants will be awarded across 27,600 students.

Not one, not two, but three top prize tickets were sold for one of Texas Lottery's games from Feb. 28's drawing. Those three winning tickets were sold in Dallas, Amarillo and La Marque, the Texas Lottery reported.

While statewide median home prices jumped 15.7% from 2020 to $300,000, the report said median home prices in Austin-Round Rock shot up nearly 31% to $450,000 since 2020. Since 2018, median home prices have climbed $145,000 — meaning the median home price just four years ago was $305,000.

Three nights ago, an idea came to Nicolette Solomon-van Wyk that she could use the vacation rental platform Airbnb to provide a moral and financial boost to people possibly suffering in Ukraine.

While health leaders are recommending some continued masking, Dr. Ogechika Alozie, a member of the Texas Medical Association COVID-19 Task Force, says we have a wall of immunity right now, and that wall of immunity should provide some protection over the next six months.

Southwestern is the first DIII institution to announce a partnership with an NFT platform.

Austin Police Association tweeted early Friday morning, saying there were multiple possible fentanyl overdoses in and around the Sixth Street Entertainment District downtown.

Austin-Travis County announced its move to Stage 2 COVID-19 risk-based guidelines Friday morning. For people who are up-to-date on vaccine, it means many can ditch the masks.

That's in the Goodnight Ranch development near the Bluff Springs neighborhood, west of Vertex Boulevard. APD considered the suspect, who is believed to have stolen a car, armed and dangerous.

A franchise company that runs Applebee's restaurants is facing a lawsuit from a man who says a bartender served him alcohol over the limits established by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC).

Texas' beautiful Hill Country now has its very own board game.

Amazon has added nine Texas colleges and universities to its program that provides fully-funded tuition for hourly employees.

Incumbent Erin Zwiener coasted to victory in the Democratic primary for Texas House District 45 Tuesday night, winning 80.72% of the vote.

The Ritz, a historic downtown Austin building at 320 E. Sixth St., now has the green light to be spruced up inside and out for a new business called Comedy Mothership, which is being linked to comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan.

Float Fest plans to make a "big splash" as it makes a triumphant return for the first time in three years.

KXAN projected Gerdes would advance at 12:22 a.m. Wednesday, with the Pape projection following at 12:41 a.m.

In the primary race for Texas Attorney General, not a single Republican or Democratic candidate got more than 50% of the vote, meaning both sides are headed to a runoff.

Ukrainians seeking refuge are receiving assistance from Austin organizations.

A trip that started as a vacation for two northwest Austin residents has now become a mission to help Ukrainian refugees.

Meteorological winter is behind us and we're into a new month and a new season.

Austin Public Health announced changes to its COVID-19 dashboard to align with the state's data collection, the department announced Thursday.

Austin City Council approved $41 million in funding for fiscal year 2021-22 to go toward anti-displacement efforts as Project Connect develops.