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Just as Silicon Valley entrepreneurs were landing in Austin for the annual South by Southwest celebration, the startup industry's primary bank collapsed.

The South by Southwest Film and TV Festival launches this week with a renewed sense of purpose. There is the new name, of course, adding "and TV," along with new leadership. Equally important, the movie "Everything Everywhere All at Once," poised to win big at the Academy Awards on Sunday,…

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott is throwing his weight behind a push to limit city ordinances that local officials say could undermine rules from beekeeping to payday lending.

Woman who did not have a permit to keep alligator as a pet confessed to taking an egg from zoo near Austin 20 years ago

AUSTIN, Texas — Five women denied abortions in Texas despite having dangerous pregnancy complications sued the state in a lawsuit that could provide the first clarity on when doctors can legally perform the procedure.

The boys, 15 and 17, were standing in an apartment complex hallway in the 1100 block of South Mason Avenue when a gunman approached and opened fire, Chicago police said.

The Texas Legislature has nine lawmakers who are openly LGBTQ, all Democrats. At the same time, some Republican lawmakers are pushing a slate of bills aimed at drag queens, transgender children and how sexuality is discussed in schools.

Shrone Conaway, Marnell Brown and Malcolm Brown recently bought the Austin building with plans to open a community center that also will house two organizations, To Walk in My Shoes and The Herbert F. Ballard Foundation.

AUSTIN, Texas — Usually an emphatic presence on the sideline, Kansas coach Bill Self seemed subdued.