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Capital Metro's rail service may be expanded to weekends, if a funding agreement can be reached with the city.

Is Austin Getting Another Shot At A Light-Rail Line?

Austin is (again) flirting with the idea of a light-rail system, it seems.A tweet has given us a glimpse at Cap Metro’s plans to build out a light-rail…

A MetroRapid bus with the destination sign 801 Rapid. In the background is a street light in front of a blue sky.

CapMetro gets $65 million from feds for high-frequency bus lines

The cash infusion clears the way for two MetroRapid lines to begin running with an all-electric fleet of buses in 2025.

Indie Orchestra returns to Austin, Thursday, Feb. 1, featuring A Giant Dog, Caleb De Casper, Daniel Fears, promqueen and Thor & Friends.

Indie Orchestra returns with orchestrally backed performances by A Giant Dog, Caleb De Casper and more

Indie Orchestra (I/O) returns to Austin with orchestrally backed performances by A Giant Dog, Caleb De Casper, Daniel Fears, promqueen and Thor & Friends. Thursday, Feb. 1.

Construction In Texas Is 'Essential' During The Pandemic. Workers Worry Their Health Is Not.

Kara says she's been having regular panic attacks over the past couple weeks knowing her husband, a commercial plumber in Austin, is going to work.“I feel…

Ina Jaffe

Ina Jaffe is a veteran NPR correspondent covering the aging of America. Her stories on Morning Edition and All Things Considered have focused on older adults' involvement in politics and elections, dating and divorce, work and retirement, fashion and sports, as well as issues affecting long term care and end of life choices. In 2015, she was named one of the nation's top "Influencers in Aging" by PBS publication Next Avenue, which wrote "Jaffe has reinvented reporting on aging."

Amy Walters

Amy Walters is a producer for NPR based at NPR West in Los Angeles.

AISD to Talk Bond Proposal Tonight at Community Meeting

The Austin Independent School District is hosting a community meeting tonight on its 2014 budget and its $892 million bond proposal that's up for a vote…

Pro-Trump extremists, including Jacob Chansley, the "QAnon Shaman" known for his painted face and horned hat, intended "to capture and assassinate elected officials," the Justice Department says in a new court filing. Chansley was taken into custody in Arizona.

U.S. Now Says No Direct Evidence Of 'Kill/Capture Teams' So Far In Capitol Riot

The top U.S. prosecutor for the District of Columbia cited a "disconnect" after federal prosecutors in Arizona said there was "strong evidence" that pro-Trump rioters intended to kill officials.

Cars driving underneath the Lamar underpass. Blue panels hang on the underpass walls.

The 'Moment' Has Passed. Austin's Most Controversial Public Artwork Might Be Coming Down.

The Austin City Council voted Thursday to take the blue panels along Lamar out of the city's public art collection.

An aerial view of the crash site on I-35 after the wreckage had been cleared.

I-35 construction zone safety to be examined as part of federal investigation into deadly crash

Federal investigators are reviewing the construction site's safety protocols and examining the truck driver's background, as well as the practices of his employer. A final report with recommendations might not be released for two years.

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