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Carl Settles Jr. founded E4 Youth to help teach digital skills to underserved youth. The nonprofit's "What Once Was" project uses augmented and virtual reality to preserve the history of Austin's Black and brown communities.

The city will need thousands of skilled workers over the next several years as these projects get underway.

Much like its Elon Musk-headed federal counterpart, the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office aims to eliminate waste, fraud and corruption in government.

The city has about 2,400 unfilled jobs. It's prioritizing often tough-to-fill positions in engineering, information technology and health care. Jobs start at $21 an hour.

"My blindness doesn’t really make me stand out. It just makes me another person on the team," said Thomas Stivers, an employee at the South Austin facility.

Peter Pan Mini Golf, Blues on the Green and Highland Lanes were all on shaky ground last year. Here's how they survived.

"Katz's Never Kloses" may once again be an accurate phrase in Austin after the 24-hour restaurant announced plans to reopen in its original Sixth Street location.

The lease renewal also means Lebowski’s Grill, located inside Highland Lanes, will also stay open.

Tourists will open their wallets as they flood the Hill Country to view the eclipse. But how cities will handle the crowds depends a lot on the size and planning that has taken place until now.

Off to Austin’s west, you may have seen a collection of towers with their red lights blinking through the night.