Hill Country

Drought and water scarcity in Wimberley have claimed a second victim. First, it was Jacob's Well, and now Blue Hole's water levels are two feet below the normal level.

David Baker, executive director of The Watershed Association, a nonprofit conservation group, says this is the worst he's seen the well in over three decades.

The new mile-long segment in Sunset Valley connects the trail from Barton Springs Pool to Slaughter Creek near MoPac.

The largest of those celebrations is Wurstfest in New Braunfels, which kicks off on Nov. 4.

A Texas river expert says river flows across the state this summer are headed into the record books for being among the lowest ever, especially if rain does not fall soon.

Craft breweries across the region, from Blanco to Fredericksburg and Dripping Springs to New Braunfels, are attracting locals and weekend road trippers from all over Texas — and even a few from across the country. Those visitors are also providing an economic boost to small towns that just a decade ago looked a lot sleepier.

By next year, the trail is expected to be complete from Barton Springs Pool in Zilker Park to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

A culinary arts team from a Texas Hill Country high school is one of only 10 in the nation to compete in a NASA contest to create an out-of-this-world dish for astronauts to eat aboard the International Space Station.

HB 298 would help cities regulate light pollution outside of city limits.

A cold front and rain are heading to the Austin area, and parts of the Hill Country could see snow, according to the National Weather Service.