Old Austin

The East Austin Tex-Mex establishment received the money from a program benefitting historic businesses. The owner plans to use the money for building upkeep.

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

Nobody really calls it "Bat City." It's just not a thing, really. But Google "Bat City," and Austin pops up. We couldn't let that lie.

Months after demolition on the Erwin Center started, the exterior walls are coming down. We asked for your best memories of concerts, graduations, wrestling, circuses, Disney on Ice and everything else — and you sent us more than a thousand responses.

For some, Old Austin boiled down to a feeling. For others, it was a person, a band, a beer, a stage …

The store became a locus of Chicano organizing in the 1970s, welcoming Latino politicians like former state Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos to conduct campaign events.

Local newspaper archives show people have missed "Old Austin" as far back as 1884.

The business owners have said they hope to work toward a multi-year lease once the state appoints a trustee to manage the land.

The lease for Peter Pan Mini Golf, which has been in business for 75 years, is currently slated to end in March.

The cemetery started as a single grave in 1912. Now it's a cornerstone for Mexican culture and local families' legacies.