Austin is officially a global gastronomic powerhouse. That's according to lifestyle news site Yardbarker, which recently crowned the Texan capital the second-best foodie destination in the entire United States.

While maps might have indicated that New Spain included much of what is now Texas, the Spanish, in fact, rarely controlled territory beyond a few scattered presidios, missions and villages. The exceptions might be found in the brushy South Texans land around San Antonio and La Bahía, where Tejanos operated productive ranches.

The crackdown targeted undocumented immigrants with criminal records, with arrests occurring in multiple states.

Hundreds of cities have cut back parking requirements for real estate projects. That’s led to more housing development, but it has also resulted in backlash from residents.

As Austin prepares to cap portions of Interstate 35 to remedy the highway’s disruptive effect on downtown and provide useful new land for its medical complex, it might look out of town to a few other successful models.

Elon Musk is reshaping Austin with ambitious projects like Tesla’s Gigafactory, The Boring Company’s Hyperloop Plaza, and the futuristic city of Snailbrook. Learn how these developments could redefine technology and urban living.

At just 17, Ty Myers has crafted a 16-song debut album ( The Select, out Jan. 24 on RECORDS Nashville/Columbia Records) that blends country songcraft, blues-drenched guitar riffs and soulful, gritty vocals in a way that sounds far beyond his years.

A rare frigid storm charged through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday, blanketing New Orleans and Houston with snow that

More than 1,300 flights to, from or within the U.S. were already canceled Wednesday morning and more than 900 were delayed, according to online tracker FlightAware.com. Both Houston airports

Photo via Live Nation Today, Jan. 22, Tedeschi Trucks Band have re-emerged to announce the expansive Live In 25 Tour. From May through October, the

Snow covered the white-sand beaches of normally sunny vacation spots, including Gulf Shores, Alabama, and Pensacola Beach, Florida. The heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain hitting parts of the Deep South came as a blast of Arctic air plunged much of the Midwest and the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.

Talks to bring nonstop flights between Austin and cities in Asia are “incredibly productive,” according to a consulting firm working with Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to attract and maintain new airlines and routes.