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News, events, and entertainment happening in and around Austin and the Central Texas counties of Travis, Hays, Caldwell, Bastrop and Williamson

Austin-Round Rock Is The Ninth Fastest-Growing Metro Area In The U.S.

By Syeda Hasan • 8 hours ago

The Austin-Round Rock metro area is the ninth fastest growing in the country, according to 2017 population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Dripping Springs Seeks Settlement In Wastewater Discharge Fight

By Mose Buchele • Jun 20, 2018

Dripping Springs wants to be able to discharge treated wastewater into Onion Creek, but that's rubbed a lot of people downstream the wrong way. Now, city officials say, there may be a compromise on the table.

Juneteenth: 'It's Not About Eating Lunch, You're Eating History'

By DaLyah Jones • Jun 19, 2018

On this Juneteenth, people in Austin had a chance to get a taste of history.

The holiday celebrates Union Gen. Gordon Granger delivering news of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas in 1865, two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed it.

Juneteenth is now the most prominent Emancipation Day in the U.S. and is celebrated by people around the world. To mark the occasion in Austin, the George Washington Carver Museum hosted the second annual Juneteenth Lunch and Learn.

Lawsuit Accuses Austin, Travis County Of Gender Bias In Handling Of Sexual Assaults

By Audrey McGlinchy • Jun 19, 2018

Three women have sued the City of Austin and Travis County, alleging their sexual assault cases were inadequately handled because of their gender. The class-action lawsuit claims that sexual assault survivors “have been denied equal access to justice and equal protection of the law.”

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By Nathan Bernier • Jun 15, 2018

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