The ATX Aggregator

11/09/2026

Austin sits more than 1,600 miles from Ground Zero, but the events of September 11, 2001, never stayed confined to New York, the Pentagon, or a field in Shanksville.

They reached into Texas homes, Texas classrooms, and Texas hearts — and a quarter century later, this city still carries that weight.

#9/11

Reflecting on 25 years since 9/11, Austin remembers those lost and honors their stories through memorials and community events.

10/09/2026

Austin City Council convenes today at 10:00 a.m. at City Hall for a packed agenda that mixes routine municipal business with a handful of contentious zoning cases and lingering public frustration over the Lake Austin drawdown.

Join the Austin City Council meeting today to discuss crucial contracts, zoning issues, and the impact of Lake Austin drawdown. Don't miss it!

09/09/2026

Discover if Texas Senator Ted Cruz is gearing up for a 2028 presidential run as he makes strategic moves and bold statements.

09/09/2026

According to a Wall Street Journal report, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) has made multiple trips to Iowa this year, gone deep on the podcast circuit, launched a book tour and quietly asked Capitol Hill staffers whether they’d be interested in joining a 2028 campaign. He will cap it off today with an appearance on “The View”.

It's no secret he wants to be president.

Discover if Texas Senator Ted Cruz is gearing up for a 2028 presidential run as he makes strategic moves and bold statements.

08/09/2026

Texas’s $5 billion h**p industry suffered its latest legal setback this week when a Travis County District Court judge denied a request for a temporary restraining order on enforcement of new rules regarding h**p-derived products, allowing the state’s crackdown on delta-8 THC products to continue.

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Texas’s H**p Industry Loses Another Round in Court — For Now Texas’s $5 billion h**p industry suffered its latest legal setback this week when a Travis County District Court judge denie…

07/09/2026

A somewhat abbreviated Labor Day edition today.

Texas has long sold itself as a jobs machine.

But this Labor Day, the picture is messier than the slogans suggest — shaped by immigration enforcement, an AI construction boom, and a governor’s race that’s closer than anyone expected.

Texas Jobs, Uncertain Ground: What Labor Day 2026 Reveals About the State’s Economy Texas has long sold itself as a jobs machine. But this Labor Day, the picture is messier than the slogans s…

06/09/2026

No. 5 Texas kicked off its 2026 season Saturday the way it wanted to: dominant, efficient, and never in doubt.

But by the end of the first quarter, the score wasn’t the thing everyone was talking about.

Texas Opens the Season with a 59-7 Statement — But Saturday’s Real Story Was the Heat No. 5 Texas kicked off its 2026 season Saturday the way it wanted to: dominant, efficient, and never in d…

05/09/2026

There is nowhere else in America you'd rather be today than the Forty Acres.

The Texas Longhorns kick off their 2026 campaign this afternoon against the in-state Texas State Bobcats at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, and if you've driven anywhere near campus this week, you already know: this city is thrumming with the kind of anticipation that only comes around when a team looks the part of a real championship contender.

Longhorns Open 2026 with Title Hopes, a Brand-New Facility, and a City Buzzing There is nowhere else in America you’d rather be today than the Forty Acres. The Texas Longhorns kick off their …

04/09/2026

If you’re hauling a boat to Lake Travis this Labor Day weekend, or you’re a trucker just trying to get a load to Houston, you’ve probably already noticed: diesel is expensive right now. Not “a little higher than last year” expensive — closer to record-territory expensive...just in time for the Labor Day holiday weekend.

Diesel Sticker Shock: What Central Texas Drivers Are Paying at the Pump This Labor Day If you’re hauling a boat to Lake Travis this Labor Day weekend, or you’re a trucker just trying to…

03/09/2026

Tesla is holding held its long-awaited Cybercab launch event in Austin today, folding its steering-wheel-free, pedal-free robotaxi into the driverless ride-hailing service it has run in the city since June 2025.

But it arrives in a city where Waymo has already been running a much larger, unsupervised fleet for well over a year, and where the rollout of robotaxis generally has become a genuine point of civic friction.

Tesla’s Robotaxis Hit Austin Streets — But Waymo Got There First Tesla is holding held its long-awaited Cybercab launch event in Austin today, folding its steering-wheel-free, pedal-free robo…