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White-tailed deer, bobcats, and waterfowl live on the parkland.
10/10/2026

White-tailed deer, bobcats, and waterfowl live on the parkland.

East Texas is gaining a new state park at Lake Palestine that will include amenities like hike-and-bike trails, campsites, and lakefront access.

This business passport reminds Austinites not to take longtime businesses for granted.
10/10/2026

This business passport reminds Austinites not to take longtime businesses for granted.

Preservation Austin’s Legacy Business Month is back for October, sending Austinites across town to visit longtime restaurants, bars, shops, and gathering places that have helped shape the city’s identity. Each year features an all-new list of businesses.

Cedar Park topped the list as the No. 1 best small city to live in Texas.
10/10/2026

Cedar Park topped the list as the No. 1 best small city to live in Texas.

Editor's note: The top Austin news of the week includes praise for Austin suburbs and restaurants, plus excuses to visit some longtime local businesses. After catching up, visit this guide to plan your weekend.

There's still some damaged terrain at Zilker Park, but this weekend is much more dry.
10/10/2026

There's still some damaged terrain at Zilker Park, but this weekend is much more dry.

Weekend 1 of the Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL) is over, but heavy rainfall left parts of Zilker Park’s Great Lawn in a rough state.

Here are the top things to do in Austin this weekend.
10/10/2026

Here are the top things to do in Austin this weekend.

Don’t let boredom creep up on you as the veil continues to thin. Halloween entertainment, live music, and family-friendly fun to welcome the fall season. See some of the biggest stars at Austin City Limits Festival or settle in for vampire movies and b**r at Meanwhile Brewing Co. Check out the top...

Most renovators are keeping bathrooms roughly the same size, but making strategic improvements for comfort.
10/09/2026

Most renovators are keeping bathrooms roughly the same size, but making strategic improvements for comfort.

The interior design experts at Houzz are unveiling the hottest renovation trends for Austin homeowners who are ready to say goodbye their outdated bathrooms and step into updated, self-care retreats.

The Social Network had the advantage of showing things that most viewers didn’t know well. The issues in The Social Reck...
10/09/2026

The Social Network had the advantage of showing things that most viewers didn’t know well. The issues in The Social Reckoning seem positively quaint compared to what’s happening now.

The 2010 film The Social Network — about the early years of Facebook after Mark Zuckerberg created the social media site — was a landmark movie in many ways. But given the time it was made, just four years after it went public beyond colleges, the impact Facebook had on society was minimal compa...

Cuantos Tacos is looking at an opening early next year.
10/09/2026

Cuantos Tacos is looking at an opening early next year.

After seven years of serving Mexico City-style tacos out of a food truck, one of Austin’s popular taco spots is preparing for its next chapter.

The makers of La Fregonia traveled around Mexico, their home country, for three years to perfect their recipe.
10/09/2026

The makers of La Fregonia traveled around Mexico, their home country, for three years to perfect their recipe.

Five Texas-made products took top honors in Quest for Texas Best, the annual competition hosted by Texas supermarket chain H-E-B, sharing $110,000 in cash prizes, as well as a chance to be sold at H-E-B stores.

Leon Bridges is coming to Austin in September 2027.
10/09/2026

Leon Bridges is coming to Austin in September 2027.

Fort Worth's own Leon Bridges will open his 2027 tour, The Happiness Anytime Tour, in his longtime hometown. He'll also stop at Austin's Moody Center on September 24.

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