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Data.gov’s energy data, explained: What’s actually in the catalog—and how to use it
Energy debates have a way of turning local fast: a city hearing about a new data center’s electricity draw, a winter storm that makes outages feel personal, or a statehouse fight over how quickly t...
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Analysis: Data.gov’s EPA listings show why transparency is a policy tool—not just a tech feature
AnalysisData.gov’s public catalog has been surfacing an unusually dense cross-section of Environmental Protection Agency datasets—everything from supply-chain greenhouse gas emission factors and ec...
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Austin’s Colony residents report brown, mineral-heavy tap water and high base fees from private utility
Residents in Austin’s Colony in far East Austin say water that can run brown from their taps is forcing them to buy home treatment systems and replace appliances while paying monthly water and sewe...
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Taquería De Diez signs first lease in Stream’s Old 6th redevelopment, targeting a 2027 opening at 500 E. Sixth
Taquería De Diez, the street-taco shop known to regulars as a tucked-away downtown stop, is planning a far more public next chapter: a remodel and reopening at 500 E. Sixth St., on the block betwee...
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Ticketmaster resets requests after accidental Ariana Grande ticket release in Austin
Ticketmaster and the Moody Center canceled and refunded Ariana Grande tickets that were released early because of a technical error, then reopened the Ticketmaster Request process for the singer’s ...
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Chefs, farmers, and a mystery box: Texas Farmers’ Market’s Chef Throwdown returns to Mueller April 19
If your ideal Sunday includes a farmers market stroll and a little friendly kitchen rivalry, the third annual Texas Farmers’ Market (TFM) Chef Throwdown is your kind of outing. Two Austin restauran...
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Manor resident hospitalized after overnight stabbing on George Mason Avenue; suspect identified
A person was hospitalized after an overnight stabbing at a home on George Mason Avenue in Manor, police said. The call came in around midnight Sunday, March 22, prompting a multi-agency response th...
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Alert discontinued after San Antonio police locate missing woman Angela Dohrn
San Antonio police have found 52-year-old Angela Dohrn and discontinued the missing-person alert, authorities said Sunday. Dohrn was last seen at about 4 p.m. Saturday in the 6000 block of Eisenhau...
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Barton Springs Nursery opens a 3,500-square-foot design studio and showroom on North Lamar
Barton Springs Nursery has expanded beyond its long-running garden-center footprint with a new Design Studio & Showroom at 910 N. Lamar in Austin, a 3,500-square-foot space that blends an appoi...
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Little Mexico’s last month: South Austin regulars gather for breakfasts, mariachis, and one more bowl of salsa
[Hero image: A sunlit view down South First Street near Oltorf, with the Little Mexico storefront in the midground and neighbors walking past.](hero_little-mexico-south-first.jpg)
On South First S...
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Ticketmaster resets Austin requests after early Ariana Grande ticket release forces cancellations and refunds
Ticketmaster and the Moody Center have reopened the request window for Ariana Grande’s Austin dates after a technical error prompted the premature release of tickets, forcing all early purchases to...
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Rock the Park returns April 10 with free live music at Girard Kinney Park in Mueller
If your ideal Friday night is simple—blanket on the grass, kids (and maybe the dog) burning off energy, and live music that doesn’t require a ticket or a tough decision—Rock the Park is back in Mue...
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Austin traffic, flight restrictions set for Monday as officials brace for expected Vance visit
Vice President JD Vance is expected to visit Austin on Monday, and city officials say road closures will begin in the morning along the corridor between Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and d...
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Man found dead near Mueller; APD opens homicide probe at 4700 Loyola Lane
Austin police are investigating a homicide after officers found a man dead Sunday evening near the Mueller area in East Austin. Police were dispatched to the 4700 block of Loyola Lane around 5:07 p...