DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announced today that it has arranged a $150 million refinancing for Block 21, a mixed-use development containing the 251-room W Austin Hotel & Residences, 2,750-seat Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater music and events venue (ACL Live) and almost 60,000 square feet of Class A office and […]

Coldplay will receive the Godlike Genius Award at the NME Awards 2016 with Austin, Texas. (Article by David Renshaw, republished from http://www.nme.com/news/coldplay/90835) The band will pick up the award in person and also perform live at the ceremony on February 17 at O2 Academy, Brixton, London. Coldplay, who recently released their seventh studio album ‘A Head […]

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Owners of an Austin gaming store are still checking their inventory after a burglary left them with a severely reduced stock. It happened around 1 a.m. Sunday at Pat’s Games on Hancock Drive. (Article by Dave Byknish, republished from http://kxan.com/2016/01/25/75000-worth-of-magic-the-gathering-cards-stolen-from-austin-store/) According to store owner Pat Johnson, two men broke into the store and stole […]

AUSTIN — As of New Years Day, licensed gun owners in Texas have been allowed to openly carry firearms into restaurants, shops and zoos. (Article by Rick Jervis, republished from http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/08/texas-open-carry-psychiatric-hospital/78522138/) Add a new place to the gun-friendly list: state mental health hospitals. Visitors to one of Texas’ 10 state mental health hospitals will be allowed to openly carry weapons into […]

AUSTIN, Texas — The Travis County Sheriff’s department is on the scene of a body found in S. Austin. (Article by KEYE-TV, http://keyetv.com/news/local/body-found-in-south-austin-badly-decomposed) According to TCSO public information officer Lisa Block, at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday, a man and his son were out walking near Onion Creek. They were trying out their metal detector when they […]

About 80 Austin-based employee volunteers from global solar innovator, SunPower, brought solar energy to four low-income families in Austin’s Blackland Neighborhood. (Article by SolarNovus.com, republished from http://www.solarnovus.com/solar-for-low-income-families-in-austin-texas_N9660.html)   Working with national solar nonprofit Grid Alternatives over two days, the volunteers installed four rooftop solar systems totaling 13 kilowatts of generating capacity. The systems are expected to […]

Bring Me The Horizon are to receive the NME Innovation Award at next month’s NME Awards 2016 ceremony with Austin, Texas. (Article by NME.com, republished from http://www.nme.com/news/bring-me-the-horizon/90978) The band follow previous winners including Damon Albarn and Crystal Castles. Mike Williams, editor-in-chief of NME said of the honour: “Awarding Bring Me The Horizon with this year’s Innovation […]

AUSTIN, Texas — Darrell Bazzell has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer of The University of Texas at Austin. He is currently the vice chancellor for finance and administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Article by University of Texas, republished from http://news.utexas.edu/2016/01/26/darrell-bazzell-named-chief-financial-officer-of-ut-austin) Bazzell’s appointment begins April 18. “Darrell brings to the university 13 years […]

Lawmakers in Austin, Texas approved new regulations on peer-to-peer economy transportation network companies, such as Uber and Lyft. (Article by Andy Torbett, republished from http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2016/01/13/austin-texas-lawmakers-put-brakes-uber) Starting in February, the new city ordinance, signed into law by Mayor Steve Adler (D), restricts how many hours a transportation-network company (TNC) driver may work, and it requires them to […]

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Earlier this year, Mayor Steve Adler took the challenge of finding homes for an estimated 200 homeless veterans.(Article by KLFY News, republished from http://klfy.com/2015/12/31/city-of-austin-texas-working-to-house-all-homeless-veterans-by-2016/)Adler promised a deadline of Veterans Day and missed it. The new goal is to find homes for the veterans by the new year.“Homelessness is like the worst. You know what I mean. […]

AUSTIN, Texas — In the first thorough account of the collections at The University of Texas at Austin, a new book from the University of Texas Press spotlights more than 80 collections — some familiar and others virtually unknown outside their fields of research — acquired since the university’s inauguration in 1883.  The book shows the […]

“We appreciate Austin’s reputation as the Live Music Capital of the World and recognize David Bowie for all he did for the music industry and more” (Article by Ben Kaye, republished from http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/01/austin-street-sign-vandalized-to-honor-david-bowie-city-decides-to-leave-it-up/) Photo via Ricardo B. Brazziell photos/American-StatesmanTributes honoring the passing of David Bowie have been far ranging, from covers to clip recaps, from extensivefeatures to […]

Austin is the capital of Texas, but it brands itself as the “Live Music Capital of the World.” And for good reason: On any given night, 200 venues across the city host live performances. The city is also known for South by Southwest, its annual festival of indie arts, media and tech culture. (Article by […]

  Texas Tech hits the road for the first time in the 2016 season at the ITA Kickoff event hosted by the University of Texas. (Article by Texas Tech, republished from http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/012216aaa.html ) Jan. 22, 2016 AUSTIN, Texas — The No. 15 Texas Tech men’s tennis team will travel to the ITA Kickoff weekend Saturday […]

Lisen to the story: (Article by  Wade Goodwyn, republished from http://www.npr.org/2016/01/05/462059772/foundation-in-austin-texas-subsidizes-mental-health-care-for-musicians ) Transcript: AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A musician’s life can be difficult. Perhaps no place knows this better than the city of Austin, Texas. It’s where thousands of musicians have launched their careers. And for the last 20 years, the city’s community of artists has […]