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For the first time in its three-year stint in Texas, Michelin will not hold a ceremony to announce the winners.

Little Nishi chef Joel Taylor, who previously worked at Uroko (co-owned by the Kome and Sushi-a-Go-Go founders), opened his food truck serving hand rolls, sashimi and snacks in September 2023 on South First Street.

The truck later moved to South Congress Avenue and added a second location in East Austin in 2024. It has become one of the better food trucks in town thanks to its freshness and unique offerings.

After almost three years operating solely as a food truck, Taylor is now planning his first brick-and-mortar restaurant. 

Last week, University of Texas President Jim Davis unveiled a proposal to change the core curriculum for all future Longhorns.

The plan, if approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and UT regents, could shift what students must learn, in part by decreasing the number of required courses.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Midwest Poultry Services' massive egg recall has now been classified as Class I by the FDA. It's the agency's highest recall level. 

Nearly 19 million eggs are affected due to possible Salmonella contamination. Here's how to check brands, carton codes and dates.

People’s Rx, a family-owned fixture in Austin for nearly 50 years, has been sold to the owner of local compounding pharmacy CPRx in a deal that will bring physicians and nurse practitioners into People’s four retail locations.

CPRx owner Kimberli Wiley purchased People’s with financing from Victory Medical Center, which will partner with the pharmacy on an expansion that will bring physicians and nurse practitioners into the pharmacy’s four Austin locations.

The New York Times list of 41 of the best Mexican restaurants in America will take you to Idaho, Wisconsin, New Orleans and, of course, Texas. Austin is represented on the list by Nixta Taqueria, which tied for the No. 1 restaurant in Austin in the Statesman's 2024 dining guide.

Elon Musk’s sprawling facility could eventually span up to 3,500 acres.

But what, exactly, is Tesla doing on the campus now?

As the world’s most valuable automaker shifts its focus, here is a look at some of the critical facilities – both existing and planned – at the sprawling site that also contains its headquarters.

Scroll through to see what goes on inside the buildings, test track, Cybertunnel and more.

Since Alamo Drafthouse switched to mobile ordering, the theater chain has found itself in a myriad of conversations about the change.

A billboard now calls on Alamo Drafthouse to ban smartphone ordering which changed one of the Austin-born theater chain’s best rituals: ordering food and drinks from your seat. The billboard is from Howdy.com, a technology staffing company based in Austin that recruits, hires and builds artificial intelligence engineering teams for U.S. companies.

Breakfast tacos can be simple food. But the best ones reflect the people who make them and the recipes that have managed to survive decades of growth, development and a city that is constantly looking for the next big trend.

From La Santa Barbacha to Veracruz All Natural, here are Austin's best breakfast tacos.

Ben & Jerry’s is coming to Rosedale Village Shopping Center at 4800 Burnet Road, bringing its famous scoops to the neighborhood.

The new Austin shop is expected to serve the usual Ben & Jerry’s lineup, including scoops, sundaes, shakes and freshly made waffle cones. 

Two people are dead and a large, uncontrolled fire was burning after an Apache helicopter from Fort Hood crashed in Bell County Wednesday afternoon.

An Austin woman says her life was derailed by a single THC gummy — a chewy, flavored candy infused with the mind-altering compound found in cannabis.

In a lawsuit in state District Court in Travis County, the woman identified as Jane Doe said she was incapacitated after consuming the candy, spending three days sleeping before being admitted to a psychiatric hospital.

Austin Fire Chief Joel Baker will retire after nearly 8 years leading the department. His departure follows a turbulent final year, marked in part by a no-confidence vote from firefighters.

The recall was announced Aug. 8 after officials determined the products entered the United States without undergoing required import reinspection.

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is speaking out against border barrier projects in the Big Bend region, urging Department of Homeland Security officials to engage with local leaders, residents and business owners.

Cornyn sent a letter Friday to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, obtained by the American-Statesman, highlighting concerns about federal plans and construction of physical barriers in Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park.

Austin's best vegetarian restaurant has a new home, one with a larger kitchen that should allow its talented chef more room to stretch her impressive talents.

Middle and high school students may have to travel up to 3 miles to reach a transportation “hub,” said Kris Hafezizadeh, Austin ISD executive director of transportation.