Texas ban on selling smokable cannabis takes effect March 31
Nathan Bernier | KUT News March 18, 2026
Smokable cannabis products must be removed from Texas stores by the end of the month under new rules adopted by the state’s health department.
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Austin City limits: Anti-Convention Center petition hinges on 494 excluded names
Andrew Wheat January 30, 2026
If the judge includes signatures from Austin’s extraterritorial and limited purpose jurisdictions, the petition easily clears the 20,000-name hurdle.
Manos a la obra: Hispanic Impact Fund boosts Latino businesses
Alex Chew January 28, 2026
The fund distributed $550,000 to 16 nonprofits to promote jobs skills and entrepreneurship, early childhood education, leadership development, and health and wellness.
Blackland crossroads: Este owner seeks commercial uses on East 22nd Street
Chad Swiatecki January 26, 2026
“People’s sensitivity to land-use changes here is rooted in lived experience,” said Andrew Bucknall. “There’s a long history of displacement tied to public policy decisions.”
Heaping plate: Austinite advises Mamdani to grow his city-owned grocery plans
Andrew Wheat January 12, 2026
With H-E-B and Walmart dominating 75% of local food sales, a Mamdani advisor calls Austin “the least weird grocery market in the United States.”
Home of blues: A backstage view of Antone’s new 50-year lease
Chad Swiatecki December 4, 2025
Antone’s eventually will repay money to the Austin’s Iconic Venue Fund.
Entitlements: Lobbyists groused about affordable housing protections just before Austin officials gutted them
Andrew Wheat October 1, 2025
The lobbyists argued that stripping affordable-housing protections out of the ordinance was better than having no such program at all.
Give me shelter: Samsung expansion intensifies Taylor’s housing shortage
Richard Stone August 7, 2025
Of 6,000 units in Taylor’s development pipeline, just four multifamily projects have been approved for construction.
Vegan rebellion: Business and labor troubles jeopardize Austin bistro’s future
Patrick M. Davis July 22, 2025
Amid an employee-led boycott over wages and a slowdown in business, Austin’s Rebel Cheese is considering whether to close its
Give ‘em a break: City of Austin may incentivize heat breaks for outdoor workers
Sara Willa Ernst July 18, 2025
In 2023 the Texas Legislature prohibited cities from mandating heat breaks for Texas workers.
Texas ban on selling smokable cannabis takes effect March 31
Nathan Bernier | KUT News March 18, 2026
Smokable cannabis products must be removed from Texas stores by the end of the month under new rules adopted by the state’s health department.
Austin City limits: Anti-Convention Center petition hinges on 494 excluded names
Andrew Wheat January 30, 2026
If the judge includes signatures from Austin’s extraterritorial and limited purpose jurisdictions, the petition easily clears the 20,000-name hurdle.
Manos a la obra: Hispanic Impact Fund boosts Latino businesses
Alex Chew January 28, 2026
The fund distributed $550,000 to 16 nonprofits to promote jobs skills and entrepreneurship, early childhood education, leadership development, and health and wellness.
Blackland crossroads: Este owner seeks commercial uses on East 22nd Street
Chad Swiatecki January 26, 2026
“People’s sensitivity to land-use changes here is rooted in lived experience,” said Andrew Bucknall. “There’s a long history of displacement tied to public policy decisions.”
Heaping plate: Austinite advises Mamdani to grow his city-owned grocery plans
Andrew Wheat January 12, 2026
With H-E-B and Walmart dominating 75% of local food sales, a Mamdani advisor calls Austin “the least weird grocery market in the United States.”
Home of blues: A backstage view of Antone’s new 50-year lease
Chad Swiatecki December 4, 2025
Antone’s eventually will repay money to the Austin’s Iconic Venue Fund.
Entitlements: Lobbyists groused about affordable housing protections just before Austin officials gutted them
Andrew Wheat October 1, 2025
The lobbyists argued that stripping affordable-housing protections out of the ordinance was better than having no such program at all.
Give me shelter: Samsung expansion intensifies Taylor’s housing shortage
Richard Stone August 7, 2025
Of 6,000 units in Taylor’s development pipeline, just four multifamily projects have been approved for construction.
Vegan rebellion: Business and labor troubles jeopardize Austin bistro’s future
Patrick M. Davis July 22, 2025
Amid an employee-led boycott over wages and a slowdown in business, Austin’s Rebel Cheese is considering whether to close its
Give ‘em a break: City of Austin may incentivize heat breaks for outdoor workers
Sara Willa Ernst July 18, 2025
In 2023 the Texas Legislature prohibited cities from mandating heat breaks for Texas workers.
