FOX 7 Discussion: Musicians struggling with rising housing prices

The City of Austin recently determined that there is a need to build at least 135,000 additional housing units over the next decade. Mayor Pro-Tem Natasha Harper Madison joins Mike Warren to explain.

Austin Energy's communication system to receive much-needed updates

Austin City Council voted "yes" on an item that will provide much-needed updates to Austin Energy's communication system following February's deadly winter storm.

Discovery of AirTag tracking device prevents double theft of truck

The Fayette County Sheriff's Office says the man said he was heading to work in Austin when he got an alert on his iPhone that he was being tracked.

ABIA one of four North American airports to achieve carbon neutrality

Austin-Bergstrom has earned a Level 3+ Accreditation by Airports Council International – North America’s Airport Carbon Accreditation Program.

Austin replacing over 2,000 water service lines to improve reliability

Water service lines are smaller pipelines that run from the water main, typically located in the street, to customers’ meters connecting to their private plumbing lines.

Amazon's most-loved holiday gift ideas for 2021 revealed

Your search for holiday gift ideas ends here. Keep reading to browse some of Amazon's most-loved gifts of 2021, and learn about consolidating holiday debt when the gift-giving season is over.

Austin City Council to purchase hotel for new family violence shelter

SAFE’s current family violence shelter has only 30 rooms and operates with a constant waitlist. On average, about 37 people are on that waitlist on any given day.

Uber unveils new audio recording feature during rides as part of safety enhancements

The new audio recording is one of three new safety initiatives Uber is starting. The company will also roll out audible seat belt alerts and RideCheck Enhancements.

‘How do you pronounce...?’: Google releases top searches in 2021

Charcuterie, quinoa and Michael Jackson were among the top terms people in the U.S. wanted to know how to pronounce in 2021.

Austin “is facing an unprecedented housing crisis,” city council says

The City of Austin needs at least 135,000 additional housing units in the city over the next decade to meet housing needs, according to a resolution.

Instagram unveils new teen safety tools ahead of congressional hearing

Instagram is rolling out new features, including one that urges teens to take breaks from the app, amid scrutiny on the Facebook-owned platform.

Apple AirTags being used by car thieves: What you need to know to protect yourself

Police in Canada say they have seen at least five incidents where thieves used tracking devices, like Apple's AirTag, to track cars parked in public area in order to steal them when the cars are parked at home. Here's what you need to know to keep your car safe.

Safehorns creates petition for more safety measures at UT Austin

SafeHorns now has a petition demanding the Austin City Council to implement several safety measures outlined in an earlier, approved resolution.

Mistaken Arizona Thanksgiving invite that went viral to be turned into Netflix movie: report

It all began with an accidental text, and now, the viral story of an accidental Thanksgiving tradition involving Arizonans Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench is being turned into a movie by Netflix.

Starbucks fights expanding unionization effort at its stores

Starbucks is fighting an expanded effort to unionize its stores, even as a union vote proceeds at three of the coffee-chain’s locations in Buffalo, New York.