Artists spend thousands to be a part of SXSW
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EMS opens downtown intake station for South by Southwest patients
Austin-Travis County EMS expects to have their hands full this weekend.
Pee-Wee's Big Holiday premieres at final SXSW Red Carpet
Thursday night marked the final red carpet movie premiere for South by Southwest, and we saw the return of a very famous face to the big screen.
Spotlight put on traffic solutions in midst of SXSW
As tens of thousands of people try to get around Austin during SXSW, the city's transportation department is keeping an eye on the roads...trying to help make traffic less of a nightmare.
First Lady Michelle Obama attends SXSW panel on education
First Lady Michelle Obama joined a panel of powerful women in the music and TV industry at SXSW Wednesday. The event was to promote her campaign about global education equality for girls.
Richard Garriott pitches 'Personal Rapid Transit' at SXSW
Local video gaming legend and 'spaceflight participant' Richard Garriott held a panel at SXSW Monday afternoon. Garriott was there to promote his plan to help ease Austin's traffic woes with a 'PRT' system.
SXSW Music technically kicks off at ABIA
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SXSW mourns the loss of cofounder Louis Meyers
Louis Meyers had a vision. That vision was to help local musicians reach their dreams.
Meningitis survivor urges others to get vaccinated
A local meningitis survivor hopes by speaking on a South by Southwest panel she will encourage others to get vaccinated for the disease.
SXSW apologizes that Muslim woman asked to remove hijab
A South by Southwest volunteer has been dismissed and festival organizers apologized after an U.S. Olympic fencer who is Muslim was asked to remove her headscarf in order to get a credential.
Boston Marathon Bombing survivor shows new prosthetic technology
A local company, Ottobock, is helping thousands of amputees regain the lives they thought were gone. At the South by Health and Medtech Expo on Saturday, the company added two more names to that list: Heather Abbott and Aaron Holm.
Everybody Wants Some opens SXSW
The 30th anniversary of South by Southwest is officially underway and this year the festival is focusing on film and technology.
Obama delivers keynote speech at SXSW
President Obama returns to Austin to deliver SXSW Keynote speech. Watch the speech here!
Long lines for the first day of South by Southwest
Hundreds of thousands of people made their way to Austin Friday, for the kick-off of the South by Southwest event.
President Obama gets a welcome from protesters at Austin Music Hall
President Obama made four stops while in town, among them: The Austin Music Hall. However, he wasn't given a warm greeting by everyone as University of Texas students protested his immigration policy.
Open Carry Texas comes to SXSW
Open carry supporters are using SXSW as an opportunity to educate attendees on the new gun law. They say a holstered handgun is nothing to fear.
Obama to address annual technology festival in Texas
President Barack Obama will aim to encourage civic engagement and use of technology to solve problems, like helping needy families get diapers for their children, when he appears at a decades-old tech festival in Texas.
SXSW: Tortilla selfies
Selfies are a part of a daily life and now you can get them on a tortilla! Colin Gilligan with Archer-Malmo Creative Agency talks about the La Tortilla Bendita Selfie campaign.