Austin bars get ready to reopen this Friday

Bob Woody, chairman of the Texas Bar and Nightclub Alliance, says it's about time.

Two Austin police officers fired over 2018 tasing incident reinstated

An independent arbitrator has ruled that the city of Austin was not justified in firing Officers Robert Pfaff and Donald Petraitis.

FOX 7 Discussion: Salvation Army downtown shelter reopening

Salvation Army of Austin commander Major Lewis Reckline joins Marcel Clarke to talk about their downtown shelter reopening.

Paramount Theatre's volunteer ushers help make masks for Austin-area nonprofits

The ushers turned 550 Paramount t-shirts into face masks for employees and volunteers at other organizations including Central Texas Food Bank, Austin Disaster Relief Network, and Community First! Village.

APD: Man arrested in connection with man's death near ARCH in downtown Austin

Robert Jake Fitzgerald, 31, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with serious bodily injury as the victim, 50-year-old Brian Hoff, had not died at the time of the incident.

Texas DPS identifies body found on State Capitol grounds

The Texas Department of Public Safety says that a security guard for the Texas Workforce Commission found a man lying on the ground near the south entrance of the commission's building which is located at 101 E. 15th St.

The Sobering Center Austin to be converted into COVID-19 quarantine shelter

Officials say the downtown sobering center hasn't had much usage due to the COVID-19 pandemic and this is a way the center could be of help to the city during the crisis.

Salvation Army client staying at downtown shelter tests positive for COVID-19

Nineteen other clients shared a dorm with the person and the city and Salvation Army are working to have them moved to another hotel for isolation.

Person dies after being pulled from Lady Bird Lake

Austin-Travis County EMS says that a person was found below the Congress Avenue Bridge at around 5:45 p.m. on March 26.

Art painted on boarded-up windows of downtown bars as part of HOPE for Health Campaign

HOPE artists have painted inspirational messages and art on the boarded up windows of several downtown bars on Sixth Street to support team building and positive public community art.

Roads, parking spots blocked off downtown despite SXSW being canceled

According to the Austin Transportation Department, even though SXSW is canceled, they are still expecting more than average the amount of people to show up based on this time of the year.

Events at Frank Erwin Center, Bass Concert Hall postponed due to coronavirus concerns

On Thursday, in a press conference held by UT leaders, it was announced that all events at the Frank Erwin Center would be postponed immediately. According to a Facebook post by the Center, no immediate decision has been made on when events will resume.