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The Austin Chamber of Commerce has come up with a new way to get local high school students to apply for financial aid for college-give them a chance to see First Lady Michelle Obama speak at SXSW, and possibly meet her.
Governor Gregg Abbott wasn’t too big of a fan of some of the things that President Obama had to say during his SXSW keynote last Friday, particularly the part about the state’s culpability in its low voter turnout numbers.
First Lady Michelle Obama is basically turning her SXSW keynote stage into a live version of Beyonce’s “Run the World (Girls)” video, as the festival just announced in a press release that she will be joined onstage by Missy Elliott, Diane Warren, and Sophia Bush, and will be moderated by Queen Latifah.
An Austin-based charitable giving company, Encast, has recently raised $2.2mil in seed funding, which company CEO Leo Ramirez Jr said would go toward product development, according to Austin Business Journal.
FOX 7 -- Louis Meyers had a vision. That vision was to help local musicians reach their dreams. His vision helped spawn the birth of South by Southwest.
It’s Monday, time to wipe the dust from our eyes and the SXSW party from our spirits and get on with the week. But as it’s nearing the time for the commute home, it’s a good chance to reflect on just how glorious the lack of traffic was on Friday afternoon.
Austin is a great place to be year-round, but there’s just something special about Spring in Central Texas. The bluebonnets...
Austin is a great place to be year-round, but there’s just something special about Spring in Central Texas. The bluebonnets...
Heartsong Music will offer free demo classes March 14 through March 26, 2016 in celebration of Sing With Your Child Month....
Heartsong Music will offer free demo classes March 14 through March 26, 2016 in celebration of Sing With Your Child Month....
With clear smiles and a full belly, President Barack Obama took the stage at The Long Center today to engage in a SXSW discussion with The Texas Tribune’s Evan Smith.
President Obama traded fist bumps at Franklin Barbecue for hand shakes as he made a lunch stop at Torchy’s Tacos on South First St today on his way to The Long Center.
Austin Police Department has stepped up their No Refusal efforts to last from Friday, March 4 to Tuesday, March 22 due to Spring Break and SXSW, and they’re already yielding results.
If you’re looking to avoid downtown altogether over the next week and a half or just aren’t able to make it to Austin for all of the fun, SXSW has you covered with a variety of programming from the SXSW Interactive at SXSW Live.
In one of the most controversial moments in SXSW history, SXSW Interactive Director Hugh Forrest and SXSWi cancelled two panels dealing with gaming and online harassment (specifically toward women and minorities) due to threats of onsite violence at the conference.
After a nearly month-long feud that fired up the Capital and Alamo cities, Austin Mayor Steve Adler and San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor set aside their differences this morning as they declared peace and solidified a taco truce by proclaiming March 10, 2016 as “Breakfast Taco Day,” reports The Texas Tribune.
It’s going to be time to get those bikinis and water wings out soon, kiddos! And this year, thanks to recent rains and flooding events in 2015, miserable as they may be, the Highland Lakes are at higher levels than they have been in years.
The controversy over Austin’s response to Uber and Lyft’s background search practices is growing, and this time a clarity issue has made its way to the Texas Supreme Court.
On the eve of SXSW kicking off its marathon of conference and festival activities, another service is throwing its hat into the already controversial ridesharing ring, reports Austin Business Journal.
Amplify Austin made the 24 hours between 6pm March 8 and 6pm March 9 really count for more than 600 Central Texas charities by raising $8.mil, reports Austin Business Journal.
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Like the old saying goes, “If you can’t beat them, join them.” The chaos of SXSW is officially here, so...