This historic Austin cemetery is one of the scariest in the country, study says

But the city has a rich history dating back to December 1839, when it was founded as the capital of the Republic of Texas.
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Community archivist preserves mementoes and stories of East Austin's barrios so history isn't lost

Alan Garcia is collecting vinyl, old flyers, hand-painted signs and even graffiti — anything that tells the stories of the ...

Austin's Driskill Hotel has survived more than a dozen fires since 1886

Fire of undetermined origin, which broke out in a vacant east room on the ground floor of the Driskill Hotel Sunday night at eleven o’clock caused negligible d ...
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The deadliest tornadoes to ever hit Austin

AUSTIN, Texas — Sunrise, late spring 1922. It's the start of another warm, humid day in May in Austin. From his office on the University of Texas campus, the city's weather observer notes that the ...