Michael and Susan Dell became UT Austin's first billion-dollar donors, funding a new UT Dell Campus for Advanced Research and an AI-native UT Dell Medical Center set to open in 2030. (read more)

Today is Earth Day, here’s how you can protect Austin’s urban tree forest of 42+ million trees covering ~41% of the city (read more)

Michelin-recognized chef Johnny Curiel is bringing his contemporary Mexican restaurant Alteño to 1 Hotel Austin inside the new Waterline tower this summer, his third location after Charleston and Denver. (read more)

Texas held onto its spot as the country's No. 1 state for interstate movers in 2024 with 76,000 net new residents, according to a new StorageCafe analysis of Census data. (read more)

Austin had above average rain in April, prompting a revised drought outlook that projects improvement across the Hill Country and Central Texas. (read more)

Texas Card House is bringing the first-ever WSOP Circuit series in Texas history to Austin from April 23 through May 4, featuring 18 ring events and a $1,700 Main Event with a $1 million guaranteed prize pool. (read more)

The Onion says it's finally acquired Alex Jones' Austin-based Infowars (read more)

Aba, Josephine House, Perla’s Seafood and Oyster Bar, and Suerte are named in OpenTable’s Top 100 Brunch Restaurants (read more)

April 22-26: Indie Meme Film Festival @ Austin Film Society (details)

April 23-May4: World Series of Poker @ Texas Card House (details)

April 24-26: GT WORLD TEXAS at COTA (details)

April 25: Austin Dragon Boat Festival @ Festival Beach (details)

April 25: Eeyore's Birthday Party @ Pease Park (details)

April 25: Austin's Biggest Wellness Party @ Chalmers (details)

April 25: Austin FC vs Houston Dynamo FC @ Q2 Stadium (tickets)

April 25: Mt. Joy - Concert @ Moody Center (tickets)

April 25: The German Texan Beer & Wine Festival (tickets)

April 25-26: Austin Blues Festival @ Moody Amphitheater (tickets)

April 25-26: City Wide Vintage Sale @ Palmer Events Center (details)

April 26-May 2: Austin Wine Week @ Various Locations (details)

April 26: Bruce Springsteen @ the Moody Center (tickets)

May 1: FIRST EVER DJ SET AT THE TEXAS CAPITOL (details)

May 1: Kid Cudi: Rebel Ragers Tour at Germania Amphitheater(tickets)

May 2: iHeart Country Festival at Moody Center (details)

Austin Central Library — Six stories of reading nooks, a rooftop garden, art gallery, and a cozy cafe make this one of the most beautiful public spaces in the city. 710 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701. austinlibrary.com

BookPeople — Texas's largest independent bookstore, a Lamar Blvd institution since 1970, with reading nooks, a cafe, and near-daily author events. 603 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78703. bookpeople.com

The Blanton Museum of Art — UT Austin's flagship museum holds nearly 18,000 works spanning European, modern, and Latin American art, plus the permanent Ellsworth Kelly "Austin" chapel. 200 E MLK Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78712. blantonmuseum.org

The Original Pinballz Arcade — Texas's largest pinball collection with 250+ classic and modern machines, a scratch kitchen, and a full bar open til midnight. 8940 Research Blvd, Austin, TX 78758. pinballz.com

Museum of the Weird — Dimly lit dime museum on 6th Street packed with shrunken heads, oddities, and a live sideshow, carrying on the P.T. Barnum tradition. 412 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701. museumoftheweird.com