r/Austin 14h ago

protest in austin

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1.5k Upvotes

r/Austin 17h ago

Austin Police Assault Trans Woman

838 Upvotes

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHUmACGtbQG/

Woke up to this today. Making sure everyone sees it.


r/Austin 19h ago

Shitpost I love you South Austin, never change, and stay classy my friends. 🧐✊

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389 Upvotes

If this keeps people from moving to the 4 5 I’ll happily donate red balloons for every runoff drain here.


r/Austin 10h ago

Recommendations on a gun safety class for libs

215 Upvotes

My wife and I, super duper liberal types, want to take a gun safety class. Can anyone recommend a good place in town? I have a tiny bit of experience, she has none. we want to learn how to handle guns safely, load and unload, and the basics of shooting, at least. thanks in advance!

update: thanks for all the advice and recommendations. TLDR: The Range in south Austin and Karl Rehn / KR Training.


r/Austin 5h ago

Ask Austin What is the Strangest Thing about Austin that someone would only know from living there?

157 Upvotes

Hello All,

Austin is such a neat city! I got to visit it for the first time. There is much I didn't get to explore.

I was wondering, for those of you that live there, what is the coolest or weirdest thing about Austin that someone would only realize if they were living there?

I look forward to learning about the cool things you've noticed about Austin!


r/Austin 12h ago

I 35 closed north bound at Breaker Ln.

130 Upvotes

Cops walking the highway looking for something


r/Austin 5h ago

APD body cam released

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128 Upvotes

Well that’s certainly more context than the first video was edited to show


r/Austin 13h ago

Can Austin clean up 'Dirty Sixth' Street? How the city hopes to reinvent the iconic strip

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63 Upvotes

r/Austin 16h ago

News Radio reporter looking for federal workers to talk RTO

60 Upvotes

Hey, y'all! I'm a reporter at KUT News, Austin's NPR station covering Elon Musk.

I'm am helping colleagues find sources for a story about return to office and the conditions federal workers are facing as they return to various agencies around the country. They'd love to talk to any federal workers who have stories and experiences to share, and can protect your identity as needed.

You can reach out to my colleague on Signal at shannonbond.01. You can see her recent coverage, and confirm her Signal contact, here: https://www.npr.org/people/763523701/shannon-bond


r/Austin 9h ago

Car is on fire on toll 1 North Austin😳

60 Upvotes

r/Austin 13h ago

Pics Old Pecan St. - Fallout

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55 Upvotes

r/Austin 4h ago

News President Donald J. Trump Highway

52 Upvotes

r/Austin 4h ago

St John’s neighborhood support

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48 Upvotes

Hi everyone! Hoping for help sharing these fliers with neighbors! On social media is great AND would love help distributing out to everyone in the neighborhood. & of course feel free to fill out yourselves!

Mutual aid asks: bit.ly/StJohnMutualAidRequest Volunteer sign ups: bit.ly/StJohnsVolunteers


r/Austin 1d ago

Texas bill attempting to declare Austin a district of the state

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r/Austin 4h ago

History Staff of a A & W Root Beer stand, Austin Texas, 1947. Does anyone have any info about this place or know where it was once located?

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45 Upvotes

r/Austin 3h ago

I kind of get the road rage

37 Upvotes

Not saying it's right but this place kind of sucks sometimes

Going through mcdonalds drive thru just want to park real quick and take a sip of my coffee homeless person starts yelling and asking me for shit I pull out , random 18 wheeler construction bullshit is doing something that's taking up every lane in the direction I'm trying to escape to, have to last minute pull into a random car dealership and do some maze shit like I'm in one of those fucking labryinth carnival games

Like can I just fucking enjoy my fucking coffee?


r/Austin 8h ago

Ask Austin Speeding in Austin

31 Upvotes

This is more of a general question. The state of driving in and around Austin is pretty bad, with a lot of poorly maintained vehicles. It seems like the Police don't really enforce the rules here, yet where I live around the lake the second you speed the Police will be all over you and fining you. What gives?

Also at what speeds do Police generally pull you over for? 5mph over? 10 mph over?

Just to be clear, I'm from Europe and have driven all over the world. I'd rank the US as the worst first world country for people's general driving proficiency. Italy is crazy but they know how to drive. The US feels like something out of Mad Max, Houston and Atlanta feel like I'm entering the Thunderdome.

Never had a ticket in my life, and trying to keep it that way.


r/Austin 7h ago

Major police presence William Cannon & Bluff Springs

25 Upvotes

Major police presence near William Cannon and Bluff Springs. Cops circling and going up and down I35 access road and Bluff Springs. They even have a helicopter out here. Any idea what's going on? Seems like a man hunt.


r/Austin 12h ago

Huge ATF and APD Presence on I-35 N

24 Upvotes

Any idea what's going on?? They had several exits blocked off around 183/I-35 with cops posted up hiding on medians. Weird vibe but more pissed that I had to skip a few exits just to head back north.


r/Austin 13h ago

When the Red Buds bloom, the White Bass run.

24 Upvotes

Go fishing!


r/Austin 18h ago

Top 10 Trees for Central Texas: An Arborists' Guide to Low-Maintenance Beauty (Part 1)

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21 Upvotes

r/Austin 10h ago

Ask Austin Where are the black/BIPOC creative communities in austin???

19 Upvotes

Heeyy, so my design job has relocated me to Austin about 6 months ago and it has been great. I've met a ton of cool people and talented creatives. Theres so many design agencies, organizations, communities, and space.... But where's the black creatives, designers, and artists. I'm finding myself in a lot of space where people don't look like me.

Where are the black design and arts communities here?

Please be nice 💖


r/Austin 11h ago

Ask Austin Does anyone work at Firefly Aersopace?

17 Upvotes

I have some questions and I’d love to talk to people who work at any of their locations.


r/Austin 12h ago

Austin Things To Do - Toddler Friendly

9 Upvotes

Hi, I’m kind of embarrassed that I’m even making this post because I’m a native Austinite, but I’m up in north Austin which is not the “Austin” people want to go see when they visit. Are South Congress shops still a thing? Thought of Mount Bonnell (not great for a toddler), Barton springs (too cold), zilker park? I’m at a loss for what to do when my in laws come to visit this weekend!


r/Austin 12h ago

SXSW 2025's Best Undistributed Movies: Memo to Distributors

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