MySA • June 25, 2026

Austin's most famous college strip is changing, and small businesses pay the price

The Drag near the University of Texas at Austin was one of the city’s most coveted pieces of real estate nearly 20 years ago. Today, Guadalupe Street looks very different, with empty storefronts, chain restaurants and only a handful of longtime Austin staples still standing.

MySA • May 27, 2026

Does Whataburger have a secret menu? CEO dishes on hacks, secret items

MySA asked Whataburger's president and CEO, Debbie Stroud, who confirmed that anything on the chain's menu is customizable to be "just like you like it."

MySA • March 11, 2026

H-E-B to build new store, 'transform' former landfill into retail hub

Buda officials confirmed details of the new agreement.

MySA • March 6, 2026

Austin mass shooting victim asks for help to find people who saved his life

A fundraiser will be used to cover his medical bills and other expenses.

MySA • February 27, 2026

Why beloved Austin restaurants are closing? Here's what an expert says

Supporting local restaurants is more important now than ever before.

MySA • February 14, 2026

Winter Storm Uri hits 5-year mark as Texans mourn lost loved ones

'We all have PTSD from Winter Storm Uri.'

MySA • December 16, 2025

Massive data center near Samsung sparks Taylor residents' concerns

Residents have mixed feelings over the city's growth.

MySA • October 22, 2025

How Austin's convention center drama mirrors San Antonio's Project Marvel

Residents in both cities are against billion-dollar downtown developments.

MySA • August 9, 2025

'Really hard': ICE raids are disrupting award-winning Texas restaurants

'Everybody was hoping that it would be more like 2017'

MySA • April 22, 2025

Longtime Austin staple serves a 'weird' — but delicious — side dish

Quality Seafood's spaghetti mac n' cheese has been keeping Austin weird for decades.

MySA • March 13, 2025

Michelle Obama, brother transform despair into hope at SXSW podcast

'Young people, are more unhappy than I think we ever were with a lot less.'

MySA • February 10, 2025

How Black-owned businesses pushed out of Austin are thriving from diversity

Pflugerville boasts the largest Black population in Central Texas.

MySA • February 8, 2025

How Austin became an 'extension' of Spurs' growing San Antonio empire

'Coming to Austin was probably one of the better things that could've ever happened for me.'

MySA • January 25, 2025

Coach to open first Texas coffee shop in Austin's second downtown

The luxury brand opened its first coffee shop in New Jersey last year.

MySA • December 7, 2024

Longhorn legend explains why Austin is 'ready' for a WNBA franchise

Several WNBA teams dissolved years ago, but now the demand for women's basketball is unprecedented.

MySA • October 7, 2024

Texas, Mexican officials rally for Austin to Monterrey rail project

The decades-old concept supported by Mexican officials now has a better chance of becoming a real possibility.

MySA • September 21, 2024

Displacement, gentrification doesn't stop Austin's thriving Latino community

This trailer turned restaurant is one of hundreds of thriving Latino-owned businesses in South Austin that are making a name for themselves in the Capital City. Enriquez quit his job at the Republic National Distributing Company and used his life savings to start El Perrito on his own with no outside investors, a decision he emphasized has been worth the risk.

MySA • September 6, 2024

Garth Brooks talks legacy, rising country stars ahead of ACL Hall of Fame

Garth Brooks is one of the most successful country music artists of all time. From the early 90s to today, his music has become multi-generational and now he's being honored in one of the first places where he got his start.

MySA • August 3, 2024

Bastrop's 'film-play-stay' studios win over town, one doubter at a time

The studio is expected to produce $1.9 billion in 10 years.

MySA • July 28, 2024

Austin's Latino businesses in 'limbo' amid I-35 expansion project

A lawsuit argues that the project would primarily impact communities of color.