With the Closing of Hut’s Hamburgers, Austin Is Losing Yet Another Iconic Restaurant
Beloved decades-old eateries are disappearing as they succumb to the same pressures that have rapidly transformed the city.
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Beloved decades-old eateries are disappearing as they succumb to the same pressures that have rapidly transformed the city.
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Falcon Lake hit a balmy 116 while the heat index in Brownsville was an eyeball-melting 128 degrees, nine degrees warmer than Death Valley.
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Recent headlines find detained migrants stripped of English classes, recreation, and vital medicine.
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Creator and Austin native Rob Thomas reveals a few key things about the upcoming fourth season of the revived show on Hulu.
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The last-place team is actually having fun with pitcher Andrew Cashner's tendency to wear the Lone Star State on his sleeve(s).
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Thanks to the the Texas Legislature, you and your plumber will soon have the same credentials.
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Ted Cruz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez both want to stop members of Congress from going on to become lobbyists.
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The Austin indie band recently launched a live-album series that chronicles its 20-plus-year career.
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The Port of Laredo overtook the Port of Los Angeles as the nation’s busiest for trade in March. How else do the second and 80th-largest cities in the U.S. stack up?
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NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki will be honored with a three-block stretch outside the American Airlines Center.
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The richest black man in America made a big announcement during his commencement speech to the graduating class of 2019.
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The beloved Texas chain is reportedly seeking investors to fund an expansion. Should we panic?
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The ”don’t trust the government” right and the ”don’t trust the government” left overlap when it comes to vaccines.
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Going scorched earth on customers who level criticism is an unwise business practice—yet it’s also strangely riveting to see.
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The supermarket chain inches closer to Dallas and Fort Worth.
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After Musgraves went there in “Oh What a World,” we decided to dig into the not-insignificant trend.
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Yes, we’re taking this week’s overblown Twitter fight way too seriously.
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“Armed only with a mean face,” former sailor and soldier Oscar Stewart became a hero.
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Dallas news station WFAA has the footage.
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The gentle giant who played Chewbacca finished a lifetime of service to others at his longtime Boyd home.
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In a new presidential poll of Texas, Beto, Bernie, and Biden all look competitive against Trump. But it's far too early to make too much of that.
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Austin native Gabriel Luna will reprise his role as the title character of the just-announced Hulu original.
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And his performance isn't even expected to peak until the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
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Could the pop star's next single feature Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, and Emily Robison?
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This marsupial on the lam from an exotic wildlife ranch has become the talk of the Hill Country.
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Gender reveal parties are a twenty-first-century curiosity. On the one hand, they’re social events that provide expectant parents Facebook- and Instagram-ready opportunities to celebrate the happy milestone of bringing a baby into the world with friends and family. On the other hand, they often perpetuate outdated social stereotypes of gender
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The Texas native delivers another attention-worthy performance.
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More than 100 of the company's 400 cars in Chicago were stolen via its own app.
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The restaurant chain’s updated menu—which now includes tacos, sliders, and ‘tins’—features Texas favorites like, uh, Pastrami Stackers? And California chicken flatbreads?
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Texas’s two biggest metropolitan areas spend entirely too much time on their phones while behind the wheel.
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His ’Matrix’-like line-drive dodge seemed to defy the laws of physics.
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Today in weird news in Texas.
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The documentary filmmaker spent six months investigating the world of gambling from all sides.
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Home Run Dugout’s first location, at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, is funded in part by Nolan Ryan’s Ryan-Sanders Baseball, and is just the start of their plans.
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The NCAA men’s championship went to Virginia on Monday night in an overtime thriller, but the Red Raiders proved they have what it takes.
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Artist Matt Tumlinson is putting Texas musical icons all over the walls of the state, including this one in San Antonio.
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Queen Bey’s unforgettable 2018 Coachella set gets a feature-length documentary.
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The American Teen’s return is a major statement.
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While the team that abandoned the city 20 years ago owns much of Houston’s football history, that doesn't have to be the case.
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The Edinburg native talks about her hometown, her role models growing up, and how she mentors aspiring actors in the RGV.
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After a community outcry, the company behind ACL Fest and Lollapalooza postpones its plans for an event next year, but the future is uncertain.
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The first Texas team to make the men’s Final Four since 2003 is easy to like.
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The most iconic facial hair in Texas sports has proven to be a creative muse for Filip Peraić.
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The legislation would be an example of law’s “expressive” power, potentially curbing behavior regardless of how many creeps are prosecuted.
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The ballpark tradition of serving up improbable foodstuffs to Rangers fans continues.
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The new rule uses geofencing technology to force vehicles on the college campus to slow down.
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A heroic pet was shot and killed protecting his family in Houston, proving once more that dogs are the best of all of us.
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The support from Altria marks a reversal from the tobacco company's viewpoint in 2017.
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It's the opposite of a bum steer.
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A step towards a less partisan future. Or at least a furrier, friendlier one.
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