Sara Diggins is a visual journalist at the Austin American-Statesman, focused on local news and issues impacting Central Texas. She is particularly interested in stories about the environment, ...

The event begins at 5:15 p.m. with music by the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble. The tree lighting ceremony begins at 6 p.m. at Zilker Park. According to the city, the holiday tree stands 155 feet tall and ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — One of Austin’s most cherished holiday traditions is back at Zilker Park for another year. This year, the 61st annual Austin Trail of Lights takes place Wednesday, Dec. 10 through ...

Ribbon-cutting held at the Violet Crown Trail's Mile Zero in Austin's Zilker Park. ‘We are looking at a massive crisis’ IRS whistleblowers release book on Hunter Biden case: "We were vindicated" Poker ...

Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected next month to attend Austin’s Trail of Lights, a Christmas festival illuminated by more than 2 million lights. Millions of holiday lights will be ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — October has Zilker Park booked and busy. We have made it through another year of the Austin City Limits Music Festival, but don’t expect the park to open soon. The Great Lawn at Zilker ...

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Trail of Lights Foundation announced today that tickets for the 61st Annual Austin Trail of Lights, powered by H-E-B, are now available online at ...

The Austin Police Department has filed new charges against the suspected gunman behind a shooting in Zilker Park. That incident, which happened in the early morning hours on September 10, sparked a ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A new charge have been filed against a man accused of shooting an Austin police officer and a woman near Zilker Park on Sept. 10. Travis County jail records show that, as of Wednesday, ...

The alleged gunman in last week's Zilker Park shooting, Brandon Thompson, is now facing a murder charge, Austin police said. Thompson allegedly shot his girlfriend, Kay Smith, in the head last ...

Both the Austin Police Department and Austin Independent School District Police have vowed to improve communications and safety protocol following a shooting in the Zilker neighborhood Wednesday that ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A woman shot near Zilker Park last week has been taken off of life support, her family confirmed to KVUE on Monday. Kay Smith, known as "KC" to her loved ones, was allegedly shot by ...