It's been eight years since Austin started its Safe Routes to School Program and officials say it has addressed about 10% of the barriers students face to get to schools across the city.

“He was the greatest dad I could ever have, and he’s a hero, a real-life hero," said one of the sons he rescued.

Music superstar (and newly announced Austin City Limits headliner) Leon Bridges repped his home state and adopted hometown at the 2024 Met Gala, donning a suit adorned with Texas bluebonnets and inspired by a Fort Worth museum exhibition that is traveling next to San Antonio.

Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) is taking another huge step toward saving as many pets in Texas as possible, recently announcing a new APA! Transport Hub in Elgin, Texas. The new hub will allow APA! to save even more lives from under-resourced rural Texas shelters by connecting them to other shelters around the country with more space and higher adoption demand.