Austin
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Austin police use force more often in black and Hispanic areas, study findsThe Texas city is the first in the nation to go public with this kind of in-depth analysis showing clear racial disparities in police use of force
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Austin police officer: black people have 'violent tendencies' – videoA newly released video by the Austin American-Statesman and KVUE local news shows a black woman being slammed to the ground and arrested
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With no Uber or Lyft, a Texas city is crowdsourcing rides on FacebookAfter the ride-sharing firms pulled out of Austin in a battle over background checks, drivers and riders needing a lift now contact each other peer-to-peer
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End of the road: Uber and millennials help US cities cut car addictionThe growth of car-free homes, a drop in driver’s licences and increased car-sharing could all be signs of a move away from the automobile
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SXSW: 'It's pretty much the same mess it was last year'As the 2016 festival kicked off, the Guardian took to the streets to meet the locals, performers, aspiring rappers and indie kids that make up the scene
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Make breakfast tacos, not war: Texas towns clash on who gets inventor claimThis week, in what San Antonians took as a declaration of war, a food critic wrote about how Austin became home of the breakfast taco – and sparked major debate
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Judge hospitalized after she was shot in her driveway in AustinNo suspect in custody after shooting of Julie Kocurek, during which witnesses were present
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Books about Austin: readers' picksThere’s much more to Austin than SXSW. If you’re planning a trip to the music capital of Texas, or want to be transported there by literature, check out our readers’ book recommendations. Tell us what we’ve missed in the comments below
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Reading American cities: books about AustinA bastion for liberals in Texas, Austin’s literary roots run deep. From stories about gentrification to books that explore its bohemian side, the dotcom era and crime, Michael Barrett examines the city’s literature in all its glory
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Testing Favor: app aims to bring users whatever they need – but does it deliver?Do you need your dry cleaning dropped off or some cat litter picked up? Capitalism insists you shouldn’t bother – pay a startup to do it for you
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Officers fatally shoot gunman who shot person in Austin hotel, police sayMan fired several shots in building early Sunday morning, some directed at police, officer says amid investigation of ‘complicated scene’
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We have lift-off: the 13th Floor Elevators at Levitation festivalThe 50th anniversary show by the inventors of psych rock prompted organisers to change the Austin Psych fest’s name this year to Levitation
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Mad Mike, the homeless blogger who became a millionaire overnightMike Wille was the homeless loner who enraptured legions with his funny and touching stories on The Ground Score blog. After his mother’s death, he inherited $1.8m and a house near New Orleans – so will new-found wealth alienate his fans?
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Faces and Small Faces keyboard player Ian McLagan dies aged 69London-born musician also brought his Hammond and Wurlitzer sound to acts including Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Chuck Berry
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Mario Andretti: F1 may finally have found its US home in AustinPaul Weaver: With the theme of this year’s grand prix ‘How the West was Formula One’, issues of finance, possible other venues and ambivalent Americans are being replaced by optimism
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Can we climate-proof cities? Six of the best conclusions from SXSW Eco 2014City links: This week we were at the SXSW Eco conference in Austin, Texas, thinking about the future of cities amid climate change. Here are some of the best of the (many) conclusions
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SXSW 2014: Kelis takes her food van to the streets of Austin, Texas – video
Kelis promotes her new album, Food, by cooking up some delicious treats for the punters at the SXSW festival
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Two dead as car hits crowd at South by Southwest festival
Twenty-three injured after suspected drunken driver fleeing police crashed through barricades set up for SXSW in Texas
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AT&T wants to know: how much would you pay for a little online privacy?
Dan Gillmor: AT&T's 'Austin offer' gives customers two options: higher price, more privacy. Or lower price, but your online movements tracked
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Wendy Davis on renewed Texas abortion bill: 'We are up for the fight'
Texans plan to rally at state Capitol in Austin as lawmakers return to work on filibustered bill to limit access to abortion
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SXSW music festival: Solange, Death Grips and Kendrick Lamar
Sam Wolfson: In our final report from Austin, Texas, we load up on brisket buns and head off to hear some slick pop and thrillingly abrasive hip-hop
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Lance Armstrong's hometown: cyclists watch Oprah Winfrey interview — video
Cyclists in Austin, Texas, gather to watch Lance Armstrong's admission that he used performance enhancing drugs
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Lance Armstrong's star yet to fade in adopted city of Austin
His doping confession on Oprah is imminent, but Austin residents are still reluctant to vilify their hometown hero
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Lance Armstrong speaks at Livestrong 15th anniversary: 'I've been better, but I've also been worse' - video
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong tells supporters of his cancer-fighting charity he has been through a 'difficult couple of weeks'
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Texas university in the spotlight again as supreme court hears race challenge
Sixty-two years after a historic ruling, the University of Texas becomes a testing ground once more as justices hear arguments on a key piece of civil rights-era legislation: affirmative action. Chris McGreal reports
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Poverty and hunger in America
John Turner: Food stamps work, lifting people out of the worst deprivation. But in Austin, Texas, we see the human cost of growing inequality
On the radar Surfing heads inland, to Austin, Texas