Nathan Bernier
Austin transportation reporter
KUT News
Texas hemp businesses can keep selling cannabis flower and concentrates for now after a Travis County judge blocked key parts of the state’s new hemp regulations while a lawsuit plays out.
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Texas hemp businesses are asking a Travis County judge to block new state rules that took effect March 31, arguing the regulations adopted by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) effectively wiped out a huge part of the legal cannabis market.
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Hemp flower, extracts and other smokable forms of cannabis are no longer allowed to be sold in Texas as of Tuesday.
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The South Terminal at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport will close April 1.
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Update: TxDOT says this closure is now delayed till next Monday, February 16.
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Austin’s long-awaited “wishbone” pedestrian bridge opens Saturday at the eastern end of Lady Bird Lake, completing the biggest gap in the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail.
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(Correction: A previous version of this story included an incorrect timeline for the construction of the pedestrian bridge at Woodland. Construction could start as soon as 2029.)
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Smokable cannabis products sold legally across Texas could disappear by the end of the month under proposed state rules that would redefine how THC is measured and dramatically raise costs for hemp businesses.
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Austin-Bergstrom International Airport will add 32 gates as part of a massive expansion project already underway, almost doubling from the 34 gates it has now.
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If you’re flying out of Austin in 2026, the list of places you’ll be able to reach nonstop is changing, and in many cases, the destinations are tilting in a more vacation-friendly direction.
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Are you enjoying the lighter holiday traffic in Austin as much as KUT transportation reporter Nathan Bernier (@kutnathan)? We thought so!
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Construction is starting this month on long-promised improvements to the Shoal Creek Trail. The city will widen a section of sidewalk along North Lamar Boulevard that runs parallel to a canyon below in an effort to improve accessibility and safety. Between...
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