Austin Signal

October 9, 2026

Live from ACL: 25 years of the festival, Running for the perfect spot, The cost of eating at the park

The second weekend of the Austin City Limits music festival is underway, and the Austin Signal team is coming to you live from Zilker Park with a one-hour special jam-packed full of goodies. We chat with the frontman of Cure for Paranoia, the winner of this year’s NPR Tiny Desk Contest, about the whirlwind year […]

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October 8, 2026

Voter registration backlog, No Wrong Door program, Jess Williamson at ACL

We’re just over a week away from the start of early voting, and Texas registrars are still working to process thousands of voter applications. The latest from Travis County’s effort to address the backlog.A new city initiative has a goal of connecting folks experiencing chronic homelessness with long-term supports, but some advocates are concerned about […]

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October 7, 2026

AISD under comptroller review, NPR Senior Podcast Challenge, Almost Heaven at ACL

The Austin school district is one of four in the state that’s under review by the Texas comptroller for how it spent taxpayer money last year. It’s happening as many districts in the state, including Austin, are working to balance their budgets. We’ll dig into what we know so far.NPR has mined grade-school and college students for […]

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October 6, 2026

Rise in Austin ICE arrests, AISD response to nearby gunman in 2025, 1 year of Austin Signal

Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Austin received renewed scrutiny and media attention following last month’s shooting of Wilber Garces Perez, but ICE’s presence in the Austin area increased months prior, following a statewide and national trend. What the numbers show. When a gunman shot two people and was on the run near multiple elementary schools […]

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October 5, 2026

Attendees with disabilities navigate muddy ACL, Latest on governor’s race, Ride to End Alzheimer’s

Weekend 1 of the Austin City Limits Music Festival is in the books, and now the park grounds have a few days to recover before Weekend 2. The rain and mud made for a messy first weekend, but it was an even tougher outing for people with mobility issues. It’s the last day to get registered in […]

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October 2, 2026

Man shot by ICE has surgery, DA Garza singled out at House hearing, Abortion rights in emergencies

Wilber Garces Perez, the man shot by an ICE agent in North Austin who spent more than 10 days with a bullet lodged in his body, has now undergone surgery. Travis County District Attorney José Garza was at the center of a Texas House committee hearing where lawmakers targeted so-called rogue prosecutors for not trying or investigating […]

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October 1, 2026

Arrest in Capitol attack plot, Man shot by ICE stays in custody, Lammes Candies is back

A man has been arrested after the Texas Department of Public Safety found a “credible” threat to attack the state Capitolthis week. The man shot by an ICE agent in Austin last month will remain in custody, but not return to a detention center, after appearing in federal court this week. The latest updates and what comes next. […]

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September 30, 2026

Garces Perez charged, Travis County’s $2B budget, police testing AI tools

The man who was shot by an ICE agent this month in North Austin has been charged with assaulting, resisting, interfering and impeding law enforcement. Wilber Garces Perez is set to appear in an Austin court today.Travis County Commissioners approved a more than $2 billion budget for the next fiscal year — directing more money toward affordable housing, mental […]

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