Austin is considered one of Texas' best shopping destinations as well as a great vacation spot for film lovers. The city is also home to quirky and artsy hidden gems, but that's not all the Lone Star ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Every March, thousands of Austin residents and tourists look up at the underside of the city's Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue, as they wait for over a million Mexican free-tailed bats ...

Just shy of a mile from the Texas State Capitol, an estimated 140,000 visitors flock to downtown Austin each year to watch a record number of bats take flight. Within the cracks and crevices beneath ...

The city of Austin is deeply intertwined with Longhorns football, live music, tacos and cowboy boots. It also has the moniker “Bat-City,” courtesy of the largest urban bat colony in the world that ...

Austin is the Bat City. Throughout the years, TxDOT has worked to preserve the homes of colonies that visit Austin every year. While the Walnut Creek Bridge is reconstructed, our biologist, Tracy ...