Austinites are enjoying rent prices unlike anything they've seen in years. The Texas capital no longer has the highest rent prices among the state's largest metros, as the title now belongs to Dallas-Fort Worth.

According to data from Zillow, average rents in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro now outpace those in Austin for the first time since at least 2015.

A massive apartment building boom in the Austin-Round Rock region has driven rents downward, real estate experts and housing advocates have said.

FOX 7 Austin's chief political reporter Rudy Koski and our panel of analysts take a look at the top stories in Texas politics from this week.

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In Austin, the metro area reports 52.9 million square feet, which is at 97 percent occupied. That’s the strongest occupancy among Texas’ major markets. In Houston, the market reports 166.3 million square feet and an overall occupancy rate of 95.5 percent. And San Antonio reports a 49-million-square-foot inventory that is 95.2 percent occupied.

Charter bus and minibus service GoGo Charters announced a new daily route connecting Dallas-Fort Worth with Waco, Austin and San Antonio expected to

Texas claimed 39 restaurants, chefs and professionals who were nominated as semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Awards. See the full list.

Stargate — the joint venture between OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle — is starting its AI infrastructure plans with 10 data centers in Texas.

The Texas A&M Aggies are back in the loss column, following a disastrous 70-69 loss in Austin to the Texas Longhorns, dropping them 15-5 overall and 4-3 in SEC

This afternoon, the Dallas Mavericks will host the defending NBA Champions, the Boston Celtics, in a game that tips at 4:30 CST at the American Airlines Center.

Texas law now requires homeowners to verify homestead exemptions every five years to maintain property tax breaks.