For two weeks in March, thousands of people come to Austin for the South by Southwest Conference and Festival.

The festival offers music, conferences, movies and more, but it also offers opportunities for businesses all over Austin.

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The city of Elgin is breaking ground on a new police station. It will be the city's first police-designated building as it starts to rapidly grow and the police department has to grow with it.

The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport saw three of its top-5 busiest travel days during this year's South by Southwest Festival.

Police launched a homicide investigation after a man was found dead following a fire in south Austin Sunday night, and the UT women's basketball team is aiming for the Sweet 16 March Madness bracket as they take on the Louisville Cardinals Monday night. Plus, a look at the forecast. More on KXAN.com.

Austin Police launched a homicide investigation after a man died following a house fire late Sunday night. Read more: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/apd-opens-homicide-investigation-after-man-found-following-house-fire/

High temperatures will be among the coldest for the spring equinox in Austin history.

No more red carpets, concerts and conferences until next year. South by Southwest came to an end Sunday.

Joaquin Rodriguez just found recently found out where his father was buried in Austin.

He, along with other relatives of Rodriguez rest in the San Jose I Cemetery in East Austin.

"If you were low-income, and needed a place to put your relatives...this was known as this where you go," Rodriguez said.

Fish killed by spill in Shoal Creek still not cleaned up

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