AUSTIN, Texas — Austin thrives off of its tourism, which is why tourism groups and city leaders are looking at how to maintain it when the city's convention center shuts its doors next year.

Austin is taking a giant leap forward with a massive convention center expansion that will rewrite the book on the Texas ...

The South by Southwest Conference and Festival could get financial help from the state with the passage of a new Texas House bill on Wednesday. House Bill 4811, introduced by state Rep.

construction has already begun on the new Austin Convention Center. Austin leaders hosted an official event Thursday. “Today is the official closure of the Austin Convention Center. We are ...

Rendering of the New Austin Convention Center: North façade looking across 3rd Street and the north event plaza. (Photo provided by the Austin Convention Center Department and LMN/Page.) ...

The convention center “will continue to operate during the construction period,” a department spokesperson told us, as staff works “with the area hotels, Visit Austin, and the Palmer Events ...

This year’s event, running from March 7-15, is the last one in its current home before the Austin Convention Center undergoes a $1.6bn redevelopment. You’d expect the man steering a ship the ...

The value of the SXSW Expo is that its central location in the Austin Convention Center provides exhibiting companies a great boost in visibility and sales, but some worry that could dwindle next ...

Director of the Austin Convention Center, said Thursday. "We are already selling business and booking events for '29 and beyond. We're incredibly proud of the design we've put together for not ...

A rendering of an outdoor event space. Image: Courtesy of Austin Convention Center Department and LMN/Page By the numbers: Austin is the 11th-largest city in the U.S. but has the 66th-largest ...

Austin’s hospitality and tourism ... as crucial in supporting SXSW and other major events while the city temporarily lacks a primary convention center. Upon completion, the new convention ...

The building will replace the existing Austin Convention Center with more substantial facilities, including over 600,000 square feet of rentable event space, 70,000 square feet of public outdoor ...