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From Barton Springs Pool to Deep Eddy, weve rounded up public pools and swimming holes in Austin and the Central Texas area.

From parks and pools to musicals and museums, Austin offers a lot of ways for you to entertain your kids this summer without breaking the bank.

Year-round city pools will be closed from Friday, Dec. 23, through Saturday, Dec. 24.

The City of Austin is closing its government offices Monday, May 30 in observance of Memorial Day.

Temperatures are rising and you know what that means. Its time to break out the swim gear and get your bod in some water in Central Texas.

Though the Parks and Recreation Department has offered more pay and up to $1,250 in bonuses, the city has less than a third of the 750 lifeguards it needs to open all of its pools.

The Austin Parks & Recreation Department says there is no anticipated reopening date because it is unknown how long it will take to acquire the parts.

One fine day, a fish named Rick was minding his business doing fish stuff when all of the sudden a worm came floating by. Well, being the opportunistic one, he […]

A yearlong hiring freeze and capacity limits on training classes during the pandemic has led to a shortage of lifeguards to staff city pools.

Amplify Austin Day raises $12.5 million in 24 hours Austin American-Statesman Amplify Austin Day raises $12.5 million I Live Here I Give Here announced that 34,415 unique donors contributed to the ninth annual community-wide day of giving, Amplify Austin Day, and raised more than $12.5 million. The 24-hour day of giving began at 6 p.m. Thursday and concluded at 6 p.m. Friday. Funds were raised for 686 participating nonprofits spanning seven Central Texas counties, including Trav...