If you want a full-on leaf-peeping trip, some of the best color in the state comes from three parks that show up again and again on national foliage lists: Austin was on track for one of its driest ...

Jeff Shapiro strolls his lakeside property along scenic Lake Austin, pointing out the ways he has fireproofed his limestone home. Within the 5-foot "home ignition zone," there's nothing that can burn ...