Balenciaga in Austin
Courtesy of Balenciaga
Austin, TX
Balenciaga Joins Other Luxury Retailers in Austin
Balenciaga has joined the retail fray in Austin.
On Wednesday, the luxury house opened its first freestanding store in the city’s mixed-use metropolitan center, The Domain.
The 6,137-square-foot space offers men’s and women’s ready-to-wear, shoes, bags, accessories, eyewear and jewelry.
Like the last several stores the company has opened, the Austin unit features the brand’s experiential Raw Architecture concept, which is intended to be reminiscent of construction sites and abandoned spaces. It is built using existing elements, resulting in fewer raw materials, a move that keeps with Balenciaga’s commitment to sustainability.
But in a nod to its location, the store’s street-corner facade, composed of glass, porcelain and quartz, is intended to speak to its Southwestern home. Inside, the sand and stone that is found in the Austin area is referenced in the gray tones that mark the surfaces in the store. Brushed slab and poured concrete are embedded with carpet in places, while intentionally left bare in others. Walls and partitions are covered in patinated concrete panels, hot rolled steel showing flame licks, or smoked glass.
An open ceiling shows ceiling grids, lighting systems, and other technical fixtures overhead while aged steel tables and hanging pipe racks are used to simulate an industrial space.
There are also high-definition screens, focused lighting, leather seating and a street-facing lightbox.
Balenciaga in Austin
Courtesy of Balenciaga
Last week, Balenciaga opened a 10,000-square-foot store in Shanghai’s HKRI Taikoo Hui shopping mall, its largest in China, where it operates 54 stores.
In the U.S., the company opened a U.S. flagship on Greene Street in SoHo in early September.
In Austin, Balenciaga joins Dior, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Saint Laurent, Versace, The Webster and Tiffany in the Domain.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas’ highway system dropped two spots since 2025, and now ranks at No. 27 in the country for its cost-effectiveness and overall conditions, according to the Reason Foundation’s 2026 Highway Report.
The report assessed pavement conditions, fatalities, deficient bridges, infrastructure costs and congestion levels across the United States. Texas earned the following rankings:
- 33rd in urban interstate pavement conditions
- 21st in rural interstate pavement conditions
- 39th in urban arterial pavement conditions
- 12th in rural arterial pavement conditions
- 3rd in structurally deficient bridges
- 26th in urban fatality rate
- 42nd in rural fatality rate
- 41st in traffic congestion
“More than 42,000 of the nation’s 618,923 highway bridges, nearly 7%, are still structurally deficient. Arizona, Nevada, and Texas reported the lowest percentages of deficient bridges,” the report said.
The full report can be found online.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Small hail peppered the Austin area as strong thunderstorms moved through Saturday.
A few of the storms dropped rain and up to pea-sized hail in San Marcos, Dripping Springs and the Austin metro area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for Williamson County around 8:15 p.m., and then canceled shortly after. However, it was enough for the Two Step Inn music festival in Georgetown to cancel shows for the rest of the evening. Event organizers say the festival will run as planned Sunday.
KXAN’s First Warning Weather team is monitoring the storms. We will update this post as the evening continues.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution unveiled a new monument at the Texas State Cemetery on Saturday, dedicated to Texas Revolutionary War soldiers.
“We must educate every generation about why it is that America grew from a tenuous 13 colonies into the most powerful country in the history of the world,” said Governor Abbott. “This monument here is an enduring testament to the heroes who fought for the freedom that is unique to America.”
The monument was dedicated to 69 soldiers who fought in the American Revolutionary War and later settled in Texas, according to a press release.
Among those that were honored, Abbott recognized:
- José Santiago Seguín, grandfather of Texas Revolutionary hero Juan Seguín.
- Peter Sides, who fought in the 2nd Battalion of the North Carolina Regiment of the Colonial Army, and was later killed in the 1813 Battle of Medina, fighting for Mexican independence against Spain.
- Antonio Gil Y’Barbo, the founder of Nacogdoches.
- William Sparks, who fought as a mounted rifleman in the American Revolution and later settled in Texas. He had two sons and two grandsons who fought in the Texas Revolution.
“This year marks the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, which not only gave freedom to the British colonies of North America, but inspired movements for freedom and liberty all over the world,” said TSSAR President Mel Oller. “Texans played a role in the war too, and it’s important to recognize them, and the sacrifices they made for our freedom.”
At the monument unveiling, Abbott was also inducted into the Sons of the American Revolution and received its Silver Good Citizenship Medal.
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