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An intoxicated driver fleeing police plowed his car into a crowd at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, early Thursday, killing two people, authorities said.

A car being pursued by police has crashed through a crowd outside a venue at the SXSW festival in Austin, TX, leaving two confirmed dead and over 20 people injured.

A former longtime Fiesta Bowl chief executive who acknowledged participating in an illegal campaign contribution scheme faces sentencing Thursday in federal court.

Unidentified people are comforted after being struck by a vehicle on Red River Street in downtown Austin, Texas, during SXSW on Wednesday March 12, 2014.

On Tuesday, the 68-year-old rock star unveiled his startup, Pono, at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.

This photo provided by courtesy of PonoMusic shows a PonoPlayer. Musician Neil Young easily doubled his goal when fans contributed nearly $2 million in 24 hours to a Kickstarter campaign to fund his high-quality service, PonoMusic.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Swag given to attendees of the South By Southwest festival is setting off airport security alarms and causing reported delays for people leaving Austin, Texas.

The film festival portion of the South by Southwest festival -- held every March in Austin, Texas -- launched seven years after the music festival, in 1994, and this year, indie stars and newcomers again showed off their latest work.

The Builders and the Butchers at Antone's . It's difficult not to compare Portland band the Builders and the Butchers to the Decemberists - both play dark, epic folk songs full of thumping percussion, mandolins and banjos.

Hunter Hayes will perform at the first-ever iHeartRadio Country Festival at the end of March - but not before he drops new material for his beloved fans in the form of a brand new video.

Snoop Dogg is opening up about ending his supposed feud with Oprah Winfrey. On Monday's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," the rap star explained the he never actually had a falling out with the TV personality.

Things got a little awkward during Chelsea Clinton's speech at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, when she proudly told a full house of tech and digital enthusiasts: "I'm obsessed with diarrhea."

"We're seeing a huge growth spurt within the augmented reality market, particularly in the last six months," said Annie Weinberger, the HP general manager overseeing Aurasma.

Former security contractor Edward Snowden, addressing a sympathetic crowd at a tech-heavy event in Austin, Texas, on Monday from a secret location in Russia, said proposed reforms at the National Security Agency show that he was vindicated in leaking classified material.

Speaking at the South By South West festival in Austin, Texas, the star recalled what had made him aspire to become an actor but complained about how Hollywood has changed.

In the past five years, 27,000 people have been arrested in Austin, Texas, for the offense known as "public intoxication," making up a whopping ten percent of all arrests.

What's it like to live paycheck to paycheck and be unable to gain entry to the financial world that most people take for granted, like checking accounts? Sunday at the South By Southwest music, film and interactive conference in Austin, Texas, filmmaker Davis Guggenheim tackled the subject, previewing his latest documentary, Spent: Looking for ... (more)

Looks like things are heating up once more for on-again, off-again couple Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez.

This photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the National Security Agency, June 9, 2013, in Hong Kong.

The 20-year-old pop star surprised a small crowd at Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden in Austin, Texas, on Sunday night.