AUSTIN -- The three numbers representing Austin had a good run. For more than 60 years, the greater Austin area often went by its area code of 512. Now, Austin's growth is giving it some competition.

It's all but official: 10-digit dialing for local calls is coming to Central Texas next year. The state's Public Utility Commission on Wednesday directed staffers to draft an order creating a second ...

512 area code 2-1-0 may today be synonymous with the Alamo City, but that wasn’t always the case. Beginning in October 1947, San Antonio (as well as Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Harlingen and McAllen) ...

Does 737 ring a bell? You may recall last year’s announcement that Central Texas was running out of phone numbers assigned to the 512 area code. As the North American Numbering Plan Administration, ...