The Kerrville Folk Festival returns May 21–June 7 for 18 days of songwriting, camping and nightly headliners at Quiet Valley Ranch near San Antonio. Advance tickets are on sale through May 20.

Live Oak marked two ribbon-cuttings this week: ACES Autism Therapy Center on Pat Booker Road and a newly branded Applebee’s/IHOP at The Forum at Olympia Parkway.

A man in his 20s was killed early Friday when a BMW ran a light and rolled near Loop 410 and Perrin Beitel; two occupants fled the scene.

Postgame honking on SW Military Drive has grown rowdier this Spurs run, with burnouts, a rollover and arrests prompting a heavy police response.

Police arrested 38-year-old Osvaldo Alvarez Benitez after an affidavit says he ran a skimming ring that turned stolen card data into clone cards used to buy diesel; a DPS trooper was among the victims. The case is pending while authorities sort seized evidence.

Baptist Health System plans a roughly $20M expansion in the South Texas Medical Center to add beds and clinical space after a nearby hospital closed. The work aims to ease overcrowding and speed specialty care.

Beloved South Austin honky‑tonk Giddy Ups is returning under new owners at a larger Old Manchaca Road site with an expanded outdoor stage.

Two attendees who sued after the August 2024 bleacher collapse at the Kendall County Fair have reached a settlement; court records do not list the terms. Other lawsuits remain pending.

HPI acquired 25.4 acres off I‑35 in Schertz, lining up an industrial site next to major logistics neighbors. Brokers say the location is primed for distribution or light‑industrial use.

Inspectors found expired lengua, dead cockroaches and unsafe meat-handling at El Rincon De Villa; a reinspection later improved the score to 87.

A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 80 years after pleading guilty to aggravated sexual abuse and child exploitation in New York and Texas.

Texas' new family-violence task force has made stalking its first focus; advocates warn technology and lack of resources make prevention urgent.

Multiple people were found dead inside a Union Pacific cargo train in Laredo; investigators are on scene and the death toll has not been released.