Muggy start to Saturday in Austin with patchy fog and leftover showers. Heaviest rain came northwest of the city; highs near 90°F with spotty storms east of I‑35.

Freddie Mac has put a 20.2‑acre East Riverside parcel — including the 562‑unit Mia Riverside — up for auction. The sale returns rare infill land near downtown to the market amid city code enforcement.

KBS has put 515 North Congress — a 26‑story, ~268k‑sqft downtown tower — on the market as Austin office owners look for exits.

Beatrice, Oak Cliff’s B‑Corp Cajun restaurant, will close as chef Michelle Carpenter recuperates from surgery. The dining room’s final meal is this Sunday.

ERCOT says summer demand could top the low‑90s gigawatts as data centers multiply, but officials point to new solar, batteries and curtailment rules that make widescale blackouts unlikely. Local planners say long‑term transmission and policy choices will determine whether that holds.

Mountain Mike’s is coming to Cedar Park at 100 E. Whitestone Blvd., part of a local franchise rollout led by Rajeev Dewan and aimed at families and sports fans.

Nearly a year after a Lake Travis head‑on crash killed Stanley Chun, his family urges Austinites to take drunk‑driving warnings seriously as court proceedings continue.

A Travis County judge placed Autumn Nicole Scarver on 10 years of deferred adjudication after a guilty plea tied to the 2022 death of an 18-year-old. The deal includes community service, a weapons ban and other court-ordered conditions.

Austin police say NIBIN ballistics linked the Aug. 25, 2022 Barton Springs killing to a Sept. 20, 2022 Houston homicide; surveillance video has been released and detectives want tips.

Jane Nelson announced she'll step down as Texas secretary of state effective July 17 after more than three years leading the office. The governor has not named a replacement.

Rep. Greg Casar wants an AI token-and-compute tax to fund a WPA-style jobs program for workers displaced by automation.

Texas DPS will now give CDL written exams only in English to align with federal rules; drivers and training programs are already adjusting.

A mid‑May shooting spree and a brief shelter‑in‑place alert exposed gaps in who actually receives official emergency messages in Austin. Officials say device settings and opt‑outs are part of the problem.