Beerburg is turning part of its 15-acre Fitzhugh Road site into a public beer garden that grows and labels native ingredients used in its wildcrafted beers. Opening day on May 28 will include guided tours, new beer releases and a ribbon-cutting.

Amazon purchased more than 1,300 acres in Bastrop County’s Cedar Creek area, a move that could signal a future AWS campus, according to land records.

The Texas Education Agency has installed a three‑member board and an interim superintendent at Connally ISD after persistent low campus ratings. The state set benchmarks the district must meet before control returns.

Several students at Goodnight Middle in San Marcos fell ill after eating cookies sold by a staff member. Police are investigating and samples are being tested.

Planners recommended a revised rezoning for a roughly 1,000‑unit project along MoPac, but Circle C residents warned of traffic, school safety and aquifer risks.

HTeaO opened a second Georgetown location at 1015 Westinghouse and marked the arrival with a chamber ribbon‑cutting on April 30. The shop pours 20+ freshly brewed teas plus coffee and snacks.

Veteran‑owned Good BBQ Company will open a lakeside outpost at Lake Travis Biergarten this summer, expanding from an East Austin trailer to Hudson Bend. The menu will carry brisket, ribs, pulled pork and house sauces.

A viral clip shows a man defecating on a downtown Austin sidewalk near MLK and Guadalupe, reigniting debate over homelessness, sanitation and cleanups.

Sunny and clear Sunday with highs near 80°F. Temperatures jump into the 80s next week with gusts and a late‑week storm chance.

Rain has moved out of Austin; Saturday looks sunny and mild with highs in the 70s. Heat and humidity return early next week.

A suspected strangulation at a Kerr County RV resort set off a nearly 12‑hour manhunt that ended Friday when deputies arrested a 44‑year‑old near I‑10.

Chad Hasty, a longtime KFYO talk host and statewide voice on politics, died suddenly at 43. Stations and leaders offered tributes.

State regulators want to ban at‑home injections of ketamine and require clinics to register and meet safety standards, prompting industry pushback over access and cost.