Cloudy and sticky this morning in Austin. Storms are likely tonight with gusty south winds and pockets of heavy rain.

Travis County plans to issue $138.88M in certificates of obligation to fund roads, fleet electrification and repairs, and approved $12M to buy a new Precinct 2 facility.

An AI-driven wave of data centers has put roughly 2 GW into CPS Energy’s queue, forcing plant purchases, a Spruce conversion, and urgent transmission upgrades. Local planning and climate goals are colliding with near-term reliability needs.

Local reporting finds more than one in five Austinites 65+ remain employed as rising costs and 'unretiring' reshape retirement in the metro.

A new trailer in North Austin pairs jaggery-sweet chai with Mumbai street classics. Owner Ramya Patel left tech to make scratch-made chaat and South Indian coffee.

Junior cooks aged 8–17 flipped pork chops and vied for Grand Champion at BBQ Austin's weekend cookoff. The family-focused event also raised money for youth programs.

The Texas PUC cleared interim Aqua Texas rates that take effect Monday, March 9 — a change residents say will drive higher monthly bills across Austin’s suburbs. Protest filings and advocacy groups are lining up for contested hearings in April.

P. Terry's co-founder Patrick Terry offered to buy lunch for 10 people instead of filming a promotional bite, inviting followers to comment on Instagram. The move arrives as the Austin-born chain expands into Houston.

An internal memo details 18 alleged APD violations tied to a viral Sixth Street punch and oversight urged an indefinite suspension. The case is also under criminal review.

Lehman High's new $53M fine-arts complex includes an 800-seat auditorium and a scene shop. The facility opened Feb. 28 with student performances and community tours.

A Travis County judge gave decades-long prison terms after a conviction in the 2024 SXSW hit-and-run that killed two people in downtown Austin.

A Travis County jury convicted Misael Alexander Rodas Martinez of continuous sexual abuse and indecency with a child; he was sentenced to 35 years with no parole. The case began after an arrest in November 2024 and moved through a grand jury in 2025.

Austin state Rep. Gina Hinojosa won the Democratic primary and will challenge Gov. Greg Abbott in November. Her campaign ran on schools, health care and anti-corruption themes.