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.

An anonymous bomb-and-weapon threat briefly locked down Lexington Middle and High Schools Thursday; a bomb sweep found nothing and students were dismissed safely.

After years of organizing, Del Valle’s community food co-op has a site and city backing; a modular pilot is planned while rezoning proceeds.

Walmart opened a $350M milk processing plant in Robinson, Texas, that will supply hundreds of stores and add more than 400 jobs to the Waco area.

A TPOR poll finds James Talarico narrowly ahead of both John Cornyn and Ken Paxton, powered by voters of color and independents. The results sharpen focus on a May 26 GOP runoff.

A juvenile wanted in a violent‑crime probe was arrested at the Booker T. Washington complex in East Austin after a 50–75 person crowd confronted officers; two people were charged with assaulting officers.

A new six‑acre entertainment hub at 210 Blue Springs will open Aug. 18 and bring four local eateries — including Dough‑Go and Sweet Lemon — to Georgetown.