Hot, humid Friday with highs near 95°F and a slight chance of afternoon storms; heavier rain possible early next week.

ACC approved a $583M FY27 budget that keeps tuition frozen and preserves its free‑tuition pilot, even as leaders warn flat property‑tax receipts and state tax changes could squeeze finances.

Austin's roster of public companies dipped to 43, but those firms still reported $300.6 billion in revenue for fiscal 2025.

Cedar Park police say Wayne Westfall received 10 years after officers seized counterfeit M-30 pills laced with fentanyl; a 4-year-old was in the vehicle at arrest.

St. David’s is moving forward with a 24/7 freestanding emergency center near Kyle Crossing that will offer imaging and lab services and act as the first phase of a planned hospital campus. Permits and the company release list different costs and timelines.

Gov. Abbott ordered a probe of Mission Regional after viral ads and an international site promoted "birth packages" aimed at foreign mothers.

Austin Energy’s Power Partner Battery pilot pays homeowners to share stored energy and aims to add distributed capacity to blunt summer price spikes.

Plano‑based Green Brick Partners wants to build about 1,000 homes on roughly 217 acres southeast of Buda, including an 11‑acre school site for Hays CISD.

Republican leaders are pushing to bar foreign nationals from using Texas surrogates; surrogacy attorneys warn the change could curb fertility options for Texans and spark legal fights.

Leander approved a Life Time PUD and an interlocal to install turn bays near Harmony Science Academy while reallocating nearly $4M to capital and safety projects.

State records show Cedar Ridge High School will get a two‑story classroom wing, a dance addition and turf upgrades under a $30M bond‑funded plan. Construction is slated for May 2027–Nov. 2028.

Buda secured $10.48M in CAMPO funds to widen East Main Street into a four-lane corridor with a median, left-turn lanes and shared-use paths. The city says the project carries a $13.1M budget with a local match.

Upper-90s heat returns to Austin today with heat index near 103. Slight, spotty storms possible Monday in the Hill Country.