Chick‑fil‑A opened at 2350 E Palm Valley Blvd in Round Rock on July 1, 2020. The Palm Valley store added another drive‑thru and carryout option to east Round Rock’s retail strip.

South and Central Austin residents reported a fishy smell in taps after a raw-water pipe at the Ullrich plant was returned to service in February 2019. Austin Water flushed hydrants and added powdered activated carbon while thousands called 3‑1‑1.

A longtime Memorial Drive preschool teacher has been in ICE custody since January; her attorneys say she is stateless and have filed a federal petition seeking her release.

Taqueria Chapala, a 29-year-old East Austin taqueria, will close its Cesar Chavez location on September 30 after landlords declined to renew the lease.

Nearly 1,700 addresses along SH 71 could be renumbered as county staff and emergency services work to fix a confusing addressing system that can slow 9‑1‑1 dispatch.

Buda police remind residents that fireworks are illegal inside the city and within 5,000 feet; violations can carry fines up to $500.

Keolis employees who run CapMetro buses voted 99.5% to authorize a strike after rejecting a contract offer. Negotiations continue and no walkout has been called.

Austin Fire Department says crews are battling a warehouse blaze at 415 E St. Elmo Road; officials have not yet released details on injuries or cause.

Piada will build a 2,750‑sq‑ft restaurant at Northline in Leander; state filings show construction beginning July 24 and a Sept. 1 target for completion.

An Austin Freight Systems accounting chief admitted in federal court to siphoning more than $3.2 million into personal accounts, prosecutors say. Authorities say much of the money was wagered online.

A federal complaint says Austin ISD and ex-LBJ band teacher Rodney Childers groomed and sexually abused a student over months; criminal charges and a civil suit are pending.

Two people were found dead on Hahn Road near Fredericksburg; investigators suspect a murder‑suicide and say there's no ongoing threat to Gillespie County.

At least one person died after an 18-wheeler went off an SH‑130 overpass near Round Rock, closing southbound lanes for an extended investigation.