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Food & Drinks in ...
Rush Bowls will open a La Frontera location in August at 115 Sundance Parkway, bringing its açaí bowls, smoothies, revivers and cold brew to Round Rock.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
New DNA testing ties the 1997 Amarillo killing of Gloria Covington to Jimmy Dale McClinton — but McClinton died in November 2025 before he could be charged.
Science, Tech & Medicine in ...
Anaconda has bought Kilo Code, folding an agentic engineering layer into its Austin‑based AI platform to give enterprises tighter control over model routing and token spend.
Real Estate & Development in ...
NRP Group and the Housing Authority of Travis County broke ground on Catalina, a 336‑unit affordable community near Austin with units reserved for 30%–70% AMI households.
Austin police have active warrants for 20-year-old Andru Jordan Castorena in an aggravated robbery case. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Capital Area Crime Stoppers.
Transportation & Infrastructure in ...
Tarmac delays at Austin-Bergstrom left travelers waiting for hours; the airport apologized and said operations resumed.
Politics & Govt in ...
Texas AG Ken Paxton opened an investigation into LinkedIn, alleging the platform profited from "ghost" job listings while selling Premium access. His office has issued a civil investigative demand.
A regional app backed by TxDOT and partners will centralize lane‑closure maps and send personalized alerts as Austin gears up for 35+ major projects.
A June Capitol hearing showed how a patchwork of local systems funnels vulnerable Texans through jails and hospitals, producing high costs and few stable outcomes.
Sucré Café and Go opened May 2 on State Highway 123, offering handcrafted coffees and TikTok-viral fruit-look pastries from local baker Vanessa Martinez.
Fun & Entertainment in ...
Holiday Hootenanny returns to Radio/East for a two-day weekend headlined by Thundercat and Magdalena Bay; tickets and the initial lineup are out now.
A crash at Williams Drive and Woodlake in Georgetown left one person dead and snarled traffic. Police closed lanes and urged drivers to avoid the area while investigators worked.
About 5,700 Austin Energy customers lost power early Monday in southeast Austin, with outages centered near Onion Creek Metropolitan Park.
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