Hutto ISD is weighing whether to stop claiming federal SHARS reimbursements as insurance costs and slower enrollment squeeze the district’s budget. Officials say services wouldn’t stop, but the math is changing.

Patchy fog this morning clears to sun and highs near 78°F, with the heat climbing into the 80s midweek. Expect gusty southerly winds Tuesday afternoon.

Sunny, warm Sunday with gusty north winds and highs near 73°F. Travis County burn ban is in effect; avoid open burning.

Austin‑born Hopdoddy is slated for Mueller at 2005 Aldrich St., joining a broader rollout that includes Leander and Pflugerville this year. The move is part of a rapid Texas expansion.

Switchback Coffee and Beer will open this spring at 220 Ralph Ablanedo Dr., pairing morning coffee with evening beer, ciders and low‑ABV cocktails in a plant‑filled, 40–50‑seat space.

A 15-year-old boy was critically injured after an accidental gun discharge at a Manor home early Friday, police say.

Solstice, from the team behind Odd Duck and Whisler's, is coming to Jonestown with coffee, cocktails, food trucks and live acoustic music.

Surveillance video and photos released by APD show a man taking packages from porches across East Austin, including a Dec. 27 theft near Saddle Up Drive. Detectives are asking for tips.

Detectives are canvassing a cleared Rundberg Lane encampment and distributing flyers as they search for tips in the April 25, 2025 killing of Gabrielle Williams.

UT Austin will merge four ethnic and gender studies departments into a single unit by Sept. 2027, affecting more than 800 students and prompting faculty protests.

A welfare check in Mustang Meadows led deputies to a gunshot victim Wednesday; the sheriff’s office says injuries were non‑life‑threatening and the incident appears isolated.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Darling Ingredients after hundreds of odor complaints in Bastrop; the suit seeks H2S monitors, faster processing rules, and fines.

Austin ISD paused a decision on consolidating Blackshear and Oak Springs after a packed meeting and nearly 350 survey responses. Families urged the district to protect Blackshear’s community legacy.