Project filings show eight new Casey's travel centers in Texas — including a planned Austin outpost — with preliminary costs totaling roughly $4.4 million.

Founders Academy in Leander was evacuated after a bomb threat; police searched the campus and found no devices while investigators probe the call.

Clear skies Friday will push Austin into the low 80s. Dry, warm weekend ahead with only modest rain chances returning Monday–Tuesday.

Austin’s City Council approved a resolution to study “Green Social Housing,” a model that pairs permanent affordability with green building and city ownership. Staff must map financing and governance and report back this year.

Austin police reported a traffic fatality on northbound Bastrop Highway in the 1100 block; investigators are on the scene and seeking tips.

Photos of wanted posters circulated by the Hays County Sheriff’s Office list five suspects, including an alleged murder suspect; authorities are asking for anonymous tips.

Kung Fu Saloon’s Domain outpost closed after a decade. The bar’s farewell and patron replies point to rising Domain rents as the likely reason.

UT Austin consolidated police, emergency management and West Campus Ambassadors under a single cabinet-level safety unit and named Jay Swann interim director.

Central Texas leaders unveiled phase one of a regional Roadmap for Peace that prioritizes prevention, healing and data-driven tracking to curb violence.

City staff have inventoried nearly 170 social‑service contracts and say further cuts or consolidations could reshape homelessness and health funding ahead of next summer’s budget.

A small fire in the toilet-paper aisle at the Riverside H-E-B prompted an evacuation Wednesday night; no injuries were reported.

A Houston Chronicle analysis found several Texas agencies along I‑35 reporting contraband on up to 75% of searches while arrests remained rare.

An early‑morning trailer fire in Milam County killed an 84‑year‑old woman and sent three others to hospitals; the Fire Marshal is investigating.