Aviary Wine & Kitchen in South Austin has closed due to financial difficulties, reflective of the wider challenges local eateries face with rising costs.

A 53-year-old man has died following a July disturbance in Mustang Ridge, leading to a suspicious death investigation by local police and Texas Rangers.

The Round Rock City Council preliminarily approved raising utility rates to fund infrastructure maintenance and growth, with a final vote at the next meeting.

Bee Cave has filed an injunction to halt the construction of a large logistics center near a residential area, citing breach of a 2015 agreement and support from neighboring Lakeway and residents.

A Texas woman was charged with animal cruelty after nine dogs were found in extreme heat without food or water; one dog died. She was released on bond and the surviving dogs were taken to a shelter.

Former City Council Member Don Zimmerman has filed a lawsuit challenging Austin's allocation of $400,000 to assist residents seeking out-of-state abortions, claiming it violates Texas law.

The Round Rock ISD Board approved a near $1 billion bond election for school facility improvements, with a focus on maintenance, technology, and educational programs.

A severe rollover accident near Lake Travis on Friday night caused life-threatening injuries to one person, prompting emergency services to respond and transport the victim to a medical center. Traffic was significantly affected.

Texas AG Ken Paxton and 23 states support an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration, filing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court against a lower court's injunction.

Austin Police named two victims of a fatal shooting as Ricardo Martinez and Aldo Edgar Romero-Milan, marking the city's 28th and 29th homicides of the year.

Texas reports a seventh month of labor force growth, despite a decrease in nonfarm jobs for July, with a consistent year-on-year increase in jobs and a lower unemployment rate than the national average.

New DNA evidence led to the arrest of Deck Brewer Jr. for the 1980 murder of Susan Wolfe, while Travis County officials seek information on the unresolved 2022 murder of Wilbert Vázquez-Lopez.

Austin ISD's CFO, Eduardo Ramos, has been reinstated after charges of insurance fraud against him were dropped, and his resignation has been withdrawn.