A last hurrah at Austin’s Paramount before a major restoration: Casablanca in 35mm, a Spy Kids 25th‑anniversary screening with a live family band, and an April Jedi preview.

Patchy morning fog and a warm, muggy day. A nighttime line of storms could bring heavy rain and isolated severe weather to parts of the Hill Country.

City Council approved a $13.44M purchase to add about 49.2 acres along Onion Creek, citing water‑quality, drainage and flood‑mitigation goals as it expands parkland in south Austin.

Austin City Council adopted a rezoning for the four‑acre 1000 Red River block, replacing mixed zoning with a unified Downtown Mixed Use designation and opening the former TRS campus to redevelopment.

A Georgetown man received a 16-year sentence after pleading guilty in the 2024 kidnapping and shooting of a Leander teen, court records show.

The Texas Medical Association has joined a multistate antitrust suit accusing Claritev and major insurers of underpaying out‑of‑network claims, alleging billions in losses for doctors.

A 19‑year‑old opened Cowboy Cubans in Austin as HB 2844 moves food‑truck permitting to the state; the change could speed expansion — or shave local inspections and fees.

An enhanced clearing near the Terrazas Branch Library prompted anger from homelessness advocates who say residents weren't warned or offered services. City officials say the action was outreach-focused.

Austin police are asking for tips after a stolen car crashed at Stonleigh Place and Blue Meadow Drive; the driver fled and detectives are seeking dashcam footage. A reward may be available.

Veteran-owned Frontier Cellars opened March 7 in Smithville, pouring five Texas-grown wines from a tasting room that overlooks a two-acre lake.

A closed-door House panel in Austin will weigh whether to make roughly $9,300 fines stick against Democrats who staged a walkout last summer.

Austin Humane Society is seeking help finding Chico, a 4-month-old terrier mix allegedly taken from a visitation room after a woman concealed him in her purse.

Austin police arrested a north Austin couple after they allegedly entered a store "heavily impaired" with three young children. Officers recovered stolen items, firearms and drugs from the vehicle.