Fuse Workspace plans a three-story, 36,000‑sq‑ft coworking building at 801 Central Park Dr in Cedar Park with construction slated to begin Jan. 1 and a projected 2030 finish.

Family-run Juliet Italian Kitchen is shifting to a more casual model across Austin, refreshing menus and leaning into daily happy hour and weekend brunch.

Amy's Ice Creams will park a permanent truck at 927 W. 12th St with a grand opening Thursday; the first 50 guests get free small scoops starting at 11 a.m.

Thick smoke over Lockhart was a planned brush burn, Caldwell County says. The county says an excavating company was conducting the burn to prepare the site for construction.

Grey Orchard, from James Sun and Chef Cole Fitzgerald, will soft‑open July 9 at 2700 N I‑35 in Round Rock with a seasonal modern‑American menu and private‑dining options.

New reporting and longtime mammal inventories show more than 100,000 free‑roaming exotic mammals in Texas — from nilgai to blackbuck — raising disease and regulatory questions. The split between free‑roaming animals and fenced game ranches complicates management.

A July 4 shots call near Leander High prompted a drone-assisted search in Cedar Park that ended with three arrests and seven firearms seized.

Texas Monthly put Top 50 Picnic tickets on sale July 1, with early-bird passes for TM BBQ Club members already sold out. The Lockhart weekend brings 30+ Top 50 barbecue joints in one place.

Travis County deputies are investigating a double homicide outside Bare Cabaret in northeast Austin; one person was detained and the scene drew a large crowd.

Fireworks sparked multiple grass fires across parts of Central Texas on Saturday night; crews contained the blazes and no injuries were reported. One trailer was damaged.

After years of delays and fierce local debate, Buc‑ee’s is listed for a Boerne opening in 2027; city approvals, traffic studies and utility work are the remaining hurdles.

CAMPO programmed roughly $400M into the 2019–22 TIP, funding I‑35 elements, suburban connectors and bike/ped projects across Central Texas.

IKEA will close its Plan & order point at The Domain on Aug. 30, 2026, after roughly two years. Customers are being directed to Round Rock and online options.