Muggy start to Saturday in Austin with patchy fog and leftover showers. Heaviest rain came northwest of the city; highs near 90°F with spotty storms east of I‑35.

The Texas Medical Board has temporarily suspended Dr. Samuel Byungsung Lee's Texas license after a Florida manslaughter charge tied to a patient's death. A hearing is pending.

Freddie Mac has put a 20.2‑acre East Riverside parcel — including the 562‑unit Mia Riverside — up for auction. The sale returns rare infill land near downtown to the market amid city code enforcement.

An Austin medical‑cannabis company sued several hemp sellers, alleging lab tests show many products contain marijuana‑level THC and contaminants.

A pedestrian was killed Friday on the southbound I‑35 frontage road near Loop 337 and TX‑46 in New Braunfels. Police have not released the victim’s name as investigators probe the crash.

Austin‑based Milk + Tea opened its first Dallas‑Fort Worth location in Richardson on June 1, taking over the Campbell Road storefront formerly occupied by Ding Tea.

State project records show the former Jack in the Box at 16330 N FM 620 will be remodeled into a Taco Bell, with work scheduled Aug. 3–Oct. 29, 2026 and an $800K buildout.

A Baker Institute brief finds individual health-plan premiums at Texas universities vary from about $8,095 to $15,742 and family plans from $23,037 to $48,636, with market structure cited as a driver.

RRC data show Texas produced roughly 132 million barrels of crude and 1.08 trillion cubic feet of gas in March 2026, down from March 2025; Martin County led oil output.

San Antonio’s April sales-tax allocation fell nearly 7% from a year earlier, leaving the city with about $43 million for the month amid mixed statewide results.

Bar Fino expanded into the bungalow next door on Rainey Street, adding Fleet Coffee Roasters and La Santa Barbacha to the property and bringing morning and midday service to the block.

At an Austin hearing Thursday, lawmakers clashed over whether HB 2127's broad preemption is being enforced or ignored. The debate could prompt new enforcement tools ahead of the 2027 session.

A new mass‑timber office called Workbench has opened on E. Seventh, housing architects, builders and a lighting showroom under one roof.