After 13 years, The Celia Jacobs Cheesecake Experience will close on May 31. Owners Phyllis and Kimmie thanked customers and will run limited weekend hours through the end of the month.

Rhino USA bought 182 acres in Del Valle to build RhinoWorld — a private testing campus with proving grounds, a prototyping lab and first‑responder training. The company says early testing could begin this year.

A heavy law-enforcement presence in Maxwell prompted a sheriff's public notice asking residents to avoid parts of town; officials say the incident appears isolated.

A Travis County grand jury declined to indict two Austin officers in a May 7, 2025 traffic‑stop shooting. Civil litigation and oversight reviews remain underway.

Site work is underway at 2209 N IH‑35 as Texas Roadhouse moves from plan to build; state records show a March start and a September 2026 finish.

Texas' new family-violence task force has made stalking its first focus; advocates warn technology and lack of resources make prevention urgent.

Sunny and calm this morning with a high near 86°F. Temperatures climb into the 90s midweek and heat‑index values spike late weekend.

Texas Democrats teased Sen. Bernie Sanders as a keynote for the June state convention in Corpus Christi, joining a star‑studded lineup meant to energize voters and raise funds.

Austin ISD called a bomb threat at an East Austin high school a “swatting” hoax; police searched the campus, found no device and classes resumed.

Boba Magic opened May 2 at The Ramble at Goodnight Ranch, serving milk teas, fruit teas, smoothies and playful specialty drinks. The shop also offers boba and popping pearls.

VoltaGrid announced a $1 billion investment from Blackstone and Halliburton and plans to acquire supplier Propell while building manufacturing capacity in Granbury, Texas.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Netflix, alleging the streamer secretly harvested Texans’ data — including kids’ viewing logs — and shared it with ad-tech and data brokers.

GM will cut roughly 500–600 salaried IT positions as it reshapes its information-technology teams, affecting Austin and the Detroit‑area tech campus in Warren.