Austin ISD and NRP Group broke ground on a 341-unit mixed-income community at the former Anita Coy school in East Austin, reserving half the units for income-restricted households.

Austin-Bergstrom honored Towanda Cordon on Feb. 27 as the airport’s first African American woman COO, spotlighting a two-decade AUS career in operations and security.

Da’s Thai Cuisine is opening a Hutto outpost in the former Elsie’s Egg Rolls space; owners say it will seat about 40 and mirror the Round Rock menu. No official opening date yet.

Ricarlos Hall pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was given a 27-year prison term in the July 2023 east Austin shooting that killed Peyton Edmonds.

The Moody Foundation’s $1 billion pledge by 2035 is already turning into campus gifts, endowments and grant cycles across Texas, from UT Austin to Huston‑Tillotson.

The Texas Comptroller moved certification power away from Austin and retooled the state's HUB program as VetHUB, narrowing eligibility to service‑disabled veterans.

A proposed code change would let some displaced billboards relocate within 150 feet of homes, cutting potential condemnation costs and sparking neighborhood pushback. City documents and local reporting show council members are sharply divided.

An $11.3M, 35,000-square-foot entertainment district with courts, restaurants and retail is planned at the Masonwood site in Bee Cave; construction is eyed for April 2026.

Clear, springlike afternoons with highs near 86°F. Patchy morning fog and gusty southerly winds this weekend.

A New York Times investigation links nearly 90 Texas entities to Elon Musk — acres of land, luxury condos and companies tied to political spending. The map raises fresh transparency and local‑planning questions.

A Texas judge will decide whether DACA work permits can continue in Texas, putting tens of thousands of Dreamers and the employers who rely on them at risk.

A Panola County judge denied Kenvue’s motion to dismiss Ken Paxton’s suit over Tylenol and pregnancy safety claims, keeping state consumer‑protection claims alive.

State troopers arrested a 24‑year‑old they say is a confirmed Gulf Cartel member after a Rio Grande City traffic stop turned into a pursuit; migrants were referred to Border Patrol.