A South Austin woman shot inside a home early Monday has died. Police say a man was first booked on assault charges and later re-arrested on a first-degree murder warrant.

Leander urges customers to keep daily water use under 11 MGD ahead of a four‑day BCRUA plant shutdown starting Feb. 2 to avoid low pressure or boil‑water notices.

Ēma, Aba’s sister restaurant, opens Jan. 31 at Domain Northside with mezze-style small plates and a Mediterranean-forward cocktail program. Reservations are live on OpenTable.

Casita on the Main has opened at 109 W Main in downtown Round Rock, serving street tacos, tortas, burgers and a full breakfast menu. Early reviews and listings show positive feedback since a late-December soft opening.

Home sales in Lake Travis and Westlake rose 22.9% in December, driven by big ZIP‑code swings even as median prices eased across the six‑ZIP area.

Local groundwater managers warn the Barton Springs aquifer is nearing historic lows and could be moved to a Stage 4 emergency in weeks, risking steep pumping cuts for utilities and wells.

Comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short bring a two‑night 'Best of' show to Bass Concert Hall, mixing banjo, sketches and quickfire mutual roasting.

TEA data show more than 212,000 Texas students with dyslexia were in special education last year — a more-than-600% rise that’s straining districts’ staffing and budgets.

State filings show Salt Lick Cellars and a new restaurant are planned at The Sycamore in Fredericksburg. The tasting room is budgeted at about $2.4 million and is scheduled to be built in 2026–27.

A popular Buda taqueria will open two Kyle locations this spring, expanding the town's growing retail corridor.

Round Rock ISD’s police department plans a voluntary First Offender program to steer first-time vaping and THC incidents into education, counseling and short-term probation instead of juvenile court.

Central Texas schools announce closures and delays on Wednesday due to icy road conditions after a winter storm.

Texas Governor Abbott has urged the state Attorney General to revoke CAIR's nonprofit status, alleging the group sponsors terrorism and pushes radical agendas.