PGA Tour returns to Austin this November — tickets for the inaugural Good Good Championship are on sale now, with day passes from $80–$120.

A city panel approved the second phase of long-delayed Brackenridge Park repairs, clearing the way for pumphouse, trail and landscape work while legal fights continue.

The Railroad Commission of Texas is now issuing Class VI permits to store CO₂ underground. The agency has a staffed review unit, a federal grant, and 18 applications in the queue.

TCSO SWAT has closed southbound SH 130 near US 290 during a barricaded-subject response. Motorists should expect heavy delays.

Tesla is reportedly in talks to buy $2.9 billion in solar manufacturing equipment from Chinese firms, with some gear headed to its Texas factory as it scales U.S. production.

Daniel Perry returned to court in Austin for a misdemeanor deadly‑conduct case tied to a 2020 protest. The judge barred the fatal shooting from being discussed at the hearing.

Aperí, an aperitivo-style wine bar, opened March 19 at Paggi House on The Loren Hotel grounds, serving 40+ bottles and Italian small plates Thu–Sun.

Zoocade has taken a 32,900‑square‑foot warehouse on Middle Fiskville, turning the space into America’s first holographic zoo and arcade with a 60‑foot tunnel and party offerings.

Sixteen new Austin restaurants are in CultureMap's reader‑voted Best New Restaurant bracket; voting runs Mar 19–Apr 7 and the winner will be revealed Apr 9 at Distribution Hall.

Owner Hoover Alexander is retiring and Hoover's Cooking will end full service on May 31 after more than 27 years.

Activision Blizzard renewed its lease at 9825 Spectrum Drive, keeping Building 1 of Davis Spring Corporate Center fully occupied in northwest Austin.

Austin police say a pedestrian was struck and later died in the 9300 block of Menchaca Road. Detectives say the driver remained at the scene and is cooperating.

An investigation found Austin police sharply reduced in‑person compliance checks in 2025, leaving survivors worried that convicted sex offenders aren’t being monitored. Advocates are pressing for clearer oversight and notification.