A Houston fiber upstart beat Comcast and AT&T in Ookla’s H2 2025 Speedtest rankings, powered by a local acquisition and fast multi‑gig service. The results underline shifting choice for Houston internet customers.

The Texas Medical Board has posted a required course that walks clinicians through when abortion is lawful to protect a patient’s life. Doctors say the slides may not resolve murky, real‑world cases.

An Austin startup has taken 3D‑printed homes from prototype to a 100‑house community and smaller local builds — and now it’s offering its Titan system to builders.

State filings show The Toasted Yolk will build a Sendero cafe in Bastrop with an $865,000 fit‑out and an 811‑sq‑ft patio, with construction slated to start next week.

Hay bales burned Saturday near the IH‑10 frontage road by mile marker 663 outside Flatonia. Fire crews used foam and will let the piles smolder under watch.

Crust Pizza Co. is headed to Bastrop’s Sendero retail district on Hwy. 71; filings show a spring 2026 interior build‑out and a roughly $565,000 fit‑out. The brand says it will serve tavern‑style thin pizzas plus pastas and flatbreads.

A federal judge in Austin blocked Texas SB 664, ruling that forcing large disclaimers on plant-based meat packaging violated manufacturers' First Amendment rights.

Dripping Springs picked engineering and finance teams and is pursuing TWDB funding to expand wastewater capacity after a Texas Supreme Court decision cleared the permit.

A Williamson County judge imposed long, concurrent prison terms after the 2020 Cedar Park shooting that wounded three officers and triggered an 18‑hour standoff.

Bridgepoint Plaza, a two‑building Class A office campus above Loop 360, is on the market. The 178K‑SF property is owned by Spire and is largely leased.

Bankruptcy filings in Texas jumped more than 20% in 2025, topping 38,000 cases and making the state about one in 15 U.S. filings as county dockets swell. Local courts and small businesses are feeling the strain.

Project filings show eight new Casey's travel centers in Texas — including a planned Austin outpost — with preliminary costs totaling roughly $4.4 million.

Founders Academy in Leander was evacuated after a bomb threat; police searched the campus and found no devices while investigators probe the call.