Arm is adding a semiconductor failure-analysis lab at Encino Trace in southwest Austin, backed by a $4.16M state grant. The expansion is expected to create hundreds of local jobs.

The Grand Ole Opry has partnered with Señorita to offer 12‑oz, 5 mg hemp‑derived THC margarita cans at select OEG venues, expanding non‑alcoholic options for concertgoers.

TPWD data show 84% of boating-fatality victims in 2025 weren’t wearing life jackets; officials are urging USCG-approved PFDs and sober boating.

Austin police briefly ordered a shelter-in-place in South Austin while searching for a suspect near Willow Springs and Industrial Boulevard; the order was lifted minutes later.

A federal judge in Austin signaled that key parts of Texas' SB 4 likely conflict with the Constitution, putting the state's new border enforcement plan on uncertain ground.

Riverside Pride's move to the Seguin Coliseum reignited last year's venue fight, drawing conservative calls to oppose the festival as organizers cite safety and cost concerns.

Austin Regional Clinic will stop offering obstetrics at its Seton Northwest clinic on Oct. 1, 2026, redirecting deliveries to other ARC sites and partner hospitals.

Wine Folks, owned by Danielle and Jason Grantham, is heading to Town Creek at 967 N. Academy Ave with plans for retail bottles and a neighborhood wine lounge. The couple is targeting a June opening.

The Archdiocese of New Orleans plans to strip Father Anthony Odiong's name from a Luling chapel as he faces felony sexual-assault and child-pornography charges in Texas.

Clear morning in Austin; an Air Quality Alert is active while highs climb to the low 90s this afternoon.

A mother alleges Austin police pinned her dying daughter after a June 5, 2024 stabbing; family and oversight filings demand body‑cam footage and records.

A two-vehicle crash near Jonestown left one person dead and another critically injured Wednesday, with emergency crews responding and traffic snarled in northwest Travis County.

A crash on southbound SH 130 dumped heavy fuel and forced the toll road down to one lane near Gregg Manor, snarling the morning commute; no injuries were reported.