HISD's state-appointed board is moving to negotiate direct- or guaranteed-admission agreements with UT‑Austin and three San Antonio universities to boost college enrollment. Details and eligibility rules will be hammered out in upcoming negotiations.

A Pflugerville man has been arrested and charged after a cyclist was killed on I‑35; investigators say vehicle data and a fingerprint tied his car to the scene.

New filings show Related's mass‑timber office at 901 S. Congress has been revised smaller after years of updates and permit changes.

Zillow’s updated forecast flags dozens of metros for falling home prices; Austin and several Louisiana markets face the steepest projected drops amid swelling inventory and insurance pressures.

A Waco federal judge sentenced Gilberto Hernandez‑Marin to 188 months after prosecutors tied fentanyl he trafficked to the death of a Fort Cavazos soldier's spouse.

April MLS numbers show more closed and pending sales in Pflugerville and Hutto even as prices softened and days on market lengthened.

Phase II of the Waterloo Greenway — The Confluence — opens June 6 with a 13‑acre stretch of trails, nearly 1,600 trees and an 800‑foot boardwalk in downtown Austin.

After 13 years, The Celia Jacobs Cheesecake Experience will close on May 31. Owners Phyllis and Kimmie thanked customers and will run limited weekend hours through the end of the month.

Rhino USA bought 182 acres in Del Valle to build RhinoWorld — a private testing campus with proving grounds, a prototyping lab and first‑responder training. The company says early testing could begin this year.

A heavy law-enforcement presence in Maxwell prompted a sheriff's public notice asking residents to avoid parts of town; officials say the incident appears isolated.

A Travis County grand jury declined to indict two Austin officers in a May 7, 2025 traffic‑stop shooting. Civil litigation and oversight reviews remain underway.

Site work is underway at 2209 N IH‑35 as Texas Roadhouse moves from plan to build; state records show a March start and a September 2026 finish.

Texas' new family-violence task force has made stalking its first focus; advocates warn technology and lack of resources make prevention urgent.