Austin favorite Nervous Charlie's confirmed a third location at 2159 S. Lamar Blvd; owners teased the move with a Jurassic Park–style social video and signage. Opening date is still listed as "coming soon."

At a packed May 7 session, Austin City Council approved a mobile‑vendor inspection agreement, an AHFC inducement for Elm Ridge, and a slate of parks and infrastructure contracts. The votes push several projects toward construction while adding one‑time homeless health funding.

St. David's announced a $27.7M project at Round Rock Medical Center to add 34 beds and expand electrophysiology services, boosting local inpatient and cardiac capacity. The work is slated to finish by the end of 2026.

Two Dallas brokerages combined this week to create DuWest, merging leasing, tenant-rep and property-management teams into one statewide retail platform.

A multi‑county pursuit that began in New Braunfels ended in Austin with one arrest and four people injured, authorities say.

Gov. Abbott amended the state's disaster declaration to add Victoria and Calhoun counties after coastal storms. Officials want residents to report damage through iSTAT.

A Spring Branch man was sentenced May 6, 2026, to 40 years after a Jan. 19, 2024 RV‑park attack near New Braunfels injured two people. Prosecutors cited his prior violent record in court.

Beerburg is turning part of its 15-acre Fitzhugh Road site into a public beer garden that grows and labels native ingredients used in its wildcrafted beers. Opening day on May 28 will include guided tours, new beer releases and a ribbon-cutting.

Cloudy and cool Thursday in Austin. Showers and storms arrive Friday with the risk of heavy rain and localized flash flooding.

The Cove Theater in downtown Copperas Cove will close on May 31 after owners say a lease expiration and other business priorities forced the decision. The couple hopes a new operator will step in, but they plan to sell equipment if no taker emerges.

Amazon purchased more than 1,300 acres in Bastrop County’s Cedar Creek area, a move that could signal a future AWS campus, according to land records.

An 18‑wheeler carrying electrical transformers leaked fluid on westbound U.S. 290 at FM 973, closing lanes while hazmat crews worked to contain the spill. Drivers were urged to avoid the area.

Constellation’s Pin Oak Creek peaker in Freestone County is the first natural gas plant funded by Texas’ $10B Energy Fund, adding 460 MW amid scrutiny of the program.