A Liberty Hill man was handed a 40-year prison sentence after a jury convicted him in the 2024 fentanyl poisoning death of 18-year-old Matthew Wright.

UT Austin and MD Anderson launched a cross‑campus accelerator funding five projects to speed protein therapies, AI and surgical robotics into patient care.

Black Rock Coffee Bar opened May 30 on Hwy. 29 in Leander, marking the chain's ninth Austin‑area location and bringing all‑day breakfast and Fuel energy drinks to the corridor.

Neon Jackalope opened March 14 inside The Gruene Grove in Gruene, offering neon-lit cocktails and a late-night, adults-only spot on the tourist strip.

After a 7-1 loss to Georgia, Texas must beat Alabama Monday in Omaha to stay alive at the Men’s College World Series.

State grants will fund mobile stroke ambulances at hospitals in Austin, Houston and El Paso to shorten time to treatment and improve outcomes. Hospitals must still finalize staffing and EMS integration.

Medics performed CPR at a single-vehicle crash on northbound Bastrop Highway near Montopolis Drive; one person was taken to St. David's in critical condition.

Districts and private schools are piloting AI for instruction and grading while state law provides broad guardrails but few classroom rules. Training, privacy and transparency are now front‑and‑center.

A former Austin school bus driver was arrested on OWI charges after allegedly driving routes while impaired, authorities say.

A motorcyclist sustained life‑threatening injuries in a crash on Spicewood Springs Road; ATCEMS says the rider was taken to St. David's Round Rock.

UT Austin researchers found Gulf Coast coal and ash contain large rare‑earth inventories on paper, but low per‑ton value and tricky extraction keep the economics tight. Pilot projects and co‑products may be the only realistic path to profit.

A consultant report urges Austin to beef up its Office of Violence Prevention — but an AI-generated cover and a detection scan have raised transparency questions.

A hot, muggy Sunday in Austin will give way to scattered storms in the afternoon. Expect heavy downpours and localized flooding risk through early next week.