A $298.8M bond will build a 2,500‑seat High School No. 2 as Dripping Springs ISD grapples with steep enrollment growth. Here’s the timeline, budgets and local concerns to know.

A woman in Austin faces 13 animal‑cruelty charges after 15 cats were found abandoned in a South First Street apartment.

Republican groups resurfaced classroom‑era posts from James Talarico and framed them as evidence of poor judgment; his campaign says the posts were taken out of context.

San Antonio baristas' strike and organizing helped push Starbucks back to the bargaining table this spring. Organizers hope local wins will lock in pay and staffing rules.

A Lehman High math teacher was arrested April 24 and charged with an improper relationship with a student; Hays CISD says he’s on leave and barred from campus pending investigation.

The Fifth U.S. Circuit vacated the injunction that blocked Texas’ SB 4, saying plaintiffs lacked standing. The controversial immigration law can now be enforced while constitutional questions remain.

A Llano ISD substitute was arrested and faces a second‑degree felony after the district alerted deputies to an alleged improper relationship with a student.

Fire crews updated the public Thursday after a fatal blaze on Joy Street in South Austin; investigators remain on scene as the cause is under review.

A kangaroo briefly wandered onto a service road along I-20 near Gordon, turning a stranded coffee-truck owner's bad day into a viral moment.

Cloudy, muggy morning in Austin. Slight chance of afternoon storms Friday, then highs push into the 90s with heat indices near 100°F this weekend.

The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country announced roughly $14.07M in grants to rebuild Kerrville’s riverfront parks and plant 50,000 native trees after last summer’s floods.

Five Los Angeles‑founded firms grew their Texas headcount to nearly 650 and pulled in about $1.26B in 2025, reshaping the market for top legal talent across Dallas, Houston and Austin.

A federal judge found the Army Corps' 2017 releases at Addicks and Barker reservoirs amounted to a taking, clearing the way for damage awards for downstream homeowners.