State senators pressed health officials in Austin over soaring medical bills, demanding clearer data and options to lower out‑of‑pocket costs. The hearing laid out competing fixes and a long road to legislation.

Rooted Cafe & Catering opened April 9 in the Trails at 620, offering seed‑oil‑free, high‑protein grab‑and‑go meals and metro‑wide catering for office orders.

Austin police posted photos identifying 29-year-old Troy Donnell-William Lemons in connection with an aggravated robbery warrant; Capital Area Crime Stoppers is offering up to $1,000 for tips.

Patchy morning fog will give way to sun and highs near 91°F. Low rain chances return late this weekend into early next week.

A New York Times investigation found thousands of use‑of‑force incidents by Texas school police, including taser shocks and pepper spray on students, and raised new oversight questions.

A string of break‑ins damaged Austin ice‑cream shops on May 27, but owners said thieves left without taking cash. Police are asking anyone with surveillance video to come forward.

A 27‑year‑old man is in custody after Bexar County deputies found an elderly woman dead in her Shavano Park home while responding to a mental‑health call, the sheriff said.

Round Rock is applying for a $60M TWDB loan to add 10 MGD to the Brushy Creek East plant; the council will review funding and a contract change on Thursday.

A 36‑year‑old Georgetown man was arrested after an online investigation that found alleged contact with a minor and illegal material, officials say.

A private Austin investor has bought the 823 Congress Ave office tower from a DRA/Pillar joint venture, according to CoStar. Public details on price and the buyer remain limited.

Four developer teams have been shortlisted to remake a multi-block section of Lockhart’s downtown. The EDC’s RFQ has moved to an RFP stage with an Aug. 3 deadline and a hoped-for selection this fall.

Tesla design and engineering chiefs said the next Roadster will be built at Gigafactory Texas, with early production planning and test‑track work under way in Austin.

A 36-year-old man with a prior Texas State arrest was booked in San Antonio on an attempt-to-record charge after a woman reported seeing a phone held over a restroom stall. Police confiscated phones and charging paperwork lists the invasive-visual-recording allegation.