UT Austin will lead the NNME South node, convening 104 partners and industry-backed training to prepare technicians and engineers for thousands of chip jobs across 10 states.

An Austin man faces multiple felonies after a stolen van he was driving crashed into a Kyle patrol car; police say investigators found more than 80 identity documents and a fraudulent card.

Texas State will add San Marcos' first Qdoba inside Jones Dining Center after a summer remodel. Permit records show work from June 1 to Aug. 15 for a roughly 700 sq ft buildout.

Ken Paxton opened an industry-wide probe into protein powder makers after Consumer Reports and the Clean Label Project flagged elevated heavy-metal levels.

A 32-year-old man died after officers used a Taser outside a North Austin home. APD has launched criminal and administrative probes into the encounter.

An arrest affidavit says a Taylor man admitted beating his cousin with a hammer; investigators found the victim under a tent on Price Street and an arrest followed in June.

Low‑90s highs and humidity pushing heat‑index readings into the low 100s. Isolated seabreeze showers are possible but most days stay hot.

At a Pease Elementary campaign stop, Gina Hinojosa launched Team Texas Public Schools and pledged to halt state takeovers, saying local communities should decide their schools' futures.

Austin ISD is presenting two draft boundary scenarios — Oak and Elm — and holding regional and virtual workshops in June to gather family feedback. The district will use comments to refine a final plan.

A tenant-funded Jimmy John’s is planned inside Texas State’s Undergraduate Academic Center, with a summer build‑out and a planned opening for the 2026–27 school year.

A single-vehicle crash in the 11700 block of North FM 620 on Friday killed the driver, the city says.

Cedar Park's Firefly Aerospace will deliver four propulsive drones to the Moon’s south pole under a $75M JPL subcontract, stepping into NASA's Moon Base plans.

After 25 years in downtown Round Rock, the Louisiana Longhorn Café will close on Saturday, June 20. Owners thanked the community in a social-media post.