Police arrested a 26-year-old former roommate and charged him with first-degree murder in the July 12, 2024 Grayledge Drive death of Edgar Granados. Investigators cite digital records and an affidavit in the case.

Local reporting finds more than one in five Austinites 65+ remain employed as rising costs and 'unretiring' reshape retirement in the metro.

State House Republicans launched a 'Sharia Free Texas' caucus in Austin, echoing a federal effort and drawing swift criticism from civil‑rights groups. The move follows heightened security concerns in the state.

Antone’s and Waterloo Greenway revive the Austin Blues Festival April 25–26 at Moody Amphitheater with Parliament Funkadelic, Jimmie Vaughan and brass bands.

Family-run Bear King Brewing in Marble Falls closed after owners blamed rising costs, weeks after its guava IPA won a statewide gold medal.

Federal prosecutors filed 187 immigration-related cases in the Western District of Texas from Feb. 27–Mar. 5, naming several repeat deportees and defendants with prior convictions.

A new trailer in North Austin pairs jaggery-sweet chai with Mumbai street classics. Owner Ramya Patel left tech to make scratch-made chaat and South Indian coffee.

Dense fog and patchy drizzle are reducing visibility across Austin this morning; NWS has an advisory until 10 AM CDT.

A new statewide hotline links low-income Texas families to child-welfare attorneys when CPS opens an investigation, funded by a $14M TAJF grant.

Junior cooks aged 8–17 flipped pork chops and vied for Grand Champion at BBQ Austin's weekend cookoff. The family-focused event also raised money for youth programs.

Muggy Sunday with spotty morning showers; a stronger storm threat arrives late Tuesday into Wednesday with gusty winds and locally heavy rain.

A 19-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly carjacking a delivery driver on W. 7th and crashing the stolen vehicle downtown; the delivery worker suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The Texas PUC cleared interim Aqua Texas rates that take effect Monday, March 9 — a change residents say will drive higher monthly bills across Austin’s suburbs. Protest filings and advocacy groups are lining up for contested hearings in April.