Suspect arrested on capital murder charges for NE Travis County homicide
TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — Authorities have arrested a suspect in relation to a double homicide that occurred early Sunday in Northeast Travis County. This comes just one day after the suspects were identified by the Travis County Sheriff's Office and warrants were issued. The 20-year-old suspect, Kevin Parrish, was...
3 Texas cities ranked among most affordable in the U.S. for renters
TEXAS — According to Redfin, a national real estate brokerage firm, the top three most affordable cities for renters in the country are in Texas. The firm released its study in 2025, which also lists the median incomes needed to afford the average rent. Renters living in the Sawyer...
New upscale restaurant takes root in Round Rock and more top stories
Editor's note: The top Austin news of the week includes two major restaurant closures and one elevated restaurant opening. Plus, a look at Austin's best places to work. Read on for our hottest headlines, then plan your weekend via this guide. 1. New modern American restaurant elevates dining along I-35...
Austin, Houston And Dallas Crowned ‘Affordable’ As Locals Cry Foul
A national rental study just handed Austin, Houston and Dallas the crown for renter affordability, although plenty of Texans are looking at their monthly bills and wondering what planet those numbers came from. A new Redfin analysis says the three metros are the best big cities in the country for renters, judged by a s
Downtown Austin crime: APD searching for suspect in connection with series of thefts
AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Police Department is asking for help identifying a suspect involved in an ongoing series of thefts in downtown. Police said the suspects seem to be targeting men leaving downtown Austin bars, some in the Warehouse District, between midnight and 2:30 a.m. The suspects become friendly...
City of Austin proposes $6.6 billion budget
Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax has proposed a $6.6 billion budget for fiscal year 2026-27 that increases spending on public safety, homelessness services, housing and parks while raising the city's property tax rate and utility bills.
1 dead in south Austin, homicide investigation underway
Austin Police said officers responded to an area in south Austin early Saturday morning in connection with a homicide investigation.
$400K remodel now on the menu for Central Texas Whataburger. Here’s where
Order up! Texas' favorite Lone Star-founded burger chain is teasing a nearly half-a-million-dollar remodel of one of its Central Texas restaurants. Whataburger has been a Texas mainstay since its inaugural founding in Corpus Christi back in August 1950. With approximately 1,200 restaurants across 17 states - including
3rd person charged in connection with Sam’s BBQ shooting in east Austin: Affidavit
Austin police have arrested a third suspect in connection with a shooting outside an east Austin barbecue restaurant that left six people wounded earlier this year.
Cedar Park Resident Speaks Out After Viral Public Defecation Post
The Central Texas resident who shared a viral social media post alleging a man publicly defecated near the entrance of a Cedar Park neighborhood told The Dallas Express that he believes the controversy reflects broader concerns about immigration and assimilation. As previously reported by The Dallas Express, Duke Denma
