Austin real estate market wrestling with excess supply of apartments
AUSTIN, Texas — New research shows that the state's real estate markets are still feeling the effects of recent building booms, especially in the capital city. That’s just one of the many factors driving markets that an outlook from the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University explained. Daniel Oney,...
More than 1,000 customers slammed by power outages in Austin-area suburb
The outages are impacting approximately 1,100 customers as of 9 a.m. Friday.
Mr. Gatti’s sold to franchisee
Mr. Gatti’s Pizza has sold a majority stake to OneRyan Global, the family investment office of G. Brint Ryan, the pizza chain said Wednesday in an emailed press release. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. OneRyan Global originally invested in the chain last October, when it bought a...
Man sentenced to 75 years for child assault and fatal fentanyl sale to teens
HAYS COUNTY, Texas — A Martindale man was sentenced to 75 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child and dealing fentanyl to high school students, including a sale that resulted in a 15-year-old's fatal overdose. A Hays County jury sentenced Izaiah Vela, 29, on Wednesday after convicting him...
Riot Signs AMD to Enormous Lease Agreement at Former Alcoa Plant Site
Riot Platforms Inc. announced a potential $1 billion lease and services agreement with AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) at what used to be the former Alcoa Corp site in Milam County, northeast of Austin. Riot is a cryptocurrency mining company and data center developer. Riot acquired the 200 acres for $96 million. The...
Judge sentences third defendant to 50 years for 2022 teen’s murder in NW Austin
GEORGETOWN, Texas — A Williamson County judge has sentenced Devin Vasquez-Pacheco, the last of three defendants, to 50 years in prison for the murder of 16-year-old Adrian Murillo Curiel in 2022. The sentencing happened on Jan. 16, 2026, and concluded the legal proceedings stemming from the June 12, 2022,...
She spent 20 years in prison for a baby’s death. Texas’ highest court says...
Carmen Mejia, convicted of killing someone else's baby in 2003 has been declared actually innocent by the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals
Austin ISD celebrates opening of $40M modernized Wooten Elementary campus
Austin ISD officials, students and staff celebrated the grand opening of the modernized Wooten Elementary Campus in North Austin on Jan. 16. (Chloe Young/Community Impact) Wooten Elementary students moved into a brand new campus in North Austin in January. On Jan. 16, Austin ISD officials celebrated the opening of a...
Families concerned over safety and accessibility at recently built East Austin playground
AUSTIN, Texas — Caroline Chen took her kids to the playground at Little Walnut Creek Greenbelt in East Austin for a play date Saturday afternoon. "It was really fun," Chen said. "It's an, apparently, a new structure and yeah, lots of different options for climbing and running around." Chen...
Winter storm warning issued for Central Texas ahead of arctic blast. What it means
Total ice accumulations of a tenth of an inch to a quarter-inch of ice is possible, making travel extremely hazardous across the region.
