Austin-based taco chain celebrates Katy debut with free breakfast tacos
One of Austin’s favorite taco joints will soon open in Katy. Tacodeli will officially open on Monday, May 18, but Katy residents don’t have to wait that long to get their first taste of the restaurant. Every Saturday and Sunday beginning this week (April 18), Tacodeli will give...
Crash involving dump truck knocks out power near Amazon distribution center in Round Rock
ROUND ROCK, Texas — Round Rock police are responding to a crash involving a dump truck that has knocked out power near the Amazon Distribution Center. Police said the crash happened at the intersection of County Road 172 and Hesters Crossing Road. Officials said the truck hit a power pole, causing an outage that is impacting a large portion of the area.
Austin police arrest man accused in $1.4M ‘pig butchering’ scam
A Taiwan-based courier accused of helping carry out a sophisticated “pig butchering” investment scam that defrauded an Austin victim of more than $1.4 million has been arrested, according to a Travis County arrest affidavit.
Be Prepared as Austin Weather Flip Incoming: Dry Days Now, Stormy Weekend Ahead
AUSTIN, Texas — Central Texas is getting a brief break from wet weather, but the calm conditions won’t last long as a cold front is set to bring rain, storms, and cooler temperatures back to the region this weekend. Dry and Warm End to the Week. After recent...
Proposed improvements to FM 969 aim to address growing traffic concerns in Central Texas
BASTROP COUNTY, Texas — As Central Texas continues to grow, transportation officials are taking a closer look at one increasingly congested roadway: FM 969. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is partnering with the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) to study potential improvements along the corridor, which stretches from State Highway 130 in eastern Travis County to State Highway 21 in Bastrop County.
2 face charges in deadly shooting at northeast Austin apartment complex
AUSTIN, Texas — Two people are facing charges in connection to a deadly shooting that happened at a northeast Austin apartment complex on April 8. According to the Austin Police Department (APD), officers responded to the Nova North Apartments on Dessau Road, near the intersection of Parmer Lane, just before 7 p.m., after callers reported someone being shot.
3 women-owned Austin shops say they were targeted by same thief
AUSTIN, Texas — Three women-owned businesses in Austin say the same person has shoplifted thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from their stores within the past four months. Owners of Clover and Maven, a shop that features work by local artists, say the business was the latest target. Co-owner...
The Week’s Biggest News in Brief: April 9-15
Data Center Hearing With Texas Lawmakers: According to KUT, the House Committee on State Affairs held a hearing with data center developers and other lawmakers in Austin to discuss how the industry should move forward, keeping grid constraints, surging energy costs, and lack of available water in mind. Pablo Vegas of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas explained that 410,000 more megawatts will be...
DPS raid at south Austin dispensary; owners question investigation
The owners of a south Austin dispensary said they are still waiting for answers from the Texas Department of Public Safety after their business was raided last month, even though all charges against them have now been dropped.
Empire Control Room Owner Locked Out of Venue by Landlord for “Nonpayment of Rent”
Stephen Sternschein was locked out of one half of his venue, Empire Control Room, earlier this month. On Friday, April 3, landlord 606 Holdings LLC fastened a lock to a side gate of the 606 E. Seventh venue, and wrote in a notice to Sternschein’s Heard Entertainment Texas LLC that the venue owner “will not be provided a new key until all past due...

















