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Keep Your Dog Out of Austin Lakes Right Now

2026-06-12 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Hey, real talk — if you've been bringing your pup down to Lake Austin or Barton Creek for a swim, it might be time to pump the brakes on that summer tradition. Toxic blue-green algae has been spotted ...

Texas Softball Coaching Staff Shakeup: Who's Packing Up at UT

2026-06-12 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you've been following Longhorn softball lately, you probably know the program has been going through some changes — and now it looks like the coaching staff is getting reshuffled too. Word coming o...

Austin Cocktail Lounge Just Made Esquire's Best Bars in America List

2026-06-12 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Hey, Austin — we've got another reason to feel good about our bar scene. Esquire just dropped their picks for the 14 best bars in the entire country heading into 2026, and yep, one of our own made the...

APD Under Fire After Taser Death Raises Questions About Use of Force

2026-06-12 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Another week, another tough conversation about Austin PD and how officers handle things in the heat of the moment. This time, it centers on a man who died while in police custody — and the department ...

AISD Kids Are Scoring Better on STAAR

2026-06-12 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Good news came rolling in for Austin ISD this week: more students are clearing the bar on the STAAR test than they were before. On the surface, that sounds like a win worth celebrating, and honestly, ...

Texas Drops $250M on Samsung Chip Plant

2026-06-11 • Austin Tech News via Google News
So here's something that'll make your queso taste a little sweeter this week: Governor Greg Abbott just signed off on a quarter-billion-dollar grant aimed at boosting Samsung's semiconductor operation...

Parallel Bolsters Its Build Team With New Construction Manager Hire

2026-06-11 • Austin Tech News via Google News
Austin-based Parallel has been making some moves on the staffing front, and the latest one is worth noting for folks keeping tabs on the local tech and real estate scene. The company just brought on M...

Big Tech Move: Electronics Giant Could Plant Roots at The Domain

2026-06-11 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Hey Austin, looks like The Domain is about to get even more crowded — and not just with brunch crowds on Sunday mornings. Word around town is that a major global electronics manufacturer is seriously ...

Del Valle's Big Mixed

2026-06-11 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Alright, Del Valle folks — that project you've been side-eyeing for what feels like forever? It's actually happening. Equipment is on site, dirt is getting pushed around, and things are officially in ...

Two Austin Industrial Real Estate Vets Just Jumped Ship From CBRE

2026-06-11 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Word around the commercial real estate scene is that a couple of well-known faces in Austin's industrial property world have packed up their desks and headed somewhere new. Two brokers who built their...

StoryBuilt Fallout: Receiver Goes After Investors in Austin Court Blitz

2026-06-10 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you've been following the slow-motion collapse of StoryBuilt, buckle up — because things just got a whole lot messier in the Austin court system. The court-appointed receiver overseeing the bankrup...

P. Terry's Is Handing the Keys to Its Workers

2026-06-10 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you've ever grabbed a burger and a shake at P. Terry's and thought, 'man, these folks really seem to care about this place' — turns out, pretty soon they're going to own it. The beloved Austin-born...

Houston Developer Eyes Austin Market With First I

2026-06-10 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Well, well, well — looks like Houston money has officially set its sights on the Austin market. A developer based out of Space City is making their ATX debut with a new project planted right along the...

Hold Out Brewing & Better Half Could Get the Wrecking Ball Treatment

2026-06-10 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Well, here's one to ruin your Tuesday morning coffee. Two of West Austin's most beloved neighborhood spots — Hold Out Brewing and Better Half Coffee & Cocktails — may be on the chopping block for rede...

From Sushi to Square Footage: Daryl Kunik's Wild Austin Pivot

2026-06-10 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've ever sat down to a plate of omakase at Uchi, you've already been touched by Daryl Kunik's work — even if you didn't know his name. As one of the creative minds behind what became one of Aust...

Fresh Faces: Who Steps Up for Texas Softball After Key Departures?

2026-06-09 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you've been keeping tabs on Longhorn softball, you already know this offseason has been a bit of a roster shakeup. The departure of standout players like Reese Atwood has folks over on the Forty Ac...

Austin Hemp Shop War: Medical Weed Company Says Corner Stores Are Skirting the Law

2026-06-09 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, here's a spicy one brewing in the Texas cannabis space that hits close to home for anyone who's ever grabbed a "hemp" gummy off a gas station counter and wondered what exactly you were buying...

East Austin Just Got a Gorgeous New Wooden Office Building

2026-06-09 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Hey, so East Austin keeps leveling up, and the latest addition to the neighborhood's skyline is turning some heads — a brand new office building made primarily from mass timber has officially opened i...

Khoros Cuts Staff After Acquisition News Shakes Up Austin Tech Scene

2026-06-09 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Well, it's been a rough week over at Khoros. The Austin-based social media software company, which has been a fixture in the local tech community for years, is letting people go following word that th...

Austin Hotels Along I

2026-06-09 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Some hotels hugging the I-35 corridor are in serious legal hot water this week, and honestly, this one's hard to sit with. A new lawsuit is pointing fingers at multiple Austin-area hotel operators, cl...

Red River District Venues Push Back on City Crackdowns

2026-06-08 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you've been hanging around the Red River Cultural District lately, you might've picked up on some tension between the club owners and City Hall. Several venue operators are speaking out, saying rec...

Elon Musk's Texas Chip Dream Just Got a Dollar Amount

2026-06-08 • Austin Tech News via Google News
So it turns out building a semiconductor empire in the Lone Star State doesn't come cheap — shocker, right? Elon Musk's ambitious push to plant serious chip-making roots here in Texas finally has a nu...

Austin Scores Two Spots on Texas Monthly's Best New Tacos List

2026-06-08 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Look, we already knew Austin had some serious taco game — but now we've got the receipts. Texas Monthly, the definitive authority on all things Lone Star, just dropped their picks for the best new taq...

Austin, Grab Your Rain Boots: Flood Watch Is On

2026-06-08 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Hey Austin, heads up — the skies are about to get serious. A flood watch has been issued for the area, and if you've lived here long enough, you know that's not something to shrug off over your mornin...

THC Lollipop at Austin Preschool: Nobody's Getting Charged

2026-06-07 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
So here's a wild one making the rounds this week — a 4-year-old at an Austin school got into a THC-infused lollipop, and after everything shook out, Austin PD decided nobody's going to face charges ov...

McConaughey's Ideal Austin Day: Tacos, Trails, and Two Wheels

2026-06-07 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you've ever wondered how Austin's most famous resident actually spends a perfect day in his hometown, well — turns out it's pretty on-brand for this city. Matthew McConaughey, who's made it clear h...

Lady Bird Lake Is Getting Another Boardwalk

2026-06-07 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, Austinites — if you thought the trail around Lady Bird Lake couldn't get any more crowded with joggers, cyclists, and people absolutely not paying attention while walking their dogs, well, th...

Free Donuts in Austin? Yes, Really

2026-06-07 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, Austin, put down whatever overpriced cold brew you're nursing and listen up — today is National Doughnut Day, and that means free fried dough is within your reach if you know where to look. L...

Horns vs. Raiders: Texas Softball Is One Win Away From a Title

2026-06-06 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright Austin, clear your schedule — the Texas Longhorns softball team is playing for a national championship, and it's an all-Texas showdown to boot. The Longhorns punched their ticket to the Women'...

Longhorns Softball Is Building Something Special

2026-06-06 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, Austin, let's talk about what's happening with our Longhorns softball program, because it's getting harder and harder to call it a fluke. Texas just hauled in its second Women's College World...

Longhorn Legend Reese Atwood Hangs Up Her Cleats After Epic Run

2026-06-06 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you've spent any time following Texas softball over the past few years, you already know the name Reese Atwood. And if you haven't — well, you missed something pretty special going down at Red & Ch...

Houston's Beloved American Chinese Spot Is Planting Roots on the Eastside

2026-06-06 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Hey Austin, looks like we're getting another reason to hang out on East 6th — a popular Houston-based American Chinese restaurant has its sights set on our side of the state, with plans to open a new ...

Austin Drone

2026-06-06 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
So here's something wild happening right in our backyard — Allen Control Systems, an Austin-based startup focused on knocking drones out of the sky, just pulled in a cool $200 million in fresh funding...

WCWS Game 2 Pitching Matchup: Will Texas and Stanford Aces Take the Circle?

2026-06-05 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, softball fans — if you've been locked in watching the Women's College World Series (and honestly, who hasn't been?), you're probably already asking the big question heading into Game 2: are w...

Tech Keeps Canady Sitting as Longhorns Open WCWS Showdown

2026-06-05 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Okay, so here's a wild one for your Sunday morning coffee — Texas Tech rolled into the Women's College World Series to face our very own Longhorns, and their coach made the head-scratching call to lea...

Slick City Is Coming to Round Rock

2026-06-05 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've ever watched your kids beg to go back to Slick City Action Park and thought, "man, I wish there was one closer to where we live" — well, Round Rock folks, this one's for you. Slick City, the...

No, Joe Rogan Is Not Taking Anderson Cooper's 60 Minutes Seat

2026-06-05 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, Austin, pump the brakes on that rumor. Despite whatever your buddy was convinced of after a deep dive down a social media rabbit hole, CBS News has flat-out confirmed that Joe Rogan — our tow...

AISD Police Chief Hurt Badly While on Duty With Superintendent

2026-06-05 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Hey, here's something that caught our attention this week — the head of Austin ISD's police department ended up seriously hurt while he was out doing his job escorting the district's superintendent. N...

Longhorns vs Red Raiders: Two Very Different Paths to the WCWS Finals

2026-06-04 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Okay, so here's something worth talking about over your morning tacos — Texas softball is in the Women's College World Series finals, and their opponent just happens to be Texas Tech. A full-on Lone S...

Sixth & Blanco Is About to Become Your New Favorite Austin Corner

2026-06-04 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Alright, Austinites — if you've been driving past the corner of Sixth and Blanco lately and wondering what the heck is going up over there, wonder no more. A big mixed-use project is taking shape, and...

Spotted: Police Escorts Rolling Through Austin This Week

2026-06-04 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Hey, if you've been out and about in Austin lately and noticed a bunch of squad cars flanking some vehicles like they're moving the president himself, don't freak out. There's a pretty straightforward...

Hi Sign Brewing Files for Bankruptcy

2026-06-04 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Bad news and good news, Austin beer fans. Hi Sign Brewing — the local craft spot that's become a neighborhood staple — has filed for bankruptcy protection. Yeah, that kind of news hits different when ...

Two Downtown Austin Hotels Just Got Handed Back to the Bank

2026-06-04 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Well, it looks like not everyone's riding the Austin boom quite as high as they'd hoped. A couple of downtown hotels recently went through foreclosure auctions, with ownership reverting back to their ...

UT Austin Lands $1.4B DARPA Deal to Build Cutting

2026-06-03 • Austin Tech News via Google News
Alright, so here's some genuinely big news out of the Forty Acres this week — the University of Texas at Austin just scored a massive partnership with DARPA, the federal government's advanced research...

Horns vs. Red Raiders: Texas Softball Heads to WCWS Championship

2026-06-03 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, Austin, buckle up — your Texas Longhorns softball squad has punched their ticket to the Women's College World Series championship round, and wouldn't you know it, they've got a good ol' Texas...

Micron Snubs Texas, But ATX Lands a Cool European Tech Newcomer

2026-06-03 • Austin Tech News via Google News
Well, Austin didn't land everything it went after this week. Texas threw its hat in the ring for a major Micron semiconductor facility, but the chip giant ultimately took its business elsewhere. That ...

Austin Climbs to No. 6 on the Global Startup Scene

2026-06-03 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've been watching the steady parade of tech companies rolling into town over the past few years, none of this is gonna surprise you — Austin just got recognized as the sixth-best startup ecosyst...

Half

2026-06-03 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
So here's a wild one coming out of Circuit of the Americas — somebody walked away from a race weekend with a $750,000 watch that wasn't theirs, and now the whole messy situation has landed in front of...

Lady Bird Lake's Biggest New Development Gets a Move

2026-06-02 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Alright Austin, mark your calendars — that massive Related Companies project hugging Lady Bird Lake finally has a timeline attached to it. Word on the street (and in the business press) is that the sp...

Mueller Church Eyes Big Mixed

2026-06-02 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
So here's something worth watching if you've been keeping tabs on Mueller — one of Austin's most talked-about neighborhoods keeps finding new ways to reinvent itself, and now a local church is looking...

Cedar Park's Retail Boom Gets a Big Texas Restaurant to Match

2026-06-02 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Cedar Park is already shaping up to be one of the most talked-about retail destinations north of Austin, and now it's got another reason to pull folks off the toll road. A well-known Texas-based resta...

Austin Influencer Walked Away From 11M Followers

2026-06-02 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
So there's a local Austin creator who built something most people only dream about — over 11 million followers across social media — and then just... walked away from it. Yeah, you read that right. In...

Austin's New Deal: Go Taller, Give Back Affordable Units

2026-06-02 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin's city leaders are rolling out a pretty straightforward trade-off for developers: want to stack on a few extra floors? Cool — but you're going to have to set aside some of those units for folks...

Longhorns Baseball Heats Up the NCAA Tournament

2026-06-01 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, baseball fans — if you've been glued to the couch this weekend, you already know the NCAA Tournament regionals are in full swing and there's plenty to keep track of. Texas is in the mix, and ...

Texas Kids App Store Law Gets the Go-Ahead

2026-06-01 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Well, it looks like Texas is moving forward with its plan to put some guardrails on what kids can download from app stores. A judge has given a temporary green light to a new state law that would requ...

Austin Eyes Desalination and Underground Water Banks to Quench Future Thirst

2026-06-01 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, Austin — you know how we've been sweating through these summers and watching Lake Travis drop like a bad stock? Well, city planners are apparently done just crossing their fingers and hoping ...

APD Officers Break Silence on the Night They Stopped a Mass Shooting at Buford's

2026-06-01 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you haven't heard this story yet, pull up a chair — because Austin cops are finally talking about the night they ran toward gunfire at Buford's and likely kept a bad situation from getting a whole ...

Alex Jones Back in Austin Courtroom as Infowars Fortune Gets a Hard Look

2026-06-01 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you thought the Alex Jones saga was winding down, think again. Our hometown's most notorious conspiracy broadcaster is back under the legal microscope, this time with a Texas court digging into exa...

No Sooners, No Problem? WCWS Faces Its First Big Test Without OU

2026-05-31 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, softball fans — let's talk about the elephant that's not in the room this year at the Women's College World Series. Oklahoma, the team that's basically been printing championship banners like...

Houston Mogul Tilman Fertitta Is About to Own Caesar's Palace

2026-05-31 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
So you know Tilman Fertitta, right? The guy behind Landry's Inc., owner of roughly a bajillion restaurants and the Houston Rockets? Well, buckle up, because he's about to add one of the most iconic ca...

Cedar Park Just Landed a Defense Startup With 135 Jobs in Tow

2026-05-31 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Hey, Cedar Park — looks like you're about to get a little more tactical. A defense-focused startup is packing up its headquarters and planting a new flag right there in the 'burbs north of Austin, and...

Cedar Park Startup Is Literally Sending Drones to the Moon

2026-05-31 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Okay so while the rest of us are just trying to find parking on South Congress, a company right up the road in Cedar Park is out here planning to launch drones to the actual moon. No big deal, right? ...

Bastrop County Is Becoming Virginia Tech's Favorite Texas Backyard

2026-05-31 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
So apparently one giant data center just wasn't enough. A developer out of Virginia is back at it in Bastrop County, this time with plans for a second massive facility out east of Austin. We're talkin...

Downtown Austin's Hyatt Centric Hotel Snatched Back by Lenders

2026-05-30 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Well, here's some downtown drama for your week — the Hyatt Centric hotel in the heart of Austin has officially been foreclosed on by its lenders. Yeah, that sleek spot you've probably walked past a hu...

Boone Animal Abuse Case Sparks Donation to Local Rescue Group

2026-05-30 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Sometimes a community's response to something awful ends up being kind of beautiful — and that's exactly what's happening in the wake of the Boone animal cruelty case that's had a lot of Austinites pr...

Austin Kids Are Zipping Around on E

2026-05-30 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you've been driving around Austin lately and nearly had a heart attack watching a 14-year-old blow through an intersection on an electric moped, you are absolutely not alone. City leaders are appar...

Austin Tweaks Its Downtown High-Rise Rules

2026-05-30 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've been watching those cranes downtown and wondering what's actually going up (and why), here's a piece of the puzzle: the City of Austin just made some updates to its downtown density bonus pr...

Austin Family Demands Answers After Apartment Fire Claims 3 Kids

2026-05-30 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
There's a story breaking hearts across Austin right now, and it's one that deserves more than a passing scroll-by. A local family is pushing hard for answers after a devastating apartment fire took th...

Texas Longhorns Face Tennessee in WCWS Opener

2026-05-29 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, Longhorn Nation, it's go time. Texas softball is in Oklahoma City for the Women's College World Series, and standing between them and a dream run is a Tennessee squad that's come to play. Bef...

Ghost Neighborhood Near Georgetown Heads to the Auction Block

2026-05-29 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
You know that eerie feeling when you drive past a half-built subdivision and wonder what the heck happened? Well, folks near Georgetown are about to get some answers — sort of. A residential developme...

Downtown Austin's Lakeside Hotel Is Hitting the Auction Block

2026-05-29 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Well, here's some downtown drama for your week — one of Austin's lakeside hotels is heading to auction, and folks in the real estate scene are definitely paying attention. The property, which sits in ...

Austin Ice Cream Shop Gets Hit Twice in One Week

2026-05-29 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright Austin, we need to talk about the absolute audacity happening in our city right now. One of our favorite local ice cream spots got broken into not once, but twice in a single week. Two break-i...

Austin Keeps $104M I

2026-05-29 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
So here's the deal — the city just doubled down on its big, ambitious vision for capping a stretch of I-35 with green space, and the mayor's attempt to pump the brakes on the price tag didn't exactly ...

Longhorns Softball Is Headed to OKC

2026-05-28 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, y'all — the Texas Longhorns softball squad has punched their ticket to Oklahoma City, and it's time to clear your schedule because the Women's College World Series is officially on. The 'Horn...

Say Goodbye: H-E

2026-05-28 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Alright, Austinites — brace yourselves for some grocery aisle grief. H-E-B, the beloved Texas institution that basically runs on breakfast tacos and state pride, is closing one of its North Austin sto...

Defense Tech Firm Ditches Austin Zip Code for Cedar Park Digs

2026-05-28 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Hey, Austin — looks like the 'burbs are poaching another one. A fast-growing defense technology company that cut its teeth right here in Austin is packing up and planting its headquarters flag in Ceda...

Buc

2026-05-28 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, so here's a wild one out of the Buc-ee's universe — and yeah, it involves a lawsuit. A former cashier at the beloved (and occasionally overwhelming) Texas travel stop chain is taking Buc-ee's...

Austin's St. John Neighborhood Could Score New Affordable Housing

2026-05-28 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've been watching the east side evolve at warp speed, here's a development worth tracking: the City of Austin is gearing up to hand over a piece of the St. John neighborhood to the local housing...

Trash Talk: The Family Feud Behind Austin's Biggest Waste Hauler

2026-05-27 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you've ever rolled your green bin to the curb on a Tuesday morning, there's a decent chance Texas Disposal Systems had something to do with it. The company is one of the biggest waste management op...

SpaceX Is About to Hit 2,000 Workers Just East of Austin

2026-05-27 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've been out toward Bastrop lately, you might've noticed things are getting a little more... rocket-y. SpaceX is closing in on a major workforce milestone in the region, with headcount at its fa...

From UT Hardwood to High

2026-05-27 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've been paying attention to the Austin commercial real estate scene lately, you've probably heard the name J.D. Lewis floating around. The HPI Real Estate honcho has been putting his fingerprin...

Fresh details about Stonelake's new South Lamar mixed-use project

2026-05-27 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
I need to work with the information provided, but I notice the source summary is very minimal — just the headline repeated. I'll craft an article based on what's reasonably inferable about a Stonelake...

A Fortune 500 Giant Is Planting Major Roots in Far East Austin

2026-05-27 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Hey East Austin folks — you might want to pay attention to what's coming down the pipeline out your way. Word is a Fortune 500 company has set its sights on far East Austin for a pretty significant co...

Texas Softball Battles in Super Regional Game 3

2026-05-26 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you had a reason to be glued to the TV this past Sunday, Texas softball gave you a good one. The Longhorns were back at it in a decisive Game 3 showdown during NCAA Tournament Super Regional play, ...

Texas Longhorns Draw Their First Opponent at the Women's College World Series

2026-05-26 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, Longhorn faithful — it's that time of year when Oklahoma City becomes basically an Austin annexation, and the Texas softball squad is headed back to the Women's College World Series. The big ...

Lost Kid Scare at Deep Eddy Pool Ends With a Happy Ending

2026-05-26 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you were hanging around Deep Eddy Pool recently and noticed things get a little hectic, here's what went down. A child went missing — or at least, that's what it looked like for a tense stretch of ...

Austin's Mental Health Bed Shortage Is Pushing Families to the Breaking Point

2026-05-26 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you've got a loved one in mental health crisis in Austin right now, you already know what we're about to say — finding an inpatient psychiatric bed in this city has become an absolute nightmare, an...

Austin Light Rail Hits Another Legal Snag — What's the Hold

2026-05-26 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, Austin — deep breath. The light rail project we've all been hearing about forever is once again stuck in legal mud, and honestly, at this point it feels like a rite of passage for big transit...

Texas Tech Axes LGBTQ+ Programs in Sweeping Policy Shakeup

2026-05-25 • Austin Tech News via Google News
Well, here's something that's got folks buzzing across Texas campuses this week. Texas Tech University's leadership has pulled the plug on a range of programs that were built around sexual orientation...

Capitol Market Research Shakes Up the C

2026-05-25 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Austin-based Capitol Market Research is turning a new page, and it sounds like they mean business. The firm just rolled out a brand-new leadership lineup, signaling that some big moves might be on the...

Buda Shooting Linked to Wider Austin Gun Violence Spree

2026-05-25 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
So it turns out that shooting that went down in Buda on May 17th isn't some isolated South Austin suburb incident — investigators are now connecting it to a whole series of shootings that have been ra...

Meet the Austin Startup That's Shaking Up the Rocket Game

2026-05-25 • Austin Tech News via Google News
Okay, so we all know Austin has become a magnet for tech weirdos and visionaries — and honestly, we mean that in the best possible way. But rockets? Yeah, we're doing that now too. There's a startup o...

Austin Allergies Are Absolutely Brutal This Spring

2026-05-25 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you've been walking around Austin lately feeling like your face is staging a full-on rebellion — sneezing, itchy eyes, the whole miserable package — you're definitely not alone. This spring has bee...

West Campus Just Got Pricier: UT

2026-05-24 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've walked through West Campus lately and noticed more cranes than coffee shops, you're not imagining things. The student housing market near UT Austin is absolutely cooking right now, and anoth...

Repeat Offender Allegedly Hits Royal Blue Grocery Just Weeks After Getting Out

2026-05-24 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Austin's got a lot of things going for it — great tacos, live music, that one guy playing bongos on 6th — but apparently also a revolving door at the county jail. A local man is back in trouble with t...

Out-of

2026-05-24 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Well, looks like North Austin's got a new landlord in town — and they're not exactly a local. A shopping center up north, the kind anchored by the usual suspects like PetSmart and Ross, just changed h...

Brandywine Realty Offloading $300M More in Office Space

2026-05-24 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've been paying attention to the downtown real estate scene lately, here's another data point worth chewing on over your morning coffee: Brandywine Realty Trust is looking to unload another chun...

Austin's Light Rail Dream Hits Another Legal Speed Bump

2026-05-24 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Well, folks, it looks like Austin's big transit ambitions are going to have to sit in the waiting room a little longer. The Texas Supreme Court stepped in this week and essentially pumped the brakes o...

Tech Titans Turns 25: North Texas Innovators Grab the Spotlight

2026-05-23 • Austin Tech News via Google News
While Austin usually gets to hog the Texas tech spotlight, our neighbors up north are having their moment — and honestly, good for them. The Tech Titans Awards just dropped their finalist list for the...

Sark Says Texas Backups Could Run the Table on Tech's Schedule

2026-05-23 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Okay, so Steve Sarkisian has never been one to shy away from a little trash talk — but his latest comments about Texas Tech had Longhorn fans doing a slow clap from their barstools this week. In case ...

Intel Teams Up With Terafab on GaN Chiplet Tech Tied to Musk Project

2026-05-23 • Austin Tech News via Google News
So here's something worth talking about over your morning tacos: Intel has thrown its hat in the ring with Austin-area chip startup Terafab, and the two are cooking up some next-generation gallium nit...

Big Corporate Money May Be Coming to SE Austin's Dog's Head

2026-05-23 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Southeast Austin's scrappy Dog's Head district might be getting a very fancy new neighbor. Word around town is that a Fortune 100 company — one of the hundred biggest corporations in the entire countr...

Austin Startup Invented a 'Chemical Sponge' That Pulls Rare Minerals From the Ground

2026-05-23 • Austin Tech News via Google News
Okay, so here's a fun one out of the Austin tech scene this week — a local startup is apparently building what they're calling a chemical sponge, and no, it's not for cleaning up your kitchen. This th...

Longhorns Softball Faces UCLA in Super Regionals

2026-05-22 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, 'Horn fans — clear your weekend schedule because Texas softball is deep in the NCAA Tournament and things are about to get real. The Longhorns have punched their ticket to the Super Regionals...

SpaceX Eyes the Stock Market in What Could Be History's Biggest IPO

2026-05-22 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Alright, buckle up — Elon Musk's rocket company might be coming to a stock portfolio near you. SpaceX has officially filed to go public, and if things play out the way some analysts are expecting, we ...

Say Goodbye: A Northwest Austin H-E

2026-05-22 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, Northwest Austin folks — brace yourselves for some genuinely upsetting grocery news. One of the neighborhood's longtime H-E-B locations is shutting its doors this summer, and if you've been a...

Manor Just Tapped a Developer to Build Its Brand

2026-05-22 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Hey, Manor is growing up — literally. The small but fast-expanding city just east of Austin has officially chosen a developer to take on what might be its biggest civic project yet: a shiny new city h...

Tragedy at Green Mesquite: Fallen Tree Kills Man on Beloved BBQ Patio

2026-05-22 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you've spent any time in Austin, there's a good chance you've grabbed a rack of ribs or a plate of brisket at Green Mesquite BBQ on Barton Springs Road. It's one of those old-school Austin spots th...

UT Austin's New Chip Research Powerhouse Just Got Its Leadership Team

2026-05-21 • Austin Tech News via Google News
So here's something worth paying attention to if you care about Austin's tech future — the Texas Institute for Electronics over at UT Austin just locked in its executive board of directors, and it's a...

UT Austin Spinout Wants to Pull Rare Earth Metals Out of Your Old Gadgets

2026-05-21 • Austin Tech News via Google News
You know all those busted laptops, dead phones, and industrial scraps piling up in warehouses and landfills? A new startup born out of UT Austin thinks there's serious gold — well, technically rare ea...

UT Austin Scores $840M Federal Deal to Lead U.S. Chip Manufacturing

2026-05-21 • Austin Tech News via Google News
Alright, Austin — big money just landed on the Forty Acres. The Texas Institute for Electronics over at UT Austin has been tapped by the Department of Defense to the tune of $840 million, and the miss...

UT Austin Researchers Want to 3D Print the Future of Chips

2026-05-21 • Austin Tech News via Google News
Leave it to the Longhorns to find a way to shake up one of the most complex industries on the planet. Researchers over at UT Austin are diving deep into something that could genuinely flip semiconduct...

Austin Is Building the Semiconductor Workforce of Tomorrow

2026-05-21 • Austin Tech News via Google News
If you've been paying attention to the chip industry boom hitting Central Texas, you know the demand for skilled workers is real — and growing fast. Well, UT Austin, Austin Community College, and the ...

Another Samsung Supplier Sets Up Shop in NE Austin

2026-05-20 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Hey, remember how we keep saying Austin's semiconductor scene is basically unstoppable right now? Well, here's more proof: a supplier tied to Samsung is putting down roots in Northeast Austin with a b...

Pflugerville Is Getting a Major Industrial Complex

2026-05-20 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Hey, remember when Pflugerville was just that quiet little suburb folks drove through on the way to Round Rock? Yeah, those days are pretty much gone. The northeast Austin 'burb is stacking up another...

Nau's Enfield Drug Is Getting a Makeover

2026-05-20 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've ever grabbed a grilled cheese at the old-school soda fountain counter at Nau's Enfield Drug, you already know this place is one of those rare Austin spots that somehow survived the city's re...

Bastrop County Could Score a $371M Power Plant

2026-05-20 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've been sweating through another Texas summer wondering whether the grid is going to hold up, here's some news that might cool your nerves a little — at least eventually. A massive $371 million...

Austin Fragrance Brand Takes Brittany Aldean to Court Over Scent Line

2026-05-20 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
So here's a spicy one brewing right here in the 512 — an Austin-based fragrance company is hauling country music WAG Brittany Aldean (yeah, Jason Aldean's wife) into court over her new perfume line ca...

What's Happening With Those Big Downtown Austin Properties?

2026-05-19 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've been keeping tabs on downtown Austin real estate lately, you've probably noticed some question marks hanging over a couple of prime World Class Holdings properties in the urban core. And hon...

Buckle Up: Loop 360 Is About to Become a Construction Zone for Years

2026-05-19 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Hey Austin, if you're a regular on Loop 360 near the RM 2222 intersection or hanging around the Courtyard area, fair warning — things are about to get a whole lot more frustrating behind the wheel, an...

Cuantos Tacos Is Finally Getting Four Walls

2026-05-19 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've been chasing down the Cuantos Tacos truck for the past seven years, good news: your hunting days are just about over. The award-winning Austin taco operation is making the leap from food tru...

Austin Had a Rough Weekend: What We Know About the Recent Shootings

2026-05-19 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Well, it wasn't the kind of weekend highlight reel anybody wants to talk about. Austin police are still piecing things together after a string of shootings hit the city over the weekend, and the early...

Austin Investors Caught in $300M Ponzi Scheme Web

2026-05-19 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
So here's a wild one making the rounds in local financial circles this week — turns out some Austin-connected investment money got swept up in what federal authorities are calling a massive $300 milli...

Three Down: Austin Shooting Spree Suspects All in Custody

2026-05-18 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Well, Austin, it looks like law enforcement finally closed the loop on a scary stretch of gun violence that had folks on edge across the city. A third suspect connected to a recent shooting spree was ...

Steve Aoki Keeps It Real: Being in a Band Right Now Is an Uphill Battle

2026-05-18 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you've been wondering why your favorite local band is struggling to break through while DJ sets are selling out venues left and right, Steve Aoki basically just confirmed what a lot of musicians ha...

Longhorns Lose Grubbs to Surgery

2026-05-18 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Rough news out of Disch-Falk Field this week, Horns fans. Right-hander Max Grubbs has thrown his last pitch as a Longhorn — and unfortunately, as a college pitcher altogether — after undergoing arm su...

Downtown Austin Is Going Through It

2026-05-18 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've walked through downtown Austin lately and thought, 'huh, something feels off,' you're not imagining things. The core of the city is deep in that weird in-between stage — not quite what it wa...

Austin's Spanish

2026-05-18 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you haven't heard about it, there's a whole shadow communications network running through Austin's Latino community right now — and it's moving faster than any TV news alert could dream of. Spanish...

Mayor Watson Wants to Cut Another $50M From the I

2026-05-17 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
So here's the latest twist in the never-ending saga of Austin's I-35 makeover: Mayor Kirk Watson is pushing to chop another $50 million from the so-called 'cap and stitch' project — the ambitious plan...

Top Austin Business News

2026-05-17 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
The source material you've shared doesn't contain any actual article content — it's just a headline/summary that reads "Top Austin Business News – The Business Journals" with no underlying story detai...

Round Rock Teen Landon Sanders Reported Missing, Deputies Searching

2026-05-17 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Hey neighbors, heads up — there's an active search going on up in Round Rock that the community needs to know about. Williamson County deputies are out looking for a missing teenager named Landon Sand...

Fatal Hill Country Plane Crash: What We Know So Far

2026-05-17 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you've been following the news out of the Hill Country this week, investigators have started piecing together more of the story behind a deadly small plane crash that's shaken the region. Authoriti...

COTA Coaster Lawsuit: Riders Stuck 120 Feet Up Want $1M

2026-05-17 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
So here's a wild one out of Circuit of the Americas — a group of riders who got stranded on a roller coaster some 120 feet in the air are now suing for a cool million bucks, and honestly, can you blam...

Why Texas Flags Are Flying at Half

2026-05-16 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you've driven past a government building or school lately and noticed the flags sitting lower than usual, you're not imagining things — and no, nobody forgot to raise them all the way up. Flags acr...

Texas Big Hearts: Lone Star Philanthropists Making Time's Global List

2026-05-16 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
So apparently while the rest of us are arguing about which taco truck has the best breakfast tacos, some of our fellow Texans have been out here quietly changing the world — and Time magazine noticed....

Easton Park Is Booming

2026-05-16 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've driven southeast on 183 lately and noticed a whole new neighborhood seemingly appearing out of nowhere, that's Easton Park doing its thing. The master-planned community has been quietly — we...

Austin Council Eyes Massive 2,600

2026-05-16 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you haven't heard the name Dog's Head yet, go ahead and write it down — because it's about to become a very big part of the Austin conversation. City Council is gearing up to vote on a development ...

Austin Startup Allen Control Systems Lands $12M to Zap Rogue Drones

2026-05-16 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
So here's something you don't hear every day at the coffee shop — an Austin-based company is out here raising serious cash to take down drones. Allen Control Systems just locked in $12 million in fres...

Big Chip Energy: A Semiconductor Giant Is Planting Deeper Roots in SW Austin

2026-05-15 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Hey, remember when Southwest Austin was mostly known for good BBQ spots and suburban sprawl? Well, add another thing to that list — because a major player in the semiconductor world is doubling down o...

Hippo Town Keeps Booming: Kyle Is Still the Fastest

2026-05-15 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've driven south on I-35 lately, you already know things are popping off in Kyle. The small city that adopted a giant hippo as its unofficial mascot has once again claimed the top spot as the fa...

Another Euro Tech Giant Eyes Austin for Its US Debut

2026-05-15 • Austin Tech News via Google News
Hey, remember when Austin was just known for barbecue and live music? Yeah, those days feel like ancient history. The latest company to plant its flag here is a German AI chip startup that just announ...

Austin Just Landed Two Spots on the World's Best Hotels List

2026-05-15 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Okay, so we already knew Austin was kind of a big deal — but now it's officially on paper. Two of our local hotels just cracked a major global ranking of the best places to stay on the entire planet. ...

Austin Officially Hits 1 Million People

2026-05-15 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Well, it finally happened. Austin has crossed the million-resident threshold for the first time ever, according to fresh numbers out of the U.S. Census Bureau. That's right — we're officially a seven-...

SpaceX Is Quietly Planting Roots in Bastrop County with a Massive New Factory

2026-05-14 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
So it looks like Elon Musk's rocket company isn't done spreading out across Central Texas. Word is SpaceX has been quietly moving forward on what could be a jaw-dropping one-million-square-foot manufa...

That Mass Timber Office Tower on South Congress Is Finally Getting Real

2026-05-14 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Alright, so if you've been keeping tabs on the South Congress corridor, you know there's been talk for a while now about a pretty ambitious office project coming to the strip. Well, looks like things ...

Letterpress Play Is Upgrading to a Bigger Spot Near South Congress

2026-05-14 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Good news for the crafty crowd down on South Congress — Letterpress Play is staying in the neighborhood, just moving into bigger digs. The beloved print shop and creative hangout is swapping its curre...

Desert Door Sotol Is in Trouble

2026-05-14 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've ever sipped sotol on a Hill Country patio and thought, 'man, I love this Texas spirit thing,' you might want to sit down for this one. Desert Door, the Driftwood-based distillery that pretty...

CrowdStrike's CEO Just Scored a $250M Pay Day

2026-05-14 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've been grinding away at your Austin day job wondering if the tech money is still flowing around here, well, buckle up — because CrowdStrike just reminded everyone that the big dogs are eating ...

Lockhart's Big Development Push Is Real

2026-05-13 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've been sleeping on what's happening south of Austin along the I-35 corridor, it might be time to wake up. The mini-city project taking shape out in Red Oak near Lockhart is actually moving — l...

Giddy Ups Is Coming Back to South Austin and We're Here For It

2026-05-13 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Hey, South Austin — dust off your boots, because Giddy Ups is riding back into town. The beloved local spot, which left a hole in the hearts (and stomachs) of South Austin regulars when it closed, is ...

Blue Origin May Be Heading to Williamson County in a Big Way

2026-05-13 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Hey, so you know how things north of Austin just keep getting wilder by the minute? Word on the street — well, from sources chatting with the Austin Business Journal — is that Jeff Bezos's rocket comp...

Avride's Robot Wheels Are Spinning Into Federal Trouble

2026-05-13 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
You've probably seen those little autonomous delivery bots rolling around Austin sidewalks, maybe even had to sidestep one on South Congress. Well, the company behind them — Avride, headquartered righ...

17 Austin Under

2026-05-13 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Austin keeps cranking out talent, and the Austin Business Journal just made it official — seventeen sharp young professionals have been tapped as the 2026 AU40 honorees. If you haven't heard of this l...

Nutrabolt Levels Up: Austin Energy Drink Giant Lands Big Exec Hire

2026-05-12 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've been keeping tabs on Austin's booming wellness and energy drink scene, you know Nutrabolt has been on a serious run lately. The company behind C4 Energy — yeah, those cans you see basically ...

Michelin

2026-05-12 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Alright, Austin food nerds — this one's worth paying attention to. The folks behind a Michelin-starred restaurant are taking their talents north on I-35 and planting a new concept right in Round Rock....

A Global Architecture Powerhouse Just Planted Its Flag in Downtown Austin

2026-05-12 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Hey, so Austin just got a little more cosmopolitan — and the skyline might literally reflect that soon. A major international architecture firm has chosen our fair city as the home base for its very f...

Desert Door Sotol May Have Closed Its Doors for Good

2026-05-12 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Well, this one stings a little. Desert Door, the Hill Country distillery that put Texas sotol on the map, appears to have shut down — and it happened quietly enough that a lot of folks are just now ca...

Austin's Startup Scene Is Heating Up: 25 Companies to Know in 2025

2026-05-12 • Austin Tech News via Google News
If you've been paying attention to what's bubbling up around town lately, you already know Austin's startup energy isn't slowing down anytime soon. The Business Journals just dropped their annual watc...

Longhorns Softball Draws NCAA Tournament Opener

2026-05-11 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, 'Horn fans — tournament time is officially upon us, and Texas softball is lacing up for another postseason run. The Longhorns have their first-round matchup locked in for the NCAA Softball To...

Texas, A&M, and Texas State Softball All Have NCAA Tournament Hopes This Weekend

2026-05-11 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Hey, good news for softball fans around the state — this Selection Sunday is shaping up to be a pretty big deal for Texas teams. All three major programs with Central Texas ties are sitting in positio...

March Madness Bracket Is Out

2026-05-11 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, bracket fans — Selection Sunday has come and gone, and the college basketball world is officially in full chaos mode. The NCAA dropped the full 68-team tournament field, and if you were gathe...

Austin Storms Knock Out Power for Over 15,000 Residents

2026-05-11 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Well, Austin did what Austin does — threw a whole dramatic weather tantrum this week, and a whole lot of folks ended up sitting in the dark because of it. A round of gnarly thunderstorms rolled throug...

Austin's Legendary Dive Bars: Where the Real City History Lives

2026-05-11 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you want to understand Austin — the real Austin, not the one on the tourism brochures — skip the rooftop bars and find yourself a proper dive. You know the kind: sticky floors, cash-only signs, may...

Pflugerville Family Tragedy: Son Accused of Killing Parents and Brother

2026-05-10 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
A dark story came out of Pflugerville this week that's left a lot of folks in the area shaken. Authorities have arrested and charged a young man in connection with the deaths of three members of his o...

Paxton's Office Is Coming for Austin Schools Over Ten Commandments Displays

2026-05-10 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Well, here we go. Attorney General Ken Paxton has turned his attention toward Austin-area school districts, launching an investigation into whether local campuses are complying with that new state law...

Nvidia Eyeing Austin for Massive Expansion That Could Reshape the City

2026-05-10 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, Austin folks — you know how we've been watching the tech scene here explode over the past few years? Well, buckle up, because Nvidia might be about to throw a whole lot of fuel on that fire. ...

Big Manufacturing Plant May Be Coming to Austin's Backyard

2026-05-10 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Hey, so there's some buzz floating around the Austin business scene that a major manufacturing facility might be eyeing our neck of the woods for its next big move. Nothing's signed on the dotted line...

Canvas Is Back: AISD and UT Recover After Cyber Attack Hits Learning Platform

2026-05-10 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Well, that was a rough week for students and teachers across Austin. Both Austin ISD and the University of Texas had to cut off access to Canvas — the online learning platform pretty much everyone aro...

East Austin Is Getting a Big New Office and Retail Spot

2026-05-09 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've been keeping tabs on East Austin lately, you already know the neighborhood doesn't sit still for long. Well, here's the latest: a pretty significant mixed-use development is making its way u...

Austin's Messy IT Makeover Is Starting to Chill Out

2026-05-09 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you've been following the ongoing saga of Austin's city tech overhaul, you know it's been anything but smooth sailing. The whole project stirred up a serious hornet's nest — staff pushback, budget ...

Local ATX Developer Goes Full Rebrand

2026-05-09 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
So here's some real estate tea for your week: one of Austin's own development outfits just decided it was time for a fresh coat of paint — and we're not just talking about the branding. They've pulled...

Austin Just Rewrote the Rules on How It Hands Out Economic Incentives

2026-05-09 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
So Austin city leaders finally did the thing — they went ahead and approved a brand new economic development policy this week, and honestly, it's been a long time coming. The City Council gave the gre...

Canvas Goes Dark: AISD and UT Locked Out After Major Hack

2026-05-09 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Well, this is a rough one for students and teachers across Austin. Both Austin ISD and the University of Texas found themselves completely locked out of Canvas — the online learning platform basically...

Triple Homicide Rocks Pflugerville Neighborhood, Sheriff's Deputies Investigate

2026-05-08 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
It was a grim weekend out in Pflugerville — the kind of news that stops you mid-scroll and reminds you how quickly things can go sideways, even in the quieter corners of the Austin metro. Travis Count...

Riverside Resources Goes Retail: Austin Developer Adds Brokerage Arm

2026-05-08 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
So here's something worth knowing if you've been watching Austin's commercial real estate scene do its usual chaotic dance — Riverside Resources, the Austin-based development outfit that's been quietl...

FBI Clears Austin Shooter of Terror Links

2026-05-08 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
So here's the latest on that scary shooting situation that had a lot of Austinites rattled — the FBI has wrapped up their investigation into the suspect and come back with a pretty clear answer: this ...

Austin Is Open for Big Business: Megasites Ready for the Right Deal

2026-05-08 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've been wondering what Austin has up its sleeve for landing the next big corporate campus or industrial giant, wonder no more — the city and surrounding region are actively showing off what loc...

Skip the Line: Amazon's Smart Carts Are Now at Austin Whole Foods

2026-05-08 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, Austin — the future of grocery shopping just showed up in our backyard, and honestly, it's kind of wild. Amazon has brought its Dash Cart technology to Whole Foods locations here in the city,...

Musk Eyes Aggie Country for Massive Terafab Chip Factory

2026-05-07 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Well, it looks like Elon Musk might be setting his sights a little north of Austin for his next big Texas venture. Word is he's been scoping out land near College Station as a potential home for what'...

Lammes Candies Site Could Be Austin's Next Big Development Deal

2026-05-07 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Alright, Austin — brace yourselves, because another piece of our city's sweet history might be heading toward a makeover. Word on the street is that a local developer has reportedly gotten a property ...

Austin Business Buzz: What's Moving and Shaking in the 512

2026-05-07 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Alright, Austin — grab your cold brew and pull up a chair, because there's plenty happening in the local business scene worth talking about this week. The Austin Business Journal has been keeping tabs...

Amazon Just Quietly Grabbed a Huge Chunk of Bastrop County Land

2026-05-07 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
So here's something that slipped under the radar this week — Amazon went ahead and scooped up a massive piece of property out in Bastrop County, and folks around here are already doing the math on wha...

500

2026-05-07 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
So here's one that flew a little under the radar this week — a developer out of Virginia has its eyes set on a massive 500-acre data center campus near Uhland, the small Caldwell County community that...

One Eleven Congress Tower Hits the Market as Cousins Plans Exit

2026-05-06 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've ever glanced up at that sleek glass tower anchoring the corner of Congress and César Chávez, here's some news worth chewing on over your morning tacos — the building is about to change hands...

Pickleball's Two Biggest Tours Just Became One

2026-05-06 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've been loosely following the pickleball scene — and honestly, who in Austin hasn't at this point — here's a pretty big development worth knowing about: Major League Pickleball and the Carvana ...

That Downtown IHOP Spot Just Got Snatched Up at Foreclosure Auction

2026-05-06 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Alright, so if you've wandered through downtown Austin lately and noticed that IHOP location looking a little worse for wear — turns out there's a reason for that. The property just changed hands thro...

Dell Is Making Texas Its Legal Home

2026-05-06 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Well, it's official — or at least it's headed that way. Dell Technologies is planning to ditch Delaware as its state of incorporation and replant its legal roots right here in the Lone Star State. For...

Austin's Commercial Real Estate Scene Is Still Making Moves

2026-05-06 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've been keeping tabs on what's happening with Austin's office towers, retail strips, and industrial warehouses, you already know this city doesn't sit still for long — and the commercial real e...

San Marcos' Massive 2,000

2026-05-05 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
So here's something worth watching if you care about what's happening just down I-35 from us — that enormous undeveloped tract in San Marcos that folks have been talking about forever is getting a reb...

Neuralink Is Quietly Planting Roots Right Here in Austin

2026-05-05 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
So here's something worth talking about over your morning coffee: Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain-chip company, looks like it's been quietly expanding its footprint in Austin. And yeah, we're not entirel...

Big Law Moves Downtown & Hot Retail Center Changes Hands in Austin

2026-05-05 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Austin's commercial real estate scene had another busy week, and honestly, it's the kind of activity that reminds you this city hasn't hit the brakes just yet — no matter what the national headlines s...

Austin Startups Are Getting Paid: Coder, BizScout & True Footage Score Fresh Cash

2026-05-05 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Good week to be building something in Austin, apparently. A trio of local startups just announced they've pulled in new funding rounds, adding more fuel to the city's already buzzing tech scene. Coder...

AMD Doubles Down on Texas with Bigger Data Center Footprint in Milam County

2026-05-05 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
So here's something worth paying attention to if you keep tabs on what's happening just northeast of Austin — AMD has gone ahead and expanded its data center lease out in Milam County. That's the chip...

Waymo Robotaxis Blocked Austin Ambulances During Active Shooting

2026-05-04 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
So here's a wild one for your Austin tech-meets-reality files: during a recent shooting incident in the city, as many as five Waymo self-driving vehicles apparently planted themselves right in the pat...

Austin's AI Boom? Texas Is Actually Falling Behind on AI Jobs

2026-05-04 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Alright, so we love to brag about Austin being the next Silicon Valley — the Tesla gigafactory, the Oracle campus, the whole 'Silicon Hills' thing — but here's a reality check worth talking about over...

Another Midwest Bank Eyes Austin as Its Next Big Move

2026-05-04 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Well, here we go again. Austin's economy is apparently so irresistible that yet another out-of-state financial institution is packing its bags and pointing them straight at the 512. An Ohio-based bank...

North Austin Is About to Get a Whole Lot More Apartments

2026-05-04 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've been keeping an eye on North Austin lately, get ready — because one local investment firm is doubling down on building out that part of town in a big way. Word on the street is they're rampi...

Two Decades Later, Carmen Mejia Finally Meets the Man Who Helped Set Her Free

2026-05-04 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
If you haven't been following Carmen Mejia's story, buckle up — because this one hits different. After spending roughly twenty years locked up for a crime that, by all accounts, she shouldn't have bee...

Big UK Chip Maker Eyes Old 3M Campus in Austin

2026-05-03 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Looks like that sprawling former 3M campus in Austin is about to get a serious glow-up. Word on the street — well, from sources close to the deal — is that a major British semiconductor company is get...

Austin's Surveillance Law Is a Step Forward

2026-05-03 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
So Austin went ahead and passed a law putting some guardrails on how surveillance tech gets used around town. Good news, right? Sure — but if you're thinking this wraps everything up nice and tidy, ho...

Austin Is Building a Chip Workforce Pipeline Right in Our Backyard

2026-05-03 • Austin Tech News via Google News
If you've been paying attention to the wild amount of semiconductor investment pouring into Central Texas lately, you already knew this was coming — and now it's official. UT Austin, Austin Community ...

Austin City Council Pumps the Brakes on a Massive Tech Upgrade at the Last Minute

2026-05-03 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Well, this is awkward. Austin's city council just voted to slam the brakes on a major overhaul of the city's IT infrastructure — and they did it just a few weeks before the whole thing was supposed to...

ATX Breweries Brought Home the Gold at This Year's World Beer Cup

2026-05-03 • Austin American-Statesman via Google News
Hey, raise a pint — Austin's craft beer scene just had a pretty stellar week on the world stage. Local breweries picked up four medals at the World Beer Cup, and two of those were straight-up gold. No...

River Park Is Finally Happening

2026-05-02 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Alright Austin, that massive River Park development everyone's been buzzing about? It's actually getting off the ground — and whoever's calling the shots clearly knows this city, because they're leadi...

PNC Bank Plants Its Flag on Austin's Downtown Skyline

2026-05-02 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've been watching the downtown skyline fill up with shiny new towers, get ready to add another big name to the mix. PNC Bank is making a real statement in Austin — the kind you can read from the...

Nvidia May Be Setting Up Shop Near The Domain

2026-05-02 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Well, well, well. Looks like Austin's tech scene is about to get another heavy hitter. Word on the street — from people who tend to know these things — is that Nvidia is close to locking down a major ...

Downtown Austin's Iconic IHOP Block Hangs in the Balance

2026-05-02 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've ever stumbled out of Sixth Street at 2am and thought, 'man, I could really go for some pancakes right now,' you already know the vibe of that downtown IHOP spot. Well, that corner's future i...

Is Austin's Tech Boom Finally Running Out of Steam?

2026-05-02 • Austin Tech News via Google News
Alright, y'all — the Wall Street Journal is out here saying what some locals have been whispering about for a while now: Austin's run as the darling of the tech world might be hitting a rough patch. A...

Samsung's Taylor Chip Plant Hits a Big Milestone

2026-05-01 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Alright, y'all — if you've been watching that massive Samsung construction site out in Taylor wondering when something was actually going to happen, here's your update: the company just cleared a sign...

Old Chip Factory Land in Round Rock Getting a Second Life as Industrial Park

2026-05-01 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
So here's something worth knowing if you've been watching that old semiconductor site sit idle up in Round Rock — it's finally getting put to work again. Developers have kicked off construction on a n...

Nearly 2,000 Texas Jobs Could Be on the Chopping Block Soon

2026-05-01 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Hey Austin, we need to talk about something that's been floating around the business world this week — and it's not great news for workers across the Lone Star State. According to a recent report out ...

End of an Era: Lammes Candies Sweetest Run in Austin Is Over

2026-05-01 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Well, Austin, grab a tissue — and maybe one last bag of Texas Chewie Pecan Pralines while you're at it. Lammes Candies, one of the oldest and most beloved sweet shops in the city, is closing its doors...

Austin Surf Club Wipes Out: Construction Frozen, $4.6M in Debt

2026-05-01 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Well, it looks like Austin's wave pool dream is stuck in the sand — at least for now. The Austin Surf Club project has pumped the brakes on construction, and the situation is a little gnarly: the deve...

Robot Builders Dreaming of Mars Just Planted Their Flag in Buda

2026-04-16 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Okay so here's a fun one — there's a company right here in the Austin area that's building robots to do construction work, and their long game apparently involves putting structures on Mars. Very Aust...

Red River Cultural District Has a New Roadmap

2026-04-16 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've ever spent a sweaty Tuesday night bouncing between Mohawk, Stubb's, and a half-dozen dive bars on Red River, you've got a stake in what's happening over there right now. The Red River Cultur...

Rambler Sparkling Water Steps Up as Topo Chico Runs Dry

2026-04-16 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've been haunting the sparkling water aisle lately and coming up empty-handed on your Topo Chico fix, you're not alone — and one Austin company is absolutely here for it. Rambler, the local spar...

Black's BBQ Is Taking Over the Old Trudy's Spot on North Loop

2026-04-16 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've been mourning the loss of Trudy's original North Loop location, here's some news that might just ease the heartbreak — or at least give you something new to look forward to. Black's Barbecue...

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2026-04-16 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
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Austin Mayor Pumps the Brakes on ATP's $47M Office Space Grab

2026-04-15 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
So here's some city hall drama worth talking about over your morning coffee — Austin's mayor is pushing back hard on a proposed $47 million office deal tied to the Austin Transportation and Public Wor...

Austin's Icon Is Shooting for the Moon

2026-04-15 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Alright, so you know Icon — the Austin-based construction tech company that's been 3D-printing homes down here on Earth? Yeah, they're done thinking small. The company just announced a whole new divis...

Kendra Scott Snags Yeti's Former Money Guy as New CFO

2026-04-14 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Austin's business scene just got a little more interesting — two of the city's most recognizable homegrown brands are now sharing some serious financial talent. Kendra Scott, the jewelry and lifestyle...

150 Acres in Pflugerville Just Got Scooped Up by Georgetown Developers

2026-04-14 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
So here's one to keep your eye on — a group of developers out of Georgetown just locked down a sizable chunk of land over in Pflugerville. We're talking 150 acres, which in today's market is no small ...

Elon's $20B Terafab Dream: Bold Bet or Austin's Next Big Thing?

2026-04-14 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Alright, Austin — you already know Elon Musk doesn't exactly think small. The guy literally rockets cars into space for fun. But his latest ambition has even the business crowd raising an eyebrow over...

Eldorado Cafe Is Getting Bigger

2026-04-14 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
If you've ever waited on that patio at Eldorado Cafe nursing a migas plate while the line stretched around the corner, you already know this news is long overdue. The beloved West Austin breakfast and...

Cedar Park Could Be the Next Frontier for Space Tech Research

2026-04-14 • Austin Business Journal via Google News
Alright, so you know how Austin's been quietly becoming a hub for all things aerospace and tech? Well, the 'burbs are getting in on the action now. Cedar Park — yeah, the same place you probably drive...
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