ATX PULSE 5/12/25 (free): Inbound Flights at AUS Delayed Sunday Due to FAA Staffing Shortage // Sheridan Addresses UT Graduates // CoA Plans Navigator Expansion, Financing Tools for HOME Initiative // Bastrop Mayor Race Headed to June 7 Runoff // 1,500 Acre Data Center Coming to Caldwell County // UT Baseball Falls Flat at Home on Senior Day // Softball: A&M Named #1, UT Earns #6 National Seed

TOP NEWS

“Inbound flights at Austin airport delayed due to staffing Sunday, FAA says,” KVUE’s Jeff Bell and Kaolin Sewell — “Austin’s airport saw several flight delays on Sunday due to air traffic control staffing.

According to the FAA, the agency activated what's called a ground delay. It’s a traffic management program that delays scheduled flights coming to Austin.

Flights arriving into Austin were delayed by an average of 45 minutes during the ground delay, which happened around 4 p.m.

That delay has now lifted.

A spokesperson for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport said the airport has enough staff, but the FAA is working through an air traffic control shortage at the federal level.

According to flight tracker Flight Aware, the airport saw 133 delays on Sunday.“ KVUE

“Graduates celebrated with star power at UT commencement,” KXAN’s Jeff Bell and Kaolin Sewell — “The University of Texas at Austin held its university-wide commencement ceremony for graduates in the Class of 2025 Saturday evening.

The event was hosted by UT Interim president Jim Davis and included remarks from university leadership, the student body president, the commencement speaker, and other faculty members.

This year’s commencement speaker was Taylor Sheridan who is a writer, producer, director, and actor. Some of the works Sheridan is known for include “Yellowstone,” “Sicario,” and “Hell or High Water.”

The event filled Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium and featured performances by UT’s band, chorus and a finale fireworks show.

Wesley Lucas with Visit Austin said hotels in Austin are averaging about 63% occupancy coming into this weekend.

“You’re going to see folks that are going to come into town celebrating their loved ones,” Lucas said. “Folks can expect to see a little more traffic around campus than normally on a Saturday afternoon or Saturday evening.”” KXAN

THE BLOTTER

“Austin police investigating after traffic fatality on West Koenig Lane,” KVUE’s Johann Castro — “One person has died following a fatal crash in North Austin early Sunday morning.

According to Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS), the crash occurred in the 800 block of W Koenig Lane, near Airport Boulevard.

Medics attempted to resuscitate the person, but they eventually died at the scene.

The crash caused extended traffic delays in the area, but the roadway was back open as of 11:19 a.m.” KVUE

“Teen injured in shooting involving Travis County deputy,” Fox 7 Austin’s Donny Wong and Katie Pratt — “The Travis County Sheriff's Office said it is investigating a shooting that involved a deputy on Friday.

The shooting happened on May 9 in a parking lot in the area of the 5100 block of FM 620.

TCSO says that around 9:10 a.m. it got a call from the Austin Police Department that APD was tracking a stolen vehicle and the vehicle may have been headed into TCSO's jurisdiction.

"Our dispatch received a call from Austin Police Department, advising us that they were tracking a stolen vehicle that may make its way into our jurisdiction," said Kristen Dark, with the Travis County Sheriff's Office.

"Unfortunately, vehicle theft is common. We work hand in hand with all the municipalities in our jurisdictions. So we get notifications like this pretty routinely," Dark added.

It did not take long for a deputy to find the stolen car in Randall's parking lot off of FM 620 near Steiner Ranch. There, she confronted the driver. 

"When we have a fellow law enforcement agency that lets us know that a stolen vehicle may be coming into our jurisdiction, then our deputies get the information about the vehicle and keep an eye out for it, and that's what happened in this case," said Dark. "This deputy was able to encounter the vehicle." 

According to TCSO, the 17-year-old tried to get away and crashed into a tree in the grocery store parking lot, which was followed by a struggle with the deputy. Then, he grabbed a pistol and shot himself in the leg.

The teen was later identified as Graham James Freeman, of Pflugerville.

"The deputy who was involved is not harmed, and we will be spending the next several hours looking at the evidence and working out what happened here," said Dark.

The on-scene investigation confirmed TCSO deputies did not fire their weapons during the arrest. 

The Texas Rangers will not be the investigating agency. TCSO will investigate.

Freeman is pending charges for Unlawful Use of a Motor Vehicle, Prohibited Weapon, Evading, and Aggravated Assault on a Peace Officer.” Fox 7 Austin

“Killeen Fire Department captain dies in car crash in Austin,” KVUE’s Michael Mazzuca — “Killeen Fire Department Captain Marvin Taylor III was killed early Sunday morning when he was rear-ended by a speeding vehicle, according to a press release from the City of Killeen.

Taylor left an Austin hospital at 1:05 a.m. after the birth of his fifth child, the release states. He was going to pick up his other children to bring them back to the hospital to meet their new sibling when his vehicle was hit from the rear by a speeding vehicle.

Taylor was the only person in his vehicle. An Austin Police Officer was the first to arrive at the scene and provided emergency medical care until EMS arrived. Sadly, Taylor died at the scene.

The driver of the vehicle that hit Taylor was arrested by Austin Police, the release states.” KVUE

“ATCEMS: 1 with life-threatening injuries after multi-vehicle crash on US 183,” KXAN’s Tanya Nguyen — “Two people were taken to an Austin hospital, one with life-threatening injuries, after a crash Sunday in southeast Travis County.

Austin-Travis County EMS responded to the three-vehicle crash in the 6500 block of South U.S. Highway 183 in southeast Travis County at approximately 9:49 p.m. That’s near where U.S. 183 intersects with Dee Gabriel Collins Road near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

According to ATCEMS, seven people were involved, and one person who was pinned in their vehicle was extricated and declared a trauma alert. 

The other five patients were evaluated and refused transport.“ KXAN

“Missing teen and baby out of Pflugerville found, Amber Alert discontinued,” CBS Austin’s Vinny Martorano and Tara Brolley — “Daela Diaz and Christopher Roman have both been found, according to the Pflugerville Police Department.

Due to a "clerical error" Sunday evening, Pflugerville Police issued multiple amber alerts for a missing 15 year-old girl, and an 11-month old boy. Police say they were last seen in the 17600 block of Cipremont Lane in Pflugerville.

15 year-old, Daela Diaz, is described as a 5'4 Hispanic female with brown hair, and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black dress, and black and white Jordan brand tennis shoes.

11 month-old, Christopher Roman, is described as a Hispanic male with brown hair, and brown eyes. He was last seen all grey clothes with blue Nike brand shoes.

"This is very shocking. It's a cool neighborhood with mixed people," Muduker Koganti, a resident in the neighborhood, said. "We never heard that one."

Pflugerville Police originally posted on Facebook Saturday night about the two missing individuals. Around 5:00 pm Sunday evening, an amber alert was issued that only mentioned Diaz. CBS Austin reached out to Pflugerville Police for comment on what they called a "clerical error", but they were unavailable for an interview.” CBS Austin

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

“City plans navigator expansion, financing tools for HOME initiative,” Austin Monitor’s Chad Swiatekci — “City housing leaders have found that efforts to expand and improve access to Austin’s HOME initiative are progressing on multiple fronts, with program refinements, interdepartmental coordination and new support strategies underway. A recent memo from the Housing Department outlines these developments, which focus on helping low- and moderate-income residents stay in their homes, build additional units and better navigate the city’s often-complex permitting and development process.

According to a May 8 memo from Interim Housing Director Mandy DeMayo, city staff have completed a financial tools analysis in collaboration with HousingWorks Austin and have begun implementing recommendations to reduce the barriers many homeowners face when attempting to add dwelling units to their properties. Among the completed or advancing actions is the establishment of the HOME Interdepartmental Task Force, which has developed a work plan that is now in motion.

The task force is focused on streamlining permitting processes, assessing existing homeowner programs and exploring how to lower construction costs and upfront development fees. In addition, the Housing Department is preparing to relaunch and expand its Displacement Prevention Navigator Program in late summer, shifting to a model that separates outreach and case management duties to better support at-risk homeowners in Colony Park, Dove Springs and Montopolis neighborhoods.

Feedback from a pilot phase of the navigator program, which concluded in June 2024, has informed the redesign of the initiative. The updated structure will assign community ambassadors to rebuild relationships and awareness, with case managers providing direct assistance to households navigating financial stress or development challenges.

The department is also preparing a broad education and outreach campaign aimed to inform homeowners about estate planning, predatory lending, homestead exemptions and home repair financing. Staff are also developing partnerships with legal aid providers to create estate planning and property rights workshops.

An additional $100,000 in funding will be necessary to support collateral development, outreach materials, and related marketing, with that request to be considered during the city’s upcoming budget process.

Data released earlier this year show that since HOME Phase 1 took effect in February 2024, development applications under the new rules have increased. A six-month progress report noted that 159 residential development applications had been submitted, with 99 receiving approval. Most of those were for two-unit projects.

Applications that used the preservation bonus intended to protect older homes were limited, with only two filed during that period. Demolition permit applications remained flat compared to the previous six months, suggesting that the code changes have not led to an increase in teardown activity. The average unit size for approved projects was just over 1,700 square feet, indicating interest in the new options for housing creation.

The permitting environment has also seen notable improvement. A report in late 2024 documented a 56 percent reduction in the time required for initial site plan review, bringing the average wait to 32 days, with follow-up review times also decreasing significantly.

In March, city officials warned that proposed federal cuts to housing and homelessness programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development could threaten funding that supports downpayment assistance, homelessness services and home repair grants. Austin currently receives about $14 million annually through HUD block grants, in addition to a one-time $14 million allocation earlier this year. Cuts to these sources could constrain the city’s ability to fund some components of the HOME program, particularly those targeted at low-income residents.

The developments underway are tied to two City Council resolutions adopted in December 2023 and May 2024. Those directives called on staff to explore financing mechanisms such as Special Purpose Credit Programs, low-interest and forgivable loan programs, and expanded down payment assistance.

They also required creation of an interdepartmental task force, improvement of public outreach and regular reporting to City Council on findings and implementation needs.

Task force efforts are planned to continue through early 2025, with stakeholder engagement sessions and reviews of existing ombudsperson roles, fee structures and development support programs scheduled in the coming months. Additional findings and recommendations are expected later this summer.” Austin Monitor

2025

“June 7 runoff to determine Bastrop’s next mayor,” Community Impact Austin’s Amanda Cutshall — “Bastrop voters will return to the polls on June 7 to decide between Ishmael Harris and Willie DeLaRosa in a runoff election for mayor, after no candidates received more than 50% of the vote in the May 3 special election.

The winner will serve a one-year term, completing the remainder of former Mayor Lyle Nelson's tenure following his January resignation.

Harris recently stepped down from his position on the Planning and Zoning Commission, as the city’s charter prohibits individuals from holding a board seat while running for office.

DeLaRosa previously served as a Bastrop City Council member and held positions on boards, including the Bastrop Economic Development Corporation, the Bastrop County Water Council Task Force and others. He ran for mayor in 2017, but lost the vote to Connie Schroeder, according to city records.

Dates to know

May 27-June 3: early voting

June 7: election day

What else?

Early voting and election day voting will all happen in the lower-level conference room inside the Bastrop County Courthouse Annex, 804 Pecan St.

The polls will be open during the following dates and times:

May 27-30, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

June 2-3, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

June 7, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

How we got here

Unofficial polling information from early and May 3 election day voting shows Ishmael Harris garnered 48.64% of ballots cast, representing 625 votes.

DeLaRosa received 34.32% of ballots cast, representing 441 votes. Ward Northcutt received 17.04% of ballots cast, representing 219 votes.

Per the city's municipal code, the candidate with the majority of votes shall be declared elected to the position, which equates to greater than 50% of total votes. As no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election was necessary.

Per city ordinance, the runoff will be between the two candidates who received the most votes: Harris and DeLaRosa.” Community Impact Austin

BUSINESS NEWS

“Austin Technology Council hosts 2nd annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony,” Austin American-Statesman’s Johann Castro — “The Austin Technology Council honored eight veteran leaders in Austin's technology sector, a first-time founder and its newest member at its Hall of Fame induction ceremony Wednesday night.

After years of neglect, the council decided to revive its Hall of Fame last year to honor change-makers, CEOs, entrepreneurs and supporters of Austin's tech sector.

In an eight-year campaign that started in 2024, the council is inducting eight "legacy" inductees every year, along with one new inductee. The ceremony also honors its first-time founder award recipient.

"When I got here in 1994, there was no view like this in Austin, but there were a few nice views. They just weren't quite so high," Austin Technology Council Board Chair Scott Francis said, looking out from the top of Indeed tower downtown. "And I think that's it's great metaphor for tech in Austin. We had some great little tech companies before, but we have some great big tech companies now. We have some great small companies. Now we have this whole ecosystem."

The technology council inducted SailPoint Technologies co-founder and CEO Mark McClain as its 2025 inductee and honored Paradromics founder and CEO Matt Angle as this year's First-Time Founder Award recipient.

McClain's career started at IBM, later serving as the vice president of worldwide marketing for Tivoli, which was acquired by IBM in 1996. He founded his first company, the identity management company Waveset, in 2000. It was acquired for $150 million by Sun Microsystems in 2003 and was integrated into Oracle's Waveset product line after the tech company acquired Sun Microsystems.

In 2005, McClain founded SailPoint, a leading provider of identity security. McClain has taken the company public, private and back public again.

"They've all done that under Mark McClain's leadership for more than 20 years, which is unheard of. So you only get to do that if you have, like Mark does, magical quality as a leader," 2024 Hall of Fame inductee Joyce Durst said Wednesday.

As this year's first-year founder award recipient, Angle is the mind behind Paradromics, a brain-computer interface company looking to restore communication for individuals affected by paralysis. The company, which competes directly with Elon Musk's Neuralink, was founded in 2015 and moved to Austin in 2018.

"This idea that we can have a place where people want to raise kids, have families, settle down, put down roots and invest in community, but we can still do freaking incredible things," Angle said about Austin on Wednesday. "And that's, I think, due to the roots that the tech sector put down for the next generation of founders."

Along with the induction of McClain, eight people were part of the 2025 legacy inductee class:

Angelos Angelou, founder of Angelou Economics and CEO of International Accelerator

Joshua Baer, founder and CEO of Capital Factory and founder of Washington Office

Robert Fabbio, managing director of Norrio Capital Partners and founder of eRelevance Corp. and Tivoli

Joe Liemandt, CEO of Trilogy and ESW Capital

Pike Powers, who was a key figure in projects like MCC, 3M, Sematech, Applied Materials, AMD and Samsung

Carol Thompson, founder and CEO of the Thompson Group and advisory board member for the Young Women's Alliance and UT's school of engineering

John Thornton, founder of the Texas Tribune, Elsewhere Partners and the American Journalism Project

Ellen Wood, CEO of vcfo Inc. and former CFO of Capital Network System Inc.

Last year, the Austin Technology Council honored Durst, co-founder and CEO of Growth Acceleration Partners, as its 2024 Hall of Fame inductee, and Living Security founder and CEO Ashley Rose received its First-Time Founder Award.

The eight legacy inductees in 2024 were:

John Sibley Butler, professor emeritus in the University of Texas McCombs School of Business

Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell Technologies

Lori Hawkins, longtime journalist at the American-Statesman

Bobby Inman, retired U.S. Navy admiral and intelligence expert

Laura Kilcrease, founder of Austin Technology Incubator and CEO of Alberta Innovates

George Kozmetsky, co-founder of Teledyne Technologies and former dean of the McCombs School of Business.

Jimmy Treybig, founder of Tandem Computers

James Truchard, co-founder and former CEO of National Instruments” AAS ($)

“Developers acquire more than 1,500 acres in Caldwell County for new data center,” KVUE’s Johann Castro — “Developers have acquired more than 1,500 acres of land in Caldwell County, with a plan to develop a new data center campus.

Tract, a Denver-based developer that specializes in building data center campuses, says it plans to build a multi-gigawatt data center technology park in Uhland, located between Lockhart and Kyle.

The 1,515-acre site was chosen because it has access to power lines, natural gas and internet connections needed for large data centers to operate.

According to Gov. Greg Abbott, the project is expected to create thousands of construction and operations jobs.

Local leaders in Uhland say that Tract will also help fund road improvements on FM 2720 as part of a commitment to the community.

The first phase of the project is expected to be completed by 2028.” KVUE

TEXAS SPORTS

TEXAS BASEBALL: “With shot to win SEC regular season, Texas falls in ‘most disappointing loss of the season’,” KXAN’s Billy Gates — “No. 1 Texas lost its second consecutive series in Southeastern Conference play after falling to Florida 4-1 Sunday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, and Longhorns head coach Jim Schlossnagle didn’t sugar coat his postgame thoughts.

“This is my most disappointing loss of the season,” he said. “Senior day, at home, gotta a chance to play for a championship. Tip your cap to (Florida starting pitcher Aiden) King, maybe he was the reason. We’ll find out, but I’m just really disappointed with this one.”

The Longhorns lost Friday’s series opener 8-2 and then snapped a 4-game SEC skid with a 5-2 win Saturday.

Texas could have clinched at least a tie for the SEC regular season championship had they beaten the Gators on Sunday, but they couldn’t solve King on the mound. King, a freshman, fanned nine and walked three in seven innings, allowing two hits to keep Texas off the scoreboard. The Longhorns scored their only run on an Adrian Rodriguez bases-loaded walk by reliever Jake Clemente in the eighth inning and left 10 runners on base. Texas stranded the bases loaded following the walk and left two on in the ninth after bringing the tying run to the plate.

Catcher Rylan Galvan called the performance “embarrassing.”

“We didn’t play to the standard we wanted to and just didn’t get it done,” he said. “There’s got to be a different level of dialed-in, especially this upcoming week. We have to go all-in on everything.”

Texas had four hits, one coming from centerfielder Will Gasparino in the fourth inning. He didn’t have a chance for more after Schlossnagle removed him from the lineup and sent Easton Winfield to the outfield, shifting Jonah Williams to center. When asked if Gasparino suffered an injury on the hit and that was why he came out of the game, Schlossnagle said that wasn’t the case.

“It was internal, team,” he said. “He’s fine, he’ll be back out there on Friday.” …

With a 3-game road series against rival Oklahoma left on the SEC regular season schedule Thursday-Saturday, playoff baseball isn’t far away. With his team scuffling, losing five of its last six SEC games, Schlossnagle said he and the rest of the coaching staff have to get the pitching staff shored up moving forward. He said Ruger Riojas and Luke Harrison are still his top of the rotation guys, but the question mark is at No. 3 when the NCAA regional tournaments begin.

Freshman Jason Flores struggled in his start, pitching 2.1 innings with two walks and two hit batters while allowing two runs on two hits. Schlossnagle said he’s “going through what is a normal growth period in elite college baseball for a freshman.”

“We have to get our pitching in order and get the guys in the right spots,” Schlossnagle said. “We need to figure out another guy who can start and give us a good chance, and it could be Flores, and we’ve had a good season, so we have a little wiggle room to try stuff before the regionals.”” AAS ($)

TEXAS SOFTBALL: “Texas Longhorns seeded No. 6 in NCAA softball tournament,” KXAN’s Billy Gates — “Texas will be in the friendly confines of McCombs Field until the Women’s College World Series after earning a top-eight national seed in the NCAA softball tournament.

The Longhorns are the No. 6 seed, the selection committee announced Sunday, and they’ll open play at 3:30 p.m. Friday against Eastern Illinois (34-20). Central Florida (33-22-1) and Michigan (38-19) are the other teams playing in the Austin regional. The regional tournament format is double-elimination, with the winner advancing to a best-of-3 super regional round before the WCWS.

“The tough part is winning now,” Longhorns head coach Mike White said. “The first team we play, Eastern Illinois, we have to look out for them. We have to play our best softball coming into this regional.”

Eastern Illinois won the Ohio Valley Conference regular season and tournament championships, finishing 21-5 in conference play and beating Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 1-0 for the tournament title.

Michigan comes into Austin as one of the hottest teams with a Big 10 Conference tournament championship and six consecutive wins. The Wolverines were seeded eighth in their conference tournament and beat No. 1 Oregon and No. 2 UCLA on their way to the conference’s automatic bid.

Central Florida beat Utah in the Big 12 Conference tournament before falling to Arizona. The Knights have a win over No. 3 overall seed Florida and they beat the Wildcats in a regular season series.

If the Longhorns make it through the regional, they’re matched up with No. 11 seed Clemson for the super regional. South Carolina Upstate, Northwestern and Kentucky are playing in the Clemson regional.

The Longhorns finished the regular season 46-10 and 16-8 in the Southeastern Conference, but 4-4 in their last eight games after getting crushed by Texas A&M 14-2 in the SEC tournament semifinals.

“We’ve been put in some tough spots this year,” Longhorns first baseman Joley Mitchell said. “We’ve fought really well all year long, and we’ve learned a lot of lessons in the past few weeks.”

The Aggies are the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament. They’ll start the postseason against Saint Francis. Marist and Liberty will also be at the Bryan-College Station regional.” KXAN

TEXAS A&M SOFTBALL: “Texas A&M softball: Aggies earn No. 1 overall seed in NCAA Tournament,” Austin American-Statesman’s Zoe Collins Rath — “Texas A&M softball is the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and will host a regional and super regional.

It’s the first time the Aggies have earned the top seed in the NCAAs. They will be joined in their regional by Saint Francis, Marist and Liberty.

After one of the best conference tournament finishes in program history since 2008, the Aggies are in the hunt for their first College World Series berth since 2017 and a championship since 1987. In head coach Trisha Ford's third season, Texas A&M finished the regular season 45-9 and 16-7 in conference play.

Texas A&M set SEC Tournament records in runs (26) and RBIs (25). The 12-run win over Texas is the largest margin of victory in the history of the SEC Tournament. The Aggies’ 14 runs against Texas were the most scored by a team in tournament history, improving on their own record by two after a 12-4 win over South Carolina in the quarterfinals.

A&M was the second seed in the SEC tournament, even though they were the No. 1 nationally ranked team, because Oklahoma had a better record in conference standings.

The Aggies, with the occasional No. 1 ranking for a few weeks, stayed within the top five in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll and ESPN/USA Softball polls throughout the season. For the past few months, the Aggies stayed atop the RPI for top seeding in the postseason tournament.

A&M will play Saint Francis to begin.” AAS ($)

QUICK LINKS

Doing good is good business: How community engagement fuels business success in Austin - ABJ

Beyond the breach: How Austin executives are redefining cyber risk in 2025 - ABJ

Texas Tribune has acquired the Austin Monitor in move aimed at beefing up local news coverage - ABJ

Greater Austin YMCA taps developer to reimagine Townlake property - ABJ

Whitestone Acquires 31,832-Square-Foot Retail Center in Austin, Texas - Shopping Center Business

Keller Williams announces new C-suite additions - ABJ

Austin suburb buys downtown land as it aims to facilitate growth - ABJ

CBS Austin earns multiple 2025 Best of Austin nods, including top TV news station - KEYE

‘Violent and disturbing’: Austin man found with 1.9k+ child sexual abuse videos now facing felony charges - KXAN

Former Pflugerville ISD staffer facing felony charges for solicitation, grooming - KVUE

9 people hurt following crash in southeast Austin - KVUE

Should Texas election judges carry guns? House votes yes - FOX 7 Austin

Hannah Rucker adopts two APA! kittens featured on KVUE Midday's Pet of The Week - KVUE

Advocates criticize ICE for deportation of Austin family - KVUE

Here's who will be playing first and second weekend of Austin City Limits Music Festival 2025 - KVUE

Texas police search for missing girl after sister found 'locked in closet' - MySA

Austin City Council approves $550K settlement for woman shot by off-duty officer - KEYE

TownLake YMCA to be redeveloped, bringing new facility and housing near downtown Austin - Community Impact

Austin looks to smaller I-35 cap plan ahead of May funding decision - Community Impact

Dobie, Webb middle school students walk out over AISD's proposed campus changes - Austin American-Statesman

Kyle approves first Water Master Plan to address growth and supply - Community Impact

Check out 3 development updates in Hays, southern Travis counties - Community Impact

Hays County calls for pause on property tax exemption decisions - Community Impact

Lorde announces 2025 'Ultrasound' tour with first stop in Austin. Pre-sale begins May 14. - Austin American-Statesman

Montessori Kids Universe working on Liberty Hill location - Community Impact

AUSTIN CULTURE

~ DINING: “Austin steakhouse named among world's best” Culture Map Austin

~ DINING: “Fonda San Miguel pushes opening of new concept until Fall 2025” Community Impact Austin

~ BBQ: “Fraud charge against Austin restaurant manager dismissed; insufficient evidence cited” AAS ($)

~ BURGERS: “The Best Burgers in Austin, Texas” Eater Austin

~ 40 UNDER 40: “AU40 2025: 17 young Austin pros honored” ABJ ($)

~ REUNITED: “Dog missing from California found in Austin 4 years later” Culture Map Austin

WHAT TO DO TONIGHT

~ COMEDY: The Best of Comedy Mothership. Comedy Mothership (320 E. 6th St.). 5-7pm. More info here.

COOL JOB ALERT

~ Heritage Tourism Program Specialist. Texas Historical Commission. Salary: $5,570-$6,000. Info / apply here.