Affordability isn’t just another issue on the minds of Central Texans—it is the defining challenge that will shape our region’s future growth, competitiveness, and economic strength.

On Nov. 5, email records show Waymo sent Austin ISD’s legal team a letter indicating it had made “certain software updates” to improve performance around school buses.

Steve is the editor of the Cedar Park-Far Northwest Austin and Leander-Liberty Hill editions of Community Impact. Steve earned his journalism degree from Western Washington University, and moved to Austin in 2022. In his free time, Steve is an actor, writer, and podcast host, and lives in Austin with his fiancé and their three pets.

The Austin Police Department says it made multiple arrests and recovered stolen merchandise after a recent coordinated shoplifting blitz.

Elon Musk announced last night that Tesla is planning to “roughly double” its Robotaxi fleet in Austin next month.

A multibillion-dollar project with two hospital towers was originally announced on the former Frank Erwin Center site downtown.

Tax-hiking ballot measures had different electoral outcomes in Charlotte and Austin, but both boosted the case for a reform passed by the Texas Senate earlier this year.

According to Business Journals, Home Slice expects to spend about $1.5 million on the Heights buildout. The report also notes that the site has picked up a "cursed" reputation after several recent restaurant concepts came and went in short order, a run of bad luck the Austin team is clearly betting it can break.

Brianna Aguilera, a United High School graduate and Texas A&M student who aspired to become a lawyer, was in Austin tailgating for the rivalry game when she was found dead just hours later at a student apartment complex near UT's campus.