Austin metro
Austin Animal Center reaches critical capacity, opens doors to all adopters for first time since May 2020
Austin and Travis County’s animal shelter, Austin Animal Center, reached negative kennel space May 4, meaning there are more dogs than available kennels, according to a release from the city of Austin.
Northwest Austin
U.S. women’s national soccer team to debut Q2 Stadium next month
The USWNT takes on the Nigerian national team at Q2 Stadium ahead of the summer Olympic Games.
Central Austin
Barton Springs Pool will require reservations starting May 17
Visitors who want to visit the pool after 8 a.m. will have to make a reservation for a two-hour block of time.
Cedar Park-Leander
Cedar Park’s Paw-Paw's BBQ honors owner’s grandfather
Andrea Cameron and her husband, Gaius, decided to give their catering business a permanent home, opening a brick-and-mortar location of Paw-Paw’s BBQ in April 2020.
Southwest Austin-Dripping Springs
Dripping Springs brewery relocates to new, expanded facility closer to Austin
Suds Monkey Brewing Co. opened in Dripping Springs in 2017.
New Braunfels
Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo in New Braunfels focuses on education and conservation
For more than 50 years, experts at Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo have been educating visitors about snakes, reptiles and exotic mammals and the role they play in our ecosystems.
San Marcos-Buda-Kyle
Hawaiian Bros to open first Texas brick-and-mortar location in Kyle May 11
A grand opening of the Kyle location will be held May 11 at 11 a.m., and the first 100 people will receive gift cards. One customer will also receive free meals at Hawaiian Bros for a year.
Amy Rae Dadamo, Iain Oldman, Ali Linan, Lauren Canterberry and Warren Brown contributed to this report.