Beneficial rain expected for many next week.

A Travis County resident has died after getting sick from West Nile virus. It marks 2023’s first reported death from the virus in the county, according to Austin Public Health. Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/travis-county/travis-county-resident-dies-from-west-nile-virus/

A new affordable tiny home community in Round Rock has reached completion, according to Amplify Credit Union. The Mustard Seed Community is part of an effort with the credit union.

The Austin Police Department swore in 14 retired officers to help with large events. The first weekend of Austin City Limits Music festival starts a week from today.

The Austin Police Department is seeking the public's help to find a suspect accused of robbing the same bank twice, according to a APD news release.

Public access to the boat ramp at Lake walter E. Long will be closed starting Sunday due to low lake levels, according to the City of Austin.

For 28 years, Phoenix House has helped young people impacted by the opioid crisis. After a funding crisis involving state dollars, the non-profit now has to shut its doors across Texas. The Texas Tribune joined KXAN News at 4 to explain the closure.

Sunday night's hailstorm left a significant mark… on cars that is— from severely cracked windshields and shattered back windshields to dents along the cars. https://www.kxan.com/news/local/round-rock/estimated-27m-in-damages-to-round-rock-car-dealerships-from-sunday-night-hailstorm/

A Travis County resident has died after getting sick from West Nile virus. It marks 2023’s first reported death from the virus in the county, according to Austin Public Health. https://www.kxan.com/news/local/travis-county/travis-county-resident-dies-from-west-nile-virus/

Millions of families are at risk of losing childcare as the American Rescue Plan is set to expire tomorrow, and crews will break ground on a $30 million road project in Georgetown later today. Plus, a look at the forecast. More on kxan.com.

An email from the Travis County Attorney to city staff about concerns with the DPS partnership in Austin led KXAN to discover her courts have had to process nearly triple the amount of misdemeanor arrests from the agency than it did last year. Read more https://www.kxan.com/investigations/county-attorney-spike-in-dps-arrests-contributes-to-backlog-as-prosecutors-focus-on-more-nonviolent-cases/

It’s been more than a year since the City of Austin approved a pilot program providing $1,000 checks every month to low-income families.

A diverse group of women entrepreneurs in Austin will now have thousands of dollars to help their efforts. Leaders of JUST, a nonprofit organization, received a $450,000 grant to help women entrepreneurs of color.