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Mueller vehicle burglary leads Austin police to seek suspect after declined Walgreens card attempt
A vehicle burglary outside a busy Mueller coffee stop has turned into a public hunt for a suspected credit-card user, as Austin police say a woman tried — and failed — to run stolen cards at a near...
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Morning Break-In at Mueller Starbucks Spurs Search for Suspect Tied to Declined Walgreens Card Charges
The morning rush had barely begun in Mueller when a routine coffee stop turned into a reminder of how quickly everyday errands can be exploited.
Austin police say that around 8 a.m. on Feb. 3, a v...
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Mueller becomes proving ground for ICON’s 3D-printed housing push in Austin
Austin’s Mueller neighborhood has long sold itself as a model of what a modern, walkable community can look like on the footprint of the city’s former airport. Now, it’s also becoming a testing sit...
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HONK!TX brings free street-band festival to Mueller, leaning into public space and local scale
HONK!TX will return to Mueller Lake Park on March 28, bringing roving brass and street bands to a neighborhood better known for stroller traffic and weekend markets than spontaneous horn lines.
Th...
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Oddwood Brewing 5K through Mueller anchors Austin’s Valentine’s and Galentine’s plans
Mueller is set to be part of Austin’s Valentine’s Day calendar this year, with a 5K fun run from Oddwood Brewing routing participants through the planned neighborhood before returning to Manor Road...
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Salt Lick BBQ founder Scott Roberts brings Roxie’s to Buda, aiming for Sunday-dinner comfort in a historic Main Street building
Scott Roberts has spent decades tending pits, crowds and tradition at the Salt Lick BBQ outside Driftwood. Now the Hill Country restaurateur is preparing a different kind of gathering place—one bui...
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Texas’ highest criminal court exonerates Carmen Mejia, overturning 2005 convictions in infant’s death
Carmen Mejia walked into prison branded a murderer and left the courthouse record, at least, with a different label: actually innocent.
On Jan. 23, 2026, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overtu...
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A $100 winter-storm kit: How Austin neighbors can prep for a blackout without blowing the budget
The first hint is usually small: a glaze on the sidewalk, a drip that freezes midair from a gutter, the hum of a heater working overtime. In Austin neighborhoods like Mueller — where many families ...
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Texas’ lab-grown meat ban stays in place as judge lets constitutional challenge proceed
A federal judge in Austin has cleared the way for a high-stakes legal challenge to Texas’ ban on selling cell-cultured meat, keeping the state’s two-year prohibition in force while the case moves i...
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AFD knocks down fire at Bartholomew Park pool; street blocked as crews overhaul
Austin firefighters knocked down a building fire at the Bartholomew Park municipal swimming pool at 1800 E. 51st St. in East Austin on Wednesday, after flames extended to an awning on the structure...
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Bartholomew Park pool fire near Mueller knocked down; 51st Street blocked as crews check hot spots
What happened
Austin firefighters responded to a building fire at the Bartholomew Park swimming pool at 1800 E. 51st St., just east of Mueller. The fire reached an awning on the pool building befo...
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Icy roads push broad Jan. 27 school closures across Central Texas
A winter storm that glazed portions of Central Texas over the weekend continues to ripple through classrooms and campuses. With icy spots lingering on roads and bridges, many districts and colleges...
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Mueller liquor theft underscores Austin’s retail-crime squeeze
A cart full of bottles, then the door
On a recent weeknight in Mueller, a man loaded a shopping cart with liquor bottles, steered it toward the exit and left without paying, Austin police said. Th...
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APD seeks help identifying suspect after liquor theft at Mueller’s Twin Liquors
A late-morning theft at a liquor store on the edge of Mueller has Austin police asking the public for help.
Austin police say that around 11 a.m. on Dec. 30, 2025, a man walked into the Twin Liquo...