The team at Conejos Tex-Mex Cantina prides itself on serving delicious Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes with an exciting twist, all in a welcoming atmosphere, co-owner Bobby Joe Hernandez said.

What’s on the menu: Hernandez said Conejos aims to serve not only familiar menu items, like fajitas and al pastor street tacos, but also new and unique dishes.

“We do off-the-wall stuff. It’s not just a Tex-Mex cantina,” he said.

Chef Eduardo Miguel “puts all his love” into the restaurant’s specials, which have recently included dishes like duck empanadas and a pork chop tomahawk, Hernandez said. Many regular customers get excited to see the new specials every time they visit.

What’s next: There are two new Conejos locations coming to Round Rock and Cedar Park. Hernandez said the group is aiming to open the Round Rock restaurant this summer and the Cedar Park one in the fall.

Austin could rein in the use of electronic motorcycles and mini-bikes, or e-motos, in response to lacking local regulations and rising roadway safety concerns.

The big picture: City officials noted that e-motos, a collective term for the throttle-powered electric vehicles, can operate at high speeds and resemble traditional motorcycles rather than slower and more limited e-bikes. Austin doesn't yet have any specific regulations on the books for e-motos, which can drive as fast as 60 miles per hour or more—well above an existing cap of 28 MPH established for e-bikes in Texas transportation law.

Action taken: A recently approved City Council resolution will result in proposed city code changes to define e-motos and their legality, establish when and where they're permitted and set related penalties. It also called for police training updates, a public awareness campaign and the possible dedication of an e-moto recreational area.

Check out some of the most-read stories from the Austin area June 1-4. 

1. The Peach Cobbler Factory now open in Round Rock

2. Liberty Hill annexes property on Hwy. 29 to become commercial development

3. Mountain Mike's opens first Williamson County location

4. Georgetown officials remove local alcohol permit fee

5. Austin raises senior, disabled homeowner property tax exemption by $12K

6. Bastrop's Texas Roadhouse sets late July opening

Texas’ sweeping immigration enforcement law can take effect for now, a federal appeals court ruled May 29.

The background: Senate Bill 4 gives Texas officials the unprecedented authority to arrest and deport migrants suspected of crossing the Texas-Mexico border illegally. State lawmakers passed the measure in late 2023, and it has largely been tied up in court since.

The latest: In an unpublished order May 29, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed SB 4 to take effect as the case continues, lifting a lower court order that had blocked portions of the law. 

What they're saying: In a joint statement, a trio of civil rights groups decried the May 29 decision as “disappointing and out of step with the Constitution,” saying that they would continue to fight the law in court.

Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated the order as a “major border security victory.” State agencies have not detailed their plans to arrest, detain or deport migrants under SB 4.