Toyota of Cedar Park and City Limits Subaru in Buda have been purchased by Keating Auto Group.

The details: Keating Auto Group, a Victoria-Texas based company that owns 33 car dealerships across the state, lists Toyota of Cedar Park and City Limits Subaru on its website among the dealerships it owns.

According to Toyota of Cedar Park's website, the dealership is one of the top-selling Toyota dealerships in the country.

As of the time of publication, the owners had not responded to requests from Community Impact for further details.

Austin Housing is moving to roll out increased protections for tenants in lower-income housing, including citywide eviction prevention measures.

The details: Many local affordable housing complexes are supported by city development assistance. At the request of City Council last year, Austin Housing is now moving to improve how those programs function and has launched projects to meet officials' goals related to improved oversight, avoiding eviction proceedings and implementing other renter supports.

Council's direction kicked off reviews of the city's RHDA oversight and "lease addendum" that sets several renter protection requirements for participating developments. Generally, those cover leasing and living conditions, as well as processes to prevent evictions and ensure fair proceedings if they take place. It also led to an evaluation of eviction prevention strategies presented to a council committee in April that could shape the Austin Housing projects, and future policy shifts.

The number of homes sold in Liberty Hill increased 45% in March compared to the previous year, according to Unlock MLS data.

The details: In ZIP code 78642, representing Liberty Hill, the number of homes jumped from 64 in March 2025 to 93 in March 2026, while ZIP codes 78641 and 78613, representing Leander and Cedar Park respectively, remained relatively unchanged year over year, as indicated by Unlock MLS data.

What else? However, homes stayed on the market longer in ZIP codes 78642, 78641 and 78613, representing the entire Leander and Liberty Hill area.

The median cost of homes has also remained relatively flat year over year, with ZIP code 78642, representing Liberty Hill, seeing a slight increase.

Check out some of the most read stories in the Austin area April 13-16.

1. Significant traffic shifts at New Hope, 183A intersection in Cedar Park

2. The Lodge Card Club closes in Round Rock, lays off 114 employees

3. Check out 17 events happening in the Pflugerville, Hutto area

4. Lake Georgetown under drought watch

5. New housing development coming to Leander near Bar W Ranch and Larkspur

6. Wendy's opening soon off Hwy. 46 in New Braunfels

The State Board of Education gave preliminary approval April 10 to roughly 200 literary works that all Texas public school students would be required to read beginning in 2030.

What happened: The SBOE trimmed about 100 titles from a list proposed by the Texas Education Agency, which board members and educators criticized as too long to be taught. The Republican-led board signed off on a revised list in a 9-5 party-line vote April 10.

The details: The draft list ranges from nursery rhymes and short stories in early grades to classical and 20th-century literature in high school. The list also includes about a dozen excerpts from the Bible. While students learn about world religions today, Texans testified that if the reading list is approved, it would be the first time in recent history that state leaders mandate religious readings in the classroom.  

Next steps: Board members are scheduled to take a final vote on the reading list in June. If approved, the list will be used in classrooms in the 2030-31 school year.