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Sugarwolf Bakery now serving breakfast, lunch and beverages in downtown

Austin’s newest bakery held its grand opening downtown on May 5, serving coffee, cocktails, pastries and lunch.

What they offer: Sugarwolf sells scratch-made baked goods, made daily. The new restaurant uses organic flour and grass-fed butter, and makes products without seed oils. Daily offerings include croissants, sourdough, cookies, rotating pastries and sandwiches on house-baked bread.

On the menu: Breakfast is served until 11 a.m., including ham and cheese focaccia, a sugarwolf parfait and a smash sausage sandwich. Lunch rolls out from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and features a french dip sandwich, chopped pork focaccia and shaved brussels caesar salad.

401 W. 4th St., Ste. 120, Austin

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1 Hotel Austin plans for August opening, now accepting bookings

A new hotel is headed for Red River Street in Austin: 1 Hotel Austin. The new destination will have 252 guest rooms, 60 of them being luxury suites, restaurants, a spa and yoga studio, according to a news release.

Dive deeper: 1 Hotel Austin will flow alongside Waller Creek, with architecture inspired by modern Hill Country ranches and Texas river houses. Reservations for the hotel are now open, bringing luxury guest rooms, dining options and wellness spaces.

Main course: 1 Hotel Austin and Johnny and Kasie Curiel of Fonda Fina Hospitality are partnering to bring Alteño Austin to the hotel, according to previous Community Impact reporting.
Activities to do: For guests centered on wellness and mindfulness, 1 Hotel Austin will offer a yoga studio and a Bamford Wellness Spa location, drawing inspiration from Hill Country bathhouses, according to a news release.

96 Red River St., Austin

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Task force proposes nearly $770M bond to fund Austin housing, parks, flood prevention

The resident-led task force tasked with recommending the scope of Austin's next bond produced two options in May: a $766.53 million package and a narrowed $436 million proposal, which will now be used by City Council to shape a final plan this year.

The details: Competing visions for the new bond have emerged as it was developed over the past several months, based both on public feedback and council requests. Elected officials will weigh multiple bond recommendations over the coming weeks before potentially advancing a fall bond election.

City staff previously projected every $100 million in a new bond would equate to more than $14 per year in new costs for the median homeowner. The task force's larger option would increase the typical property tax bill by more than $100, while the smaller version would be closer to $60.

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Q&A: John Cornyn and Ken Paxton face off in May Republican runoff for US Senate

On May 26, Texas Republican voters will choose their nominee for the U.S. Senate in a runoff election between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton.

The big picture: The Republican race for U.S. Senate is one of several statewide contests that advanced to May runoffs after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March 3 primary election.

Cornyn and Paxton were the two highest-performing candidates in the eight-way primary race, with Cornyn securing 42% of the vote to Paxton's 41%.

At the polls: Early voting in Texas' runoff elections runs from May 18-22, and runoff election day is May 26.

Looking ahead: The winner of the May 26 overtime round will face the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate—state Rep. James Talarico of Austin—in the November midterm election. Third-party and independent candidates may also appear on the November ballot, and the winner of that election will be sworn in to the U.S. Senate in January 2027.