From beginner volleys to competitive match play, TopSpin Tennis Academy is set to bring year-round indoor tennis training to Cedar Park this May.

A closer look: The tennis coaching facility is a family-oriented learning center for children, junior and adult tennis players. The 19,136-square-foot facility features two full-sized indoor tennis courts, four indoor red and pickleball courts, a full restroom with showers, a small cafe, and a full pro shop offering gear, athletic clothing, and string services.

The academy is headed by coach Dave Ndinya, a Division I athlete and coach of U.S. Open player Mary Gambale. Summer camp sign-ups are currently available online.

• 220 E. Whitestone Blvd., Cedar Park

Austin's handling of 911 calls has rebounded from a recent "crisis" of low staffing and high response times, but some elected officials say city leadership still hasn't taken strides to fix longstanding emergency communications problems.

The details: The city's emergency communications center was dozens of staffers short just a few years ago, passing a 45% vacancy rate in 2022. Austin police also fell below a national standard of answering 90% of 911 calls within 15 seconds, with some waits averaging more than two minutes.

New reporting from Austin's public safety departments shows progress after heightened hiring and employee retention efforts, including lowered response times. But some officials said related work to consolidate 911 operations is delayed, while other communications problems have yet to be addressed.

City Council asked to evaluate creating a Joint Emergency Communications Department last summer, and requested a strategic plan for that project by December. City management said in May that the planning effort remains in progress and didn't have a firm timeline for next steps.

A 2023 Texas law allowing state and local police to arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally is scheduled to take effect May 15.

The overview: Texas legislators passed Senate Bill 4, a state immigration enforcement law, in late 2023. The law was originally set to take effect in March 2024, but has been tied up in court for more than two years.

For the first time, the law would allow Texas police to arrest migrants they suspect crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization and allow judges to order migrants’ removal if they are found guilty of illegal entry.

The background: SB 4 had been largely blocked by a series of court rulings since early 2024. A federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit against SB 4 April 24, and a separate lawsuit was filed May 4.

On May 13, U.S. District Judge David A. Ezra—who previously deemed SB 4 unconstitutional—heard arguments in the secondary lawsuit, although he did not issue a ruling before press time May 13.

After dozens of Texas primary races ended without a clear winner in March, candidates for those seats will face off in an overtime round, known as a runoff election, this month. Texans can vote early in the runoff election from May 18-22, with election day May 26.

How it works: State law requires that primary candidates receive more than 50% of the votes cast to advance to a general election.

In the May 26 runoff election, Republican and Democratic voters will choose who they want to represent them in statewide offices, legislative and Congressional seats, the State Board of Education and county-level positions. The winner of each runoff race will appear on the ballot in November.

On the ballot: The statewide Republican runoff races include:

• U.S. Senate: John Cornyn and Ken Paxton
• Texas attorney general: Mayes Middleton and Chip Roy
• Texas railroad commissioner: Jim Wright and Bo French

• Texas attorney general: Nathan Johnson and Joe Jaworski
• Texas lieutenant governor: Vikki Goodwin and Marcos Vélez