Bouldin Creek will soon be home to Submersive's flagship location—an "immersive art bathhouse," according to a news release.

The details: Submersive was founded by Corvas Brinkerhoff, also co-founder of immersive art company Meow Wolf. The wellness concept will combine hydrotherapy with art installations. This will include cold plunges, hot baths, saunas and more.

Diving in deeper: The flagship of Submersive will be located on Barton Springs Road and span about 20,000 square feet. Guests can experience 12 different spaces that offer multi-sensory environments combining immersive artwork with traditional bathing. The goal is therapeutic benefit, according to a news release.

Going forward: Before opening in summer 2027, the wellness concept will offer a founding membership waitlist.

Quote of note: "We are creating not just an entertainment experience or a spa experience, but access to an environment that takes people to an elevated state change," Brinkerhoff said in a news release.

• 901 Barton Springs Road, Austin

The downtown market is normalizing after years of growth, and contending with both challenges and opportunities tied to a series of major infrastructure projects now impacting the area.

Downtown Austin is seeing fewer new developments and record office vacancy rates following a wave of major projects around the city center. At the same time, public and private investments are continuing and the area is home to a rebounding retail scene and established resident base.

Those findings and more were detailed in the latest annual report from the Downtown Austin Alliance, the nonprofit advocacy group representing downtown property owners. The analysis of downtown market trends and outlook for the area's future were presented mid-May.

About 2.94 million square feet of space is under construction downtown, and the DAA currently projects 8.22 million more square feet of planned new development. Office vacancies remain high, hotel bookings declined after the Austin Convention Center's closure for redevelopment, and residential growth steadied out in 2025.

Check out some of the top trending stories from the Austin area May 11-14. 

1. Jewel of Texas opens in Pflugerville

2. Construction underway on site of future Georgetown Texas Roadhouse

3. Frank & Margie's to open in Odd's Bar + Bistro space

4. Espadas de Brazil to bring Brazilian steakhouse to Bastrop's former Stem & Stone

5. Baylor Scott & White to expand Cedar Park clinic, bring more specialists

6. Austin moving to consolidate technology employees, services after weeks of pushback

On May 26, Democratic voters will choose their nominee for Texas lieutenant governor in a runoff election between state Rep. Vikki Goodwin, D-Austin, and union leader Marcos Vélez.

The big picture: The Democratic race for lieutenant governor 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.

Goodwin and Vélez were the two highest-performing candidates in the three-person primary race, with Goodwin collecting 48% of the vote and Vélez receiving 31%. The winner of the May 26 overtime round will face incumbent Dan Patrick and potential third-party candidates in the November midterm election.

Some context: The lieutenant governor leads the Texas Senate and can exercise the powers of the governor if the governor dies, resigns, is removed from office or is absent from the state, according to the Texas State Historical Association.

At the polls: Texans can vote early from May 18-22, and runoff election day is May 26.