Check out five events in the Austin and Northwest Austin areas this spring. 

Earth Day Celebration
The Texas Science & Natural History Museum will host an event with hands-on activities for all ages exploring different Earth processes. There will also be an activity where participants can turn plastic waste into fashion designs, while supplies last.

• April 25, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

• Cost included with admission, up to $10 for adults

• 2400 Trinity St., Austin

18th Annual Texas Autism Walk
The event offers an opportunity to connect with other families and will feature a 1-mile walk for participants, alongside family-friendly activities, a playground, a resource fair and music.

• April 25, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

• $15 through April 20 at noon, $20 after

• 1510 Alexis Drive, Cedar Park

Wonderspaces Austin, an interactive art gallery in north Austin, permanently closed in late 2025, according to the gallery’s Instagram.

Learn more: The gallery first opened in June 2020 and featured a dozen installations from contemporary artists. Exhibits combined light, color and participant interaction to present a range of artworks. 

Dig deeper: Wonderspaces has another gallery location in Scottsdale, Arizona, as well as one in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that is closed for “operational changes,” according to social media. 

In other news: The space is now occupied by Austin Padel Center, which opened on March 7, according to previous Community Impact reporting.

• 1205 Sheldon Cove, Ste. 2A, Austin

Electric car manufacturer Tesla will receive less of a tax rebate than initially expected from Travis County due to “partial noncompliance” with the performance-based agreement.

Since 2020, the county has promised Tesla millions in tax incentives to build Giga Texas—a 10-million-square-foot electric car manufacturing plant near Del Valle. At an April 7 meeting, the Travis County Commissioners Court voted to withhold 9% of funds allocated for 2020-22 after receiving “incomplete documentation” from Colorado River Project, a subsidiary company of Tesla, County Judge Andy Brown said.

"We have to continue to demand accountability in future compliance conversations," Commissioner Ann Howard said.

The overview: Under the agreement, Tesla would receive a 70% rebate on its maintenance and operations property taxes for the first $1.09 billion invested through Giga Texas. To receive these rebates, the company was required to create at least 5,001 new full-time jobs—50% of which must be filled by Travis County residents—among other requirements.

Tesla was projected to receive a $14.65 million rebate over 10 years, according to 2020 county estimates.