A massive apartment building boom in the Austin-Round Rock region has driven rents downward, real estate experts and housing advocates have said.

A coffee shop and café from Austin is set to open in February in downtown San Antonio, according to a news release.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for Central and South Texas, from Monday evening through Tuesday afternoon.

Icy conditions blanket Austin-area roads, with few crashes reported. Officials advise avoiding travel if possible.

Snow, sleet and freezing rain across Central and South Texas could bring down power lines, causing localized outages beginning Monday evening.

The grocery stores in San Antonio will close at 10 p.m. Monday and will reopen at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. Its stores in Boerne, Bulverde, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, and New Braunfels will close at 8 p.m.

Stout House, a successful craft beer and cocktail bar concept in San Antonio, is pursuing a location in North Austin’s retail, dining and entertainment district The Linc.

Although the highest snow totals occurred across Southeast Texas, especially around Beaumont. But a few other Texas cities also saw accumulating snow.

Businesses, organizations and government entities across Central Texas are making operational changes due to the arctic blast hitting the region.

St. Paul Square is about to get its buzz back. For two years, Vice Versa Coffee Shop & Vinyl Records anchored the historic corner building at 123 Heiman St. before shuttering at the end of last March.

DALLAS — A charter service for buses, minibuses and motorcoaches has launched a route that connects Dallas-Fort Worth to other major hubs in Texas.

Most San Antonio-area school districts have announced they will close Tuesday, including San Antonio, Northside, and Judson independent school districts. Area colleges and universities are also shuttering amid the freeze. Here's a full list of school closures.