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One resolution before Austin City Council on June 28 would start negotiations for a Major League Soccer stadium at McKalla Place, while the other would open up the site to a solicitation process for mixed-use development, affordable housing, creative space and other uses. But what exactly would Council want if it went down either path?

Malauzai Software Inc., an Austin-based company that makes mobile apps for community banks and credit unions, has been bought for an undisclosed amount by Finastra — an international financial technology company that wants to turn Austin into a hub for digital advancement. The deal was announced Monday and framed as a logical next step in a partnership between the two companies that stretches back to 2015. Malauzai and Finasta said they had signed up more than 130 joint customers, including Wisconsin-based Horicon…

The biggest funding in the past week was by Ambiq Micro, a company making small computers used in everyday items. But smaller amounts were raised by a wide range of businesses, from a lemonade startup run by a young entrepreneur to the holding company of popular tech website Gigaom.

Texas Republicans hold their first convention since Donald Trump became president. Plus, the Democrat trying to defeat Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. And why can’t you swim in Lady Bird Lake? Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend! Subscribe at http://weekend.kut.org

Why the hottest May ever recorded in Austin could set us up for a scorching summer. Plus, a new art installation at a bus stop at 12th and Chicon Streets that remembers Austin’s African-American history. And it is Bee Cave or Bee Caves? And where are all the bees? Those stories and more in this...

After the deadly shooting at Santa Fe High School outside Houston, a look at the rules governing teens possessing firearms in Texas. Plus, how is the city doing in its goal of eliminating traffic deaths. And what’s that unusual tower in the Mueller Development? Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend! Subscribe...

Willie Nelson's publicist confirmed the tweet came from Willie himself, Austin 360 reported.        

Under the policy, anyone who crosses illegally will be prosecuted criminally, even if they claim asylum.