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| Aug 3, 2026 | Data Center Tax Breaks Promised ‘No Significant Fiscal Impact’: States Are Losing Billions | By Joshua Mitchell
Published: Aug 03 2026, 7:32 AM EDT
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| Jul 31, 2026 | It's Not Just Delta-8 — Austin Physician Warns Texas Patients About the Full Scope of the July 31 Ban | Dr. Matthew Brimberry of Texas Cannabis Clinic shares his thoughts on the new restrictions on Delta 8 in Texas
Non-Delta-9 THC is now Schedule I in Texas. TCC's medical director says the choice patients face isn't a product — it's whether a... |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Legal Delta-8 Gummy to State Jail Felony: Texas Ban Takes Effect Tomorrow | By Mark Rutherford
Published: Jul 30 2026, 8:14 PM EDT
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| Jul 13, 2026 | Texas Deploys Black Hawks as Hill Country Braces for Second Life-Threatening Flood | By Earl Bensen
Published: Jul 13 2026, 1:52 PM EDT
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| Dec 31, 2025 | Bari Weiss’ Tiny Fake Austin College Sees Mass Staff, Advisor Exodus | Before she was hired by right wing billionaire Larry Ellison to turn CBS into a right wing propaganda and safe space, Bari Weiss tried her best to create a fake propaganda-fueled college in Austin.
If you recall, Weiss (alongside Palantir c... |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Was Ordered To Release Some Of His Emails With Elon Musk. Most Are Blacked Out. | This story was originally published by the Texas Tribune and the Texas Newsroom and co-published with ProPublica. Republished under the Texas Tribune’s republish feature.
Months after fighting to keep secret the emails exchanged between Tex... |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Ken Paxton’s Anti-Trans Hotline Trolled To Death Following Ban On Drivers License Gender Changes | If it can be accessed via the internet, it will be. That’s a fact too many entities learn far too late. Amazingly, this wholly expected outcome often comes as a surprise to entities with lots power, money, or expertise — the sort of people ... |
| May 8, 2024 | Why Israel divestment demands are likely to fail in Texas | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Pro-Palestinian protesters on the University of Texas campus have made a specific request of university officials that's very unlikely to be entertained — divest from weapons manufacturing companies s... |
| May 6, 2024 | Why Texas ranks low in per-student funding | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
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More than 9 in 10 Texas students attend inadequately funded schools, per a report that analyzes public school funding nationwide.
Why it matters: The state Legi... |
| Apr 6, 2024 | It took an Austin developer 4 years to build 4 small homes that he made no money on as the city struggles to bridge the gap between tiny apartments and pricy houses | Economy It took an Austin developer 4 years to build 4 small homes that he made no money on as the city struggles to bridge the gap between tiny apartments and pricy houses
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| Mar 23, 2024 | Texas board proposes exceptions to abortion ban | The Texas Medical Board's proposed guidance on exceptions to the state's abortion ban does not offer doctors enough clarity, critics say.
Why it matters: The ban, which makes performing an abortion a felony, has led some hospitals to refuse... |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Your guide to free events at SXSW | You don't need a badge or wristband to experience the fun of South by Southwest.
What's happening: We've wrangled up a list of some events that are free and open to the public during the festival.1. REI's International Women's Day party
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| Jan 24, 2024 | Austin mayoral race heats up | Austin Mayor Kirk Watson now faces at least two challengers as he prepares to announce his re-election campaign.
Driving the news: Carmen Llanes Pulido, an affordable housing advocate who runs the group Go! Austin/Vamos! Austin, announced T... |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Austin public transit trips still below pre-pandemic levels | Data: American Public Transportation Association; Note: Includes bus, rail, ferry and other modes; Chart: Axios Visuals
Public transit ridership in Austin remains slightly higher than the national average but has yet to rebound to pre-pande... |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Austin is abolishing parking requirements to bring down runaway home prices and rents | Economy Austin is abolishing parking requirements to bring down runaway home prices and rents
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| Aug 16, 2023 | Why San Antonio could help teachers buy homes | In a desperate effort to combat a chronic teacher shortage, school districts across the country are focusing on housing.
Why it matters: Many teachers simply can't afford to live where they work, which can have repercussions for the quality... |
| Aug 16, 2023 | AISD is building teacher housing amid affordability crunch | In an effort to recruit and retain teachers amid the city's rising cost of living, Austin ISD is trying something new: building housing.
It's part of a national trend of school districts working to help chronically underpaid teachers afford... |
| Aug 13, 2023 | Why schools across America are building teacher housing | In a desperate effort to combat a chronic teacher shortage and a housing affordability crunch, school districts across the country are getting into a new industry: homebuilding.
Why it matters: On their salaries, many teachers simply can't ... |
| May 11, 2023 | Advocates want to spend $11 billion to fix Austin's crappy public-transit system. But many critics say the price tag is too high for a system hardly anyone will use. | A rendering of a light-rail line that's part of Project Connect. Courtesy of Austin Transit Partnership.
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| May 3, 2023 | Austin's airport has been failing for years to keep up with its booming population, but officials are innovating everything from baggage handling to security screening to make the next expansion work | There's only one place in Austin where you can buy coffee from a robot, wash down BBQ and tacos with a local IPA while Phoebe Bridgers performs live, then walk straight onto a plane bound for Amsterdam. Katherine Fan
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| Apr 6, 2022 | Austin emerges as a city of unicorns and tech giants | Austin made headlines in 2021 for being “the place” for startup founders and venture capitalists alike to set up shop. That’s why TechCrunch has chosen to shine a spotlight on the city with a special episode of TechCrunch Live centered on t... |
| Jan 23, 2021 | Austin has attracted the likes of Oracle, Palantir, and SpaceX, among others. Here's what it's like inside Texas's growing tech hub. | Katie Canales/Business Insider
Austin, Texas, has become one of the hottest relocation hotspots for tech talent during the pandemic.
Tesla founder Elon Musk has a Cybertruck factory under construction outside the city, and his Boring Compan... |
| Dec 24, 2020 | Americans have always been bad at respecting consent. Now’s our biggest chance yet to fix the problem. | The coronavirus pandemic has made it clear that most Americans don’t understand the importance of asking others for consent, learning their boundaries, and respecting those boundaries.
Anecdotal reports of close-contact greetings and refusa... |
| Dec 3, 2020 | New hope for "smart cities" | Sign up for our daily briefingMake your busy days simpler with Axios AM/PM. Catch up on what's new and why it matters in just 5 minutes.
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| Nov 28, 2020 | Austin has attracted the likes of Oracle, Palantir, and SpaceX, among others. Here’s what it’s like inside Texas’s growing tech hub. | Austin, Texas, has become one of the hottest relocation hotspots for tech talent during the pandemic.
Tesla founder Elon Musk has a Cybertruck factory under construction outside the city, and his Boring Company recently bought an industrial... |
| Jun 25, 2020 | Austin officials say coronavirus case counts are deceptively slow because the labs rely on fax machines | News Austin officials say coronavirus case counts are deceptively slow because the labs rely on fax machines
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| Jun 25, 2020 | SPARK ENERGY, INC.
Spark Energy : Why Wholesale Electricity Isn't a Good Choice During Summer in Texas? | Why Wholesale Electricity Pricing Peaks During Summer in Texas?
Anyone who's seen the effect of wholesale electricity pricing in Texas during the summer knows that bill shock is a real thing. Even though the Electric Reliability Council of ... |
| Jun 19, 2020 | On Juneteenth, Austin’s Tech Leaders Pledge to Take Actions to Fight Against Bias and Racism in the Workplace | On Juneteenth, Notley, a philanthropic organization, published an open letter on racial justice from the Austin tech community. |
| Apr 1, 2020 | Texas Governor Says Attending Church Is ‘Essential’ But Abortions Can Wait Indefinitely | Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is joined by state and city officials as he gives an update on the ... [+] coronavirus outbreak, Monday, March 16, 2020, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)ASSOCIATED PRESS |
| Jan 9, 2020 | What It’s Like to Get an Abortion in Texas | What It’s Like to Get an Abortion
Abortion access varies widely for people in different parts of the country. We're going state by state.
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| Nov 25, 2019 | Last-Minute loophole could undermine Texas law against surprise medical bills | But that protection is at risk of becoming “irrelevant,” consumer advocates in Texas say.
“The financial struggle that legislators were trying to remove us from ? trying to protect us from ? patients might be right back in the middle of tha... |
| Mar 6, 2019 | Your Official and Unofficial Guide to SXSW Interactive 2019 | Strap on your VR goggles and your coziest walking shoes, SXSW is here and Austin is being transformed into a playground for all things awesome.
In this post, we'll do our best to show you the events we think are the most interesting. We kno... |
| Feb 14, 2019 | In Wake Of Verizon Flub, New Law Would Ban Wireless Throttling Of First Responders | Last summer Verizon got caught in a PR shitstorm after it throttled the wireless data connection of a California fire department — just as they were fighting one of the biggest forest fires in California history. When the firefighters compl... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Texas lawmaker wants to ban mobile throttling in disaster areas | Enlarge / Texas' state flag.
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| Dec 12, 2017 | How Teaching Using Mindfulness or Growth Mindset Can Backfire | Art Markman is an expert on what makes people tick. The psychology professor at UT Austin has also become a popular voice working to translate research from the lab into advice for a general audience. He’s co-authored popular books, includi... |
| Oct 25, 2017 | Column: Three weeks and counting: As Congress dithers on children’s health program, more states face crisis | Congress has hardly slathered itself with glory in its current session, but among its most shameful failures surely is its failure to renew funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which provides coverage for about 9 million low... |
| Jun 30, 2017 | Startup Funding In Austin, TX Finds Its Way To Minority Entrepreneurs | 18 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Austin is known for a lot of things including a booming tech scene and sharp increases in population. But one thing the Texas capital is not receiving (positive) recognition for? Being diverse.
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| Nov 2, 2016 | These tech companies will help you vote on Nov. 8 | Twitter, Facebook and Tinder are among the sites where voters can get info on how and where to vote
It feels like this election has been going on forever, and that it may never, ever end, but fear not! It will actually all be over soon, in ... |
| Jul 30, 2013 | Professor fools $80M superyacht’s GPS receiver on the high seas | A team from the University of Texas spoofed the GPS receiver on a live superyacht in the Ionian Sea.
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| Mar 16, 2012 | Bruce Springsteen, Another Pirate Remixer! | We recently wrote about the fact that Michael Jackson copied the bass line for his famous song Billy Jean from Hall & Oates, who then admitted to having copied it themselves. Now, reader gort-o-matic points us to another legendary music... |
| Last-Minute loophole could undermine Texas law against surprise medical bills | Texas’ bipartisan effort to shield patients from surprise medical bills could be weaker than lawmakers intended when it takes effect Jan. 1.
Earlier this year, lawmakers from both parties came together on legislation to protect people in st... |
| Some Trump allies want him to pull his endorsement of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ahead of GOP primary | Donald Trump’s team has heard from allies who are trying to encourage the former president to withdraw his support for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, according to people familiar with the matter.
Abbott faces numerous Republican rivals in the prim... |
| EGEB: Wind turbines hackable, Michigan says solar doesn’t cost grid, long live Perovskite, more | Electrek Green Energy Brief: A daily technical, financial and political review/analysis of important green energy news.
Researchers found they could hack entire wind farms – Staggs typed into his laptop’s command line and soon saw a list of... |
| Allegiant is expanding its network with 9 new routes that put a prominent focus on Austin, bringing low fares to the city and going head-to-head with legacy airlines — see the full list | Allegiant Markus Mainka/Shutterstock
Allegiant Air is expanding its network with 9 new routes to leisure destinations this spring.
The fast-growing cities of Austin and Nashville are each getting 3 new routes as people flock to the boomtown... |
| EGEB: Wind bests coal in Texas for first time, solar refinery creates carbon-neutral fuel, and more | In today’s EGEB:
Wind power has passed coal in electricity generation so far this year in Texas.
A newly demonstrated technology can make carbon-neutral fuels from a rooftop solar refinery.
Renewables + nuclear made up more than 50% of UK e... |
| Can a tech hub like Austin survive the overturn of Roe v. Wade? | Written by Technically Media CEO Chris Wink, Technical.ly’s Culture Builder newsletter features tips on growing powerful teams and dynamic workplaces. Below is the latest edition we published. Sign up to get the next one.A startup founder w... |
| Texas GOP's new platform calls homosexuality 'abnormal' and includes explicitly anti-LGBTQ ideology | The Rainbow Flag, a symbol of LGTQ liberation, flies beneath the American flag. Mark Lennihan/AP
The Republican Party of Texas adopted its latest platform on Saturday at its biennial convention.
It includes a description of homosexuality as... |