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Texas GOP’s broadest attempt yet to erode blue cities’ power gets one step closer to becoming law

Gov. Greg Abbott and other supporters of the bill have long sought legislation to push back against local regulations that they say hamper business owners and harm the state’s economy.

The Texas Tribune

A Postpartum Page-Turner

Austin author Szilvia Molnar's memoir-esque novel about motherhood, The Nursery, is both engaging—and disturbing.

Texas Observer

Tesla Cybertruck Spotted Driving On Texas Road Near Austin Plant

Up until now, the vast majority of Tesla Cybertruck sightings took place in northern California, mostly in Fremont and Palo Alto.

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Man stabbed to death in Austin

A man was found with multiple stab wounds in the 5100 block of West Concord Place, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trans teens suddenly lose care as Texas attorney general investigates Austin hospital

Texas officials are seeking to ban gender-affirming care for youth

The Independent UK

Austin doctors who treated trans kids leaving Dell Children’s clinic after AG Paxton announces investigation

Attorney General Ken Paxton previously announced an investigation into “potentially illegal” activity. Parents are scrambling to find transition-related care for their kids as the Legislature appears poised to ban it altogether.

The Texas Tribune

After Title 42’s end, Texas DPS pauses Austin patrols so officers can head to the border

Despite no major influx in border crossings, state troopers will be relocated to border cities. Austin and the Texas Department of Public Safety faced criticism for the racial disparities in state trooper arrests in the capital.

The Texas Tribune

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‘He Failed to Signal’: When DPS Traffic Stops Turn Deadly

Shandra Hodge speaks out about her son’s death at the hands of state troopers in 2019.

Texas Observer

‘No Renewables’: Texas House Republicans Block Clean Energy in Political Ploy

Petroleum industry supports tax breaks for renewable energy projects but legislators refuse.

Capital & Main

Daniel Perry is sentenced to 25 years for killing an Austin protester. Gov. Greg Abbott has pledged to pardon him.

Perry’s case has become an explosive political stew of arguments over gun rights, self-defense and racist social media posts. The governor dived in early, saying he would pardon Perry even before a judge handed down the sentence.

The Texas Tribune

1 killed, 1 critically wounded in Austin drive-by shooting

The men were on the sidewalk Tuesday night when someone inside a black SUV drove by and opened fire in the 5200 block of West Potomac Avenue

Chicago Sun-Times

Travis Sattiewhite Named KVUE Austin News Director

Newsroom vet shifts from NBC-owned station in Connecticut

Broadcasting & Cable

Report: Tesla Giga Texas Produces 5,000 Model Y Per Week

The Tesla Giga Texas plant in Austin continues to increase its electric car production rate, reaching another milestone.

InsideEVs

Tesla Working On New Crash Test Lab In Austin, Texas

Regardless of how anyone feels about Tesla Autopilot or its FSD beta program, the company has always put an emphasis on safety.

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He Died Helping Build Tesla’s Gigafactory. Tesla Didn’t Tell Local Officials.

Antelmo Ramirez was a dad, grandpa, and husband. His death by hyperthermia is absent from a Tesla report required in a county tax deal.

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He helped craft the 'bounty hunter' abortion law in Texas. He's just getting started

The attorney Jonathan Mitchell is known for leveraging the law to achieve his conservative clients' goals — regardless of the potential political fallout.

The Texas Tribune

Texas AG Ken Paxton probing Austin children’s hospital following video of social worker discussing transition-related care

On the same day the Texas Legislature is set to debate Senate Bill 14, a proposed ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for kids, the attorney general files a request to examine documents related to the use of puberty blockers and counseling for trans youth.

The Texas Tribune

University of Texas regents approve creation of new college to house Civitas Institute at UT-Austin

The Civitas Institute was conceived with the help of conservative donors and state lawmakers to lead research and education based on free-market principles.

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Conservative Christians want more religion in public life. Texas lawmakers are listening.

Opponents of church-state separation have been emboldened by recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions and the growing acceptance of Christian nationalism on the right.

Autosport

Red Bull reveals fan-designed Miami Grand Prix F1 livery

Red Bull announced before the start of the season that it would race with three one-off liveries at F1 2023's three American-based races in Miami, Austin and Las Vegas, with a so-called Make Your Mark competition set up for fans to design the colour schemes.

The Independent UK

Is a serial killer behind a string of drownings at Austin’s Lady Bird Lake? Here’s what victims’ families have to say

Four bodies have been pulled from Austin’s Lady Bird Lake this year - joining a total of at least 18 since 2018. As police roundly deny rampant serial killer speculation, relatives of the victims tell Andrea Blanco what needs to happen to avoid more tragedies

The Texas Tribune

Once again, tension builds after state police are deployed to a major Texas city

A month after the Texas Department of Public Safety began patrolling Austin streets, city officials have both praised a drop in violent crime and condemned the operation’s disparate impact on Latino and Black residents. In 2019, Dallas faced the same challenges.

The Texas Tribune

T-Squared: Meet the Tribune’s 2023 summer fellows

Tribune fellows boost our journalism while gaining valuable experience in all aspects of the operation of a modern news organization.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man shot and killed in Austin

He was outside Saturday in the 5200 block of West Adams Street when he was shot multiple times, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man fatally shot in Austin

Officers responding to a shots fired call found the man, 39, lying on the ground about 12:30 a.m. with a gunshot wound to the torso.

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