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‘Tampon tax’ critics hope lawsuit can build pressure for the Texas Legislature to repeal

AUSTIN, Texas — Six years of demanding repeal of the “tampon tax” haven’t worked. So Texas activists appear poised to try a new tack — mounting a lawsuit to build pressure on lawmakers.

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2 killed, 4 wounded in shootings Monday in Chicago

A man was killed in a drive-by in Austin.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man killed in Austin drive-by shooting

The 24-year-old man was in the 4900 block of West Walton Street when a white SUV drove by and someone from inside fired shots.

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Texas hot sauce company Yellowbird Foods launches new sauce featured on YouTube’s ‘Hot Ones’

DALLAS — Austin, Texas-grown company Yellowbird Foods launched a new spicy wing sauce called Bliss & Vinegar, which was featured on season 16 of the viral YouTube show, “Hot Ones.”

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Arrests, shootings plunged among those who took part in anti-violence program, even as crime spiked in city, new study finds

U of C researchers found that those who took part in READI Chicago were two-thirds less likely to be arrested for a violent crime and nearly 20% less likely to be shot themselves than other at-risk residents of the South and West sides.

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Tesla Will Build Model Y In Austin With Both 4680 And 2170 Cells

The Q1 2022 Shareholder Deck document reveals plans for Gigafactory Texas to produce Model Ys with non-structural packs featuring 2170 cells later this year.

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Blackstone Unit Buys American Campus Communities, A Student Housing Provider, For $12.8B

American Campus Communities Inc. (NYSE: ACC), the Austin-based developer and owner/manager of student housing communities, has been acquired by Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (“BREIT”), a non-listed real estate investment trust owned by Blackstone Inc.

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Pudgy Texas state troopers who don’t shrink their waists could be pulled off enforcement duties

AUSTIN, Texas — More than 200 state troopers will need to slim down by year’s end or face discipline under a controversial policy the Texas Department of Public Safety is enforcing to limit the size of officers’ waistlines.

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Why Marquez left Austin a winner after his latest MotoGP return

OPINION: Marc Marquez revealed in Austin he was up against a 'lack of confidence and motivation', his own 'fear' and precarious physical condition after another injury layoff. His starring return, making a remarkable comeback from a disastrous start, will remain forever in the history books of a MotoGP world championship…

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Texas Gov. Abbott may benefit politically from border inspections despite costs, criticism of effort

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott maybe had to dodge some rotten grapefruits — a few, lofted from normally friendly faces in the gallery.

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Omar Uresti set to defend at PGA Professional Championship on home soil in Austin

The 2022 PGA Professional Championship is being held April 17-20, at the Omni Barton Creek Resort.

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Tesla Announces New Hiring Efforts For Giga Texas

Now that Tesla's brand-new Austin Gigafactory is officially open, the company is ramping up its hiring efforts.

InsideEVs

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller calls on Gov. Greg Abbott to end ‘catastrophic’ border inspections

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller pressed the governor on Tuesday to end a new inspection policy that is snarling traffic at the border and “turning a crisis into a catastrophe.”

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Texas-Made Tesla Model Y Price And Range Leaked

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) debuted its Giga Texas factory in Austin with the Cyber Rodeo, marking the production of its new Texas-made Model Y vehicles.

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Q&A: Mark Wenner looks back on 50 years of The Nighthawks

PITTSBURGH — Mark Wenner discovered the blues while he was in high school in Bethesda, Maryland, and started messing around with harmonica, in part, because of a 1965 recording of “Born in Chicago” by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.

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Homeless camping bans are spreading. This group shaped the bills

Georgia state Sen. Carden Summers said he drove around Atlanta before presenting a bill earlier this year that would ban homeless encampments and cut state funding from cities that refuse to enforce the ban.

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Texas crash: Car ploughs into food cart ‘with at least 11 injured' in horror smash

Witnesses said there was a sound like an "explosion" when a car ploughed into a group of people who were gathered at a food cart in Austin, Texas, following a collision

The Independent UK

Vehicle collides with food truck in Austin, Texas; 11 hurt

Authorities say 11 people have been injured in a “major collision” in Austin, Texas, involving pedestrians and two vehicles, one of which hit a food truck

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Why This Tesla Analyst Sees Giga Texas Serving A 'Hearts And Lungs Of Future EV Production'

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What To Expect At Tesla's "Cyber Rodeo" Event In Texas

The hottest ticket in the world today is Tesla's Cyber Rodeo event in Texas. People are driving in from all over the country, and many don't even have a ticket.

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Cybertruck And More: Tesla's Giga Texas Event Today Expected To Dish Out Surprises

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) could dish out a few surprises at its Cyber Rodeo event being held in Austin, Texas on Thursday, online electric vehicle news portal Electrek

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Marc Marquez Has Been Given The Green Light To Race In Austin, Texas

Marc Marquez has been allowed to race again by his team of doctors and medical experts following an accident in Indonesia which caused his diplopia to worsen.

Tribune News Service

Nearly 25,000 mail-in ballots rejected in March 1 Texas primary, mostly due to new election law

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Secretary of State issued a report Wednesday indicating that nearly 25,000 mail-in ballots were rejected during the March 1 primary, sharply higher than rejections recorded in prior elections.

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Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas to inspect vehicles at border, charter buses to ship migrants to DC

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will begin busing migrants to the steps of the U.S. Capitol and inspecting vehicles driven in from Mexico, Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Wednesday in what he called an “unprecedented” response to illegal immigration.

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Abortion rights advocates and transgender people ‘play God,’ Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says

AUSTIN, Texas — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick cast the debate over LGBTQ rights as a religious fight between God-fearing people and those who lack faith in a higher power.

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