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DARK SECRETS: 67 - The Real Truth

Airstream Concept Trailer Debuts With Better Aerodynamics, Porsche Genes

It will be displayed as a 1/3 scale model in Austin starting tomorrow.

Motor1

Urban areas are adding people and gobbling up land in most states

The percentage of residents living in areas the U.S. Census Bureau calls “urban” grew in 36 states between 2010 and 2020, led by booming cities and suburbs in the South, Southwest, Midwest and California, according to a new Stateline analysis.

Tribune News Service

$3.3 million whistleblower settlement with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office in jeopardy, lawyers say

AUSTIN, Texas — A group of whistleblowers who sued Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office are calling off a settlement they reached after the state agency refused to agree to the terms, lawyers said Wednesday.

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Texas GOP push to limit city ordinances could target rules from droughts to beekeeping

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott is throwing his weight behind a push to limit city ordinances that local officials say could undermine rules from beekeeping to payday lending.

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‘Alligators don’t make good pets, y’all’: Texas zoo rescues reptile stolen as egg

Woman who did not have a permit to keep alligator as a pet confessed to taking an egg from zoo near Austin 20 years ago

The Guardian - US

Texas women with risky pregnancies sue over how state’s abortion ban forced them to flee

AUSTIN, Texas — Five women denied abortions in Texas despite having dangerous pregnancy complications sued the state in a lawsuit that could provide the first clarity on when doctors can legally perform the procedure.

Tribune News Service

2 teens seriously wounded in Austin shooting

The boys, 15 and 17, were standing in an apartment complex hallway in the 1100 block of South Mason Avenue when a gunman approached and opened fire, Chicago police said.

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The Texas House has a record number of LGBTQ representatives as lawmakers face scores of bills focused on gender and sexuality

The Texas Legislature has nine lawmakers who are openly LGBTQ, all Democrats. At the same time, some Republican lawmakers are pushing a slate of bills aimed at drag queens, transgender children and how sexuality is discussed in schools.

The Texas Tribune

Nelson Mandela Center planned for now-vacant West Side storefronts: ‘We are saving the community that once saved us’

Shrone Conaway, Marnell Brown and Malcolm Brown recently bought the Austin building with plans to open a community center that also will house two organizations, To Walk in My Shoes and The Herbert F. Ballard Foundation.

Chicago Sun-Times

Three takeaways from Kansas' loss against Texas to end regular season

AUSTIN, Texas — Usually an emphatic presence on the sideline, Kansas coach Bill Self seemed subdued.

Tribune News Service

Nate Paul, real estate investor in Paxton corruption allegations, found in contempt of court, ordered to jail

The judge also issued a fine of almost $182,000, citing Paul’s conduct in a legal dispute with an Austin nonprofit.

The Texas Tribune

Texas' proposed China property ban softened as bill is decried at state Capitol

AUSTIN, Texas – More than 100 people, the vast majority Asian American Texans, decried a bill designed to ban Chinese citizens from owning property in the state.

Tribune News Service

Texas legislative leaders — Dan Patrick, Dade Phelan — jab each other’s priorities in dueling speeches

During dueling speeches to a conservative think tank in Austin, state House Speaker Dade Phelan and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who have a history of animus, split over property tax relief, criminal justice reform and school choice.

The Texas Tribune

Passenger describes horror of plane dropping 1,000ft after being hit by lightning

Lufthansa Flight 469 from Austin, Texas, heading to Frankfurt, Germany made a massive descent of about 1,000 feet before an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia

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Author of Texas anti-drag bill says video of him wearing dress was ‘a joke back in school’

AUSTIN, Texas — A North Texas lawmaker who authored a bill to restrict drag shows wore a dress for a school project as a teenager, according to a video that surfaced on social media this week.

Fortune

Elon Musk ditched the troll act in 'hopeful' Austin speech

Elon Musk took the stage at Tesla's investor day to talk sustainable energy, autonomous vehicles, and more.

Chicago Sun-Times

Woman fatally shot in Austin

The woman, 54, was pronounced dead at Loyola University Medical Center after being shot in the face.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kiss goodbye: Band announces final dates of farewell tour, including Rosemont concert

The show is among the last dates on the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers’ final road trek, which kicks off Oct. 29 in Austin, Texas.

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Brickbat: Quick Action

Less than two weeks after a driver rammed into one of the bedrooms of his Austin, Texas, home, Chris Newby got a letter from the city telling him his house was now in violation of city code and that he had 30 days to get it repaired or he faced…

Tribune News Service

Texan young adults can now get licensed to carry handguns at college campuses, businesses

AUSTIN, Texas — A new kind of student is showing up in handgun instructor Michael Cargill’s classroom: teenagers.

Tribune News Service

Thousands of Asian Texans targeted in driver’s license breach

AUSTIN, Texas — The state shipped thousands of Texas driver's licenses to an international organized crime group in a security lapse that is still under investigation, Department of Public Safety Chief Steve McCraw said Monday.

RideApart

2023 Indian Sport Chief First Ride Review: Club Style-Crafted

We take to the Texas Hill Country and Austin’s urban jungle to test the 2023 Indian Sport Chief’s performance pedigree and club-style chops.

Texas Observer

Fair Hiring, Unfair Housing

There are laws and programs to help formerly-incarcerated Texans get employed, but finding a home can be far more challenging.

The Texas Tribune

A Texas lawmaker wants voters to decide whether legislators deserve a raise

State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, has proposed an amendment to the state constitution to raise legislator pay and tie it to teachers’ pay, saying it would give lawmakers a living wage and allow a broader range of Texans to serve.

Tribune News Service

Ex-Texas GOP lawmaker quits lobbying after ethics opinion, complaint

AUSTIN, Texas — Former Republican legislator Chris Paddie has stopped lobbying as he deals with an official ethics complaint alleging he violated a revolving door law he helped pass.

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