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Remote workers are quitting Austin’s offices, and it's partly because it's way too hot

Austin once had more workers in its offices than any other city. Now, more are working remotely thanks to the state of tech and climate change.

Fortune

Mayor Brandon Johnson tours West Side flood damage as FEMA begins assessment

The federal agency’s review is the first step in getting a disaster proclamation and funds for repairs after a July 2 storm dumped 9 inches of rain in the Chicago area.

Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. Rep. Greg Casar stages “thirst strike” to advocate for federally mandated water breaks in extreme heat

There are no federal or state requirements that people who work outside receive paid water breaks. Casar, an Austin Democrat, wants to change that.

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Texas Workers, Congressman Launch ‘Thirst Strike’ for Heat Protections

“My brother would still be here if he just had a water break,” said Jasmine Granillo, who’s joining the call for OSHA to save workers from the Texas Legislature.

Texas Observer

‘Where do I go from here?’: Over 12,000 basement flooding reports were filed with 311 after record rainfall in July

Weeks after the record-setting storm, Chicagoans in the affected areas continue to grapple with flooded basements, standing water, waterlogged appliances and growing mold and mildew.

Chicago Sun-Times

The housing market's 'lock-in effect' is very real—just look at this map

"Financing these at 3% [mortgage rates] then jumping rates to 6% is the same as burning them [the homes] down from a supply perspective"

Fortune

Amid a record heat wave, Texas construction workers lose their right to rest breaks

In June, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law undoing local protections that ensured breaks for laborers who spend their days in scorching heat. The law takes effect Sept. 1.

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Impeachment trial will delay Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s state bar ethics case

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won’t have to fight an ethics lawsuit over his challenge to the 2020 presidential election results until after his impeachment trial.

Tribune News Service

Eight Great Places to Live in Texas

Over the last two decades, the Texas population has more than doubled, with people drawn to the state's lack of personal income tax and affordable cost of living. Here are eight places to live in Texas for those looking to make the move.

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‘Not just difficult, it’s excruciating:’ Texas women take stand at abortion hearing

AUSTIN, Texas — The room went cold during Samantha Casiano’s 20-week anatomy scan for her fifth pregnancy. The ultrasound tech, previously bubbly and talkative, went silent. Something was wrong, Casiano recounted in a Travis County court Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Denied abortion for a doomed pregnancy, she tells Texas court: 'There was no mercy'

Women who had complicated and tragic pregnancies are suing Texas over its abortion bans. A hearing had emotional testimony in an Austin courtroom Wednesday. The state wants the case dismissed.

WEKU

‘It’s inhumane.’ Mexican president blasts treatment of migrants by Texas

AUSTIN, Texas – Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador blasted the treatment of migrants following reporting earlier this week that officials received orders to push those crossing at the Texas border back into the Rio Grande and also were told not to give them water.

Tribune News Service

Woman shoots, critically wounds man in Austin

The shooter, a woman who the victims knows, shot him several times in the 5900 block of West Madison Street late Tuesday. She was not arrested police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Texas’ razor wire, buoys at border violate international law, Mexican officials say

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ installation of a razor wire fence, which has led to an increase in migrant injuries, and a floating border barrier along the Rio Grande violates international law, Mexican officials and experts said.

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Travis County won’t pursue driving while intoxicated charges against State Sen. Charles Schwertner

The Republican from Georgetown was arrested in Austin in February. But the county attorney said there wasn’t sufficient evidence to prosecute.

Texas Observer

$1M Donation to Glenn Youngkin Linked to Associates of Austin Area Billionaire Investor

Democratic politicians and reformers say the donation from associates of Joe Liemandt shows a major loophole in campaign finance law.

Tribune News Service

Gag order issued ahead of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton impeachment trial

AUSTIN, Texas — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Monday issued a gag order barring parties to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s upcoming impeachment trial from making “inflammatory or prejudicial statements” that could impair the proceedings.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man fatally shot in Austin identified

On July 10, Marvin Collins, 37, was inside a vehicle in a parking lot in the 3900 block of West Cermak Road when someone approached on foot and opened fire, police said.

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USC’s C.R. Roberts, who led Trojans to win over Texas in segregated Austin, dies at 87

Roberts, a fullback, set a single-game rushing record with 251 yards on 12 carries in the Trojans’ 44-20 victory in Austin, a mark that stood for 20 years. Fearing rioting by the segregated crowd, USC’s coaching staff pulled Roberts early.

The Texas Tribune

Gov. Greg Abbott sends more state police to patrol Austin after city leaders call for end to partnership

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson had said that troopers pulling a gun on a 10-year-old prompted the end of the agreement. A video of that encounter shows troopers with guns pointed at the ground, not the child.

The Texas Tribune

Limited regulations make Texas workers responsible for preventing on-the-job heat injuries

In triple-digit temperatures, drinking water frequently and resting in the shade are minimum safety measures for avoiding injuries and deaths. But they are not applied to every job site.

Chicago Sun-Times

Girl, 16, fatally shot in Austin

The girl was shot in the eye and pronounced dead at Loretto Hospital, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

1 killed, 1 critically wounded in Austin shooting

Two men were in the 4800 block of West Washington Boulevard when someone approached and opened fire.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man shot to death in Austin

The man, 36, was in the first block of North LaCrosse Avenue when someone shot him in the abdomen and both arms, Chicago police said.

Texas Observer

Homegrown Neo-Fascist Movement Marches in Austin

Researchers have identified dozens of members of the white nationalist group—and no, they’re not “feds.”

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