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Plane carrying pickleball players to Texas tournament broke apart midair, report finds

A preliminary federal investigation report has found that the small plane that crashed while carrying five people to a pickleball tournament near Austin, Texas, last month broke apart midair

The Independent UK

Ferrari's New Supercar Is An Homage To The Twin-Turbo V8

Ferrari is expanding its lineup of ultra-exclusive cars with the new HC25. This one-off creation was unveiled during Ferrari Racing Days at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas—and it's pretty epic.

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Man Goes To AutoZone. Then He Notices Something Suspicious In The Parking Lot: 'Taking Over'

A man pulled into the parking lot of an AutoZone in downtown Austin, Texas, pointed his phone through the windshield, and filmed something viewers informed him is happening in parts store parking lots around the country. The asphalt was full of working mechanics, making the auto-parts retailer’s parking lot into…

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Seesaw rulings on Texas’ smokeable hemp ban is bad for business, retailers say

Some smoke shops say the flurry of court actions since March 31 has already forced them to scale back hours, cut staff and prepare to shut down.

The Texas Tribune

Here are the megadonors and dark money groups boosting James Talarico’s anti-billionaire Senate bid

As the Austin Democrat campaigns against big money in politics, he is being supported by a super PAC bankrolled by several billionaires, as well as nonprofits that do not have to disclose their funders.

The Texas Tribune

Greg Abbott expands task force targeting repeat offenders from Houston to other large cities

The effort, which combines federal, state and local law enforcement, will expand to the Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio metro areas.

The Texas Tribune

Four men wrongly accused of grisly Austin yogurt shop murders reach $35m settlement with city

The men were wrongly accused of the rape and murder of four teenage girls at a yogurt shop in Austin, Texas, in 1991

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Barack Obama appears with James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa at Austin restaurant

The former president greeted patrons while stopping for tacos near the University of Texas at Austin campus — a notable show of support for the Democrats atop the ticket this fall.

The Texas Tribune

FBI probe finds Austin bar shooter was 'lone actor' in deadly March attack that killed 3

The FBI says the man who killed three people and wounded more than a dozen others in a mass shooting at a downtown Austin, Texas, bar in March was a “lone actor, and there's no evidence he was supported or directed by a foreign terrorist group

The Independent UK

Students fall ill after staff member sells them cookies at Austin middle school

The staff member who sold the students the cookies has been removed from the district, school officials said

The Independent UK

The first 2026 TribFest speakers are here

Rahm Emanuel, Tate Reeves, Gina Hinojosa, Erin Harkey and more join us in downtown Austin in September

The Texas Tribune

Five pickleball players killed in horrific plane crash on way to tournament identified

The small Cessna plane was traveling at a ‘high rate of speed’ when it went down near Wimberley, near Austin, Texas

The Independent UK

A Mark Cuban-backed vegan cheese company trained AI to scrutinize cardboard boxes. It’s saved $400,000

Austin-based Rebel Cheese says an AI agent helped uncover shipping-box overcharges after a holiday rush and has saved the company $400,000 in one year.

Fortune

5 dead after small plane crashes near Austin, Texas

A small aircraft has crashed near Austin in Texas, killing all five people on board, according to a county official.

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Five dead as plane ‘traveling at high speed’ crashes near Austin

The crash happened around 11 p.m. in Texas

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Housing market panic subsides as new listings rise 8.7 percent month-on-month

Despite no end in sight for Iran war and pessimism about consumer finances, home listings stayed strong in April

The Texas Tribune

High gas prices eating into Texans’ budgets, fueling inflation

The average price for a gallon of gas in Texas has risen from $2.55 in early February to $3.78 at the end of April.

International Business Times UK

Why Is Lammes Candies Closing? Here's What Happened and Where You Can Still Buy Its Treats

Lammes Candies, a beloved Austin sweet shop, is closing after 141 years due to economic pressures. Its flagship store on Airport Boulevard in Austin will remain open 'as long as inventory lasts'.

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Talarico leads both Cornyn, Paxton in new polls of Texas’ U.S. Senate race

The Austin Democrat, who won his party’s nomination in March, led Cornyn and Paxton in two successive polls, though he did not crack 50%.

International Business Times UK

East Austin Shooting: Was the 'Sunday Funday' Target Specific or Random?

A shooting at an East Austin barbecue event left two people injured. Police are investigating the motive, with the gunman still at large. The incident has sparked community concern.

Latin Times

Texas Governor Threatens Austin, Dallas and Houston's World Cup Funding Over ICE Fight

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's office threatened to pull or withhold public safety grants from Houston, Dallas, and Austin unless the cities changed policies that state officials said limited police cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, turning preparations for the 2026 World Cup into the latest front in the national…

The Texas Tribune

Texas lieutenant governor Democratic runoff: Who is running and what to know

The lieutenant governor’s office is one of the most powerful in Texas government, and the 2026 race features a Democratic runoff between Vikki Goodwin and Marcos Velez.

The Independent UK

Income is outpacing rent hikes for the first time in years - with one city leading the way, report says

Two cities in Texas were among the top-five in the country for rent affordability

Fortune

Billionaire Michael Dell started his company in his University of Texas dorm room. Now, he’s betting on AI with a $750 million gift

This gift pushes the Dells’ UT Austin donations to over $1 billion.

International Business Times UK

Who Is the Canadian Tourist Killed at Mexico's Teotihuacan Pyramids Amid Gunman Carrying Columbine-Linked Materials — Here's What We Know

Canadian tourist killed and 13 injured in Teotihuacan pyramids shooting in Mexico. Gunman reportedly carried Columbine-linked materials.

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