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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.

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‘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.

Tribune News Service

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.

The Texas Tribune

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$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.

Texas Observer

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

The Texas Tribune

Girl, 16, fatally shot in Austin

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

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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.”

InsideEVs

Elon Musk Drives Tesla Cybertruck In Austin, Says It Was "Very Fun"

Tesla's CEO did not share detailed impressions from his time behind the wheel of the Cybertruck, though he did note that it was "very fun."

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Chicago Sun-Times

Man found fatally shot in Austin

The man, 41, was shot in the abdomen and back about 9:45 p.m. in the 1600 block of North Parkside Avenue.

Fortune

Housing market inventory is so tight that only one of the nation’s 100 largest markets saw a home price decline in May

Black Knight: Among the nation’s 100 largest housing markets, 99 saw a home price increase in May.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man fatally shot in Austin

The man, 32, was standing in the first block of North Lamon Avenue when a grey car pulled up and an “unknown number of offenders” opened fire, Chicago police said.

InsideEVs

Volkswagen Launches Autonomous Vehicle Test Program In The US

The all-electric Volkswagen ID. Buzz AD microbus will enter ride-hailing service in Austin from 2026

Daily Mirror

Ex-detective's five chilling clues that Texas serial killer is active after 5 bodies found

Former NYPD detective Kevin Gannon went through the autopsy reports of the dead men recovered from Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas — and he suspects foul play in their deaths

The Texas Tribune

As veteran disability claims soar, unaccredited coaches profit off frustration with VA system

Austin-based VA Claims Insider says it has helped hundreds of thousands of clients. It has also touched off complaints and investigations.

InsideEVs

Tesla Stock Is “Egregiously Overvalued,” Won’t Last As Rivals Fill The EV Space: Analyst

Craig Irwin says that the Austin-based firm is “egregiously overvalued” and that it will be increasingly hard for Tesla to see the same growth going forward.

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