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Brainstorm Expands Operations in N. America with New Office and Staff

Thierry Gonzalo joins Brainstorm’s US team as Senior Solutions Architect in its new Austin office

TV Tech · May 22, 2024

Shakira, Los Tigres del Norte, Banda MS headline Los Ángeles' Bésame Mucho, the anti-reggaeton festival

Where, where to buy the tickets and more

Latin Times · May 22, 2024

Tacos, Sandwiches, and Zoning

Plus: Austin shrinks its minimum lot sizes, Florida builds on past zoning reforms, and Arizona passes ADU and missing middle bills.

Reason · May 21, 2024

Revisiting the protest movements at the University of Texas

Protests have been a century-long tradition at UT-Austin, and The Daily Texan, the student newspaper, has faithfully covered and recorded these significant historical events.

The Texas Tribune · May 16, 2024

New $305 million Austin State Hospital unveiled as Texas revamps psychiatric system

The facility has 240 single-person rooms, a basketball gym and outdoor courtyards. It’s part of a $2.5 billion overhaul of the state’s mental health hospital system.

The Texas Tribune · May 15, 2024

How U.S. Rep. Mike McCaul helped convince Speaker Mike Johnson to support Ukraine aid

McCaul, R-Austin, furiously advocated for the Louisiana Republican to advance the $60.8 billion aid bill to boost Ukraine’s arsenal against Russia.

The Texas Tribune · May 15, 2024

Who is Abbi Pulling? An insight into the F1 Academy star

Pulling became the first female driver to ever win a race in the British Formula 4 Championship by taking the chequered flag at Brands Hatch. It was a faultless drive from the 21-year-old, who started in pole position before winning the second race of the weekend by 5.5 seconds to…

Autosport · May 14, 2024

Texas leaders zero in on exploding hemp market

Thousands of hemp dispensaries have sprung up in Texas in the years since consumable hemp became legal.

The Texas Tribune · May 14, 2024

Mexican citizens in Texas prepare to vote in landmark presidential election

People living in Texas who have registered to vote in the Mexican elections could elect the country’s first female president next month.

The Texas Tribune · May 13, 2024

How best-ever Miami GP defied fears over a Vegas F1 hangover

Just over five months on from a frantic – but highly successful – inaugural Vegas street race, a third Miami GP might have felt a little old hat for America's recently acquired passion for F1. Had Miami been trumped?

Autosport · May 11, 2024