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Ricciardo: "Frustrating to hit pause" on AlphaTauri F1 comeback

Ricciardo broke his wrist in practice for Zandvoort's Dutch Grand Prix back in August, which halted his F1 return after just two races.Ricciardo sat out five race weekends while being deputised by reserve driver Liam Lawson, but will return to the wheel of AlphaTauri's AT04 at this weekend US Grand…

Motorsport

Revenge of the Rust Belt: The surprising forces that have made the Midwest the hottest housing market around

According to American Enterprise Institute data, eight of the nine cities achieving the highest appreciation in housing prices for the 12 months ended Aug. 31 hail from the Midwest.

Fortune

American Express lands partner role for F1 and Las Vegas GP

In addition to the special focus on Las Vegas, the multi-year deal covers the Austin, Miami, Montreal, Mexico City and Interlagos events. Amex will also be a supporter of the female-only F1 Academy series.

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Haas teases special USA F1 livery for revamped VF-23

The American-owned outfit is bringing a major upgrade to its VF-23 for the Austin weekend which it hopes will help it make some progress after a challenging 2023 campaign so far.

Autosport

In trying to close its coal power plant, Austin encounters obstacles to going green

The city approved a plan in 2020 to shut the Fayette Power Project plant with the aim of eliminating carbon emissions. But political, economic and technological forces have gotten in the way.

The Texas Tribune

As Texans struggle with housing costs, cities look for new ways to spur more home construction

In cities dominated by single-family neighborhoods, local leaders across Texas want a broader variety of housing to combat the affordability crisis.

The Texas Tribune

SXSW Sydney explained: how will the Austin festival work in Australia – and who is it for?

The music, screen and tech worlds will converge for the festival’s first staging outside the US – but tickets are pricey for an event that’s hard to get a handle on

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David McLay Kidd to break ground on new course at Loraloma community near Austin

David McLay Kidd will build 18 holes along the Pedernales River in Hill Country outside Austin, Texas.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Printing a place to live: In Central Texas, homes are being built with emerging 3D technology

Using robotic 3D printers that can build the concrete walls of a house, a pair of Texas startups say the technology could help alleviate two crises: the housing shortage and climate change.

The Texas Tribune

Vouchers return this special session — and school funding might be left out. Here’s what you need to know.

Gov. Greg Abbott called lawmakers back to Austin to try again to pass education savings accounts, which would let families use state funds to pay for their children’s private schooling. Teacher pay was not part of his agenda.

The Texas Tribune

16-year-old boy dies days after shooting in Austin

Demarjay Branch was pronounced dead Tuesday at Stroger Hospital, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ghosts from Texas’ Past

Dispatch from a haunted—and historically fraught—building in Austin, from Staff Writer Michelle Pitcher in the Texas Observer magazine.

Texas Observer

Driverless cars are multiplying on Texas roads. Here’s what you should know.

Autonomous vehicles, or AVs, are here. Tribune journalists took a ride in one recently and answer the biggest questions about who’s driving the driverless trend and how the state regulates them.

The Texas Tribune

UFC lays groundwork for Austin, Texas return in December

The UFC is heading back to Austin, Texas, it seems, as it's taken out a permit from the state's commission for December.

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NASA wants to build houses on the moon by 2040 and it's partnering with an Austin company to make it happen

ICON makes 3D-printed homes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Boy, 16, critically wounded in Austin shooting

Police said he was shot in the head in the 4900 block of West Madison Street.

InsideEVs

See Tesla Cybertruck Sport New Pixelated Wrap In California Sighting

Previously, the Austin-based EV maker stuck on a Ford F-150-like vinyl cover on one of its Cybertrucks and then replaced it with another wrap that made it look sort of like a green Toyota Tundra.

InsideEVs

Cruise Robotaxi Fleet Causes Gridlock On Austin Street

Rather ironically, Cruise ran a full-page advertisement in the New York Times in July where it said that “Humans are terrible drivers.”

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No. 15 Westlake takes on Lake Travis: How to watch the Texas high school football matchup

Texas high school football features an All-Austin Showdown this Friday night!

The Texas Tribune

Austin will try again to tame its housing affordability crisis with zoning reforms. Can it do it this time?

The city’s decades-long battle to overhaul local rules to allow more, denser housing to be built may be reaching a turning point.

Texas Observer

‘Drag is so Healing’: Austin’s Queens Won’t Back Down

Performers remain committed to their art in the face of persecution. Digital Editor Kit O'Connell on how drag queens respond to the ban.

The Guardian - AU

Billy Miller, star of The Young and the Restless and General Hospital, dies aged 43

Actor’s manager says the Daytime Emmy-winning star ‘was struggling with manic depression’ when he died in Austin, Texas

The Texas Tribune

Captivated by the historic trial, Texans respond to Paxton acquittal with delight, disappointment

Those disappointed by the Senate vote, blame political polarization. Those pleased with the acquittal say the evidence fell short.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton acquitted on all 16 articles of impeachment

Only two of 19 Republican Senators voted in favor of convicting for any article — a stark contrast to the more than 70% of House Republicans who impeached the attorney general in May.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bijan Robinson donates $25k to Austin Junior Jags, meets team

Bijan Robinson donated $25,000 to the Austin Junior Jags football and cheerleading program, which helps underserved Texan youth athletes.

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