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Cruise: We don't need NHTSA greenlight to test Origin shuttle

The 6-passenger autonomous shuttle has no steering wheel or brakes, and Cruise says federal law allows it to begin testing on public roads without NHTSA's blessing.

Fortune

Appeals court says state agency set electricity prices too high during 2021 winter storm

The actions by the Public Utility Commission led to billions of dollars of overcharges, the Austin-based court found. It’s not yet clear if the ruling will affect consumers.

The Texas Tribune

Man fatally shot inside car at Austin gas station

The man, 27, was shot in the chest about 8:45 p.m. in the 300 block of South Cicero Avenue.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Policy, platitudes, and puns: Andy Burnham launches his US invasion on Morning Joe - and even lands a joke or two

"The Manchester of old with grime is not today’s Manchester. Cities like Charlotte have a lot in common with us, as does Austin. We are the football and music capital of the UK."

Manchester Evening News

Fires continue to kill people in unsafe buildings as Chicago ignores problems with its inspection system

CHICAGO — Larry Burns had been planning a wedding reception last May in Mississippi and was looking forward to his mother coming from her home in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood.

Chicago Tribune

Texas cities have adopted ordinances to benefit workers. Sweeping legislation could roll many back.

Lawmakers say their bills are needed to provide small businesses with consistent regulations and that regulatory power should be returned to the state. Labor groups say the proposal could undo hard-fought measures to protect workers.

The Texas Tribune

For Trevante Rhodes of ‘Moonlight’ Fame, Acting Was Plan B

The actor talks about his move into producing and his unique journey to becoming an actor.

Texas Observer

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Bill would make UT-Austin center formerly known as Liberty Institute into its own college

Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, has filed legislation that would establish The Civitas School of Civic and International Leadership as a formal college at the University of Texas at Austin.

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ U.S. Rep. Chip Roy says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis should be president

The Austin Republican is the staunch conservative who led 19 House members in blocking Kevin McCarthy’s bid for the speakership. “I believe it’s time for a new generation of leadership,” he said of DeSantis.

The Texas Tribune

TSA chief says biometrics and tech could lower the stress of traveling

AUSTIN – Transportation Security Administration chief David Pekoske said the agency wants to use technology to reduce the number of screening officers in checkpoints and speed up travel processes as passenger volumes increase.

Tribune News Service

Boygenius surprise fans by performing at Austin Airport ahead of SXSW

The supergroup is made up of solo singers Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacas and Julien Baker

The Independent UK

Michael J. Fox says Parkinson’s disease ‘sucks’ but he has a ‘great life’ and ‘no regrets’

The actor spoke out during a Q&A event at a special screening of his new documentary Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas

Evening Standard

West Side credit union sets opening for August

State regulators approved the partnership between the Leaders Network and Great Lakes Credit Union, allowing the pair to plan their next steps, including a Juneteenth celebration marking the launch of online services.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tim Cowlishaw: Ex-Texas coach Chris Beard already has a full-time job again. Why doesn’t Rodney Terry?

Chris Beard got arrested in December and was initially charged with domestic assault, the police report indicating he was “slapping, throwing and biting” his fiancée at their Austin home. Rodney Terry picked up the pieces of the Texas basketball program after Beard’s dismissal and led the team to a 26-8…

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Los Angeles Times

For director Eva Longoria, 'Flamin' Hot' is bigger than Cheetos origin story

The new movie "Flamin' Hot," which premiered over the weekend in Austin, Texas, tells the story of Richard Montañez, who rose from janitor to executive at Frito-Lay and has long claimed to have invented the wildly popular Flamin' Hot Cheetos flavor of spicy snacks.

Daily Mirror

Lufthansa urges passengers to delete photos and videos after plane hits severe turbulence

As Lufthansa's flight 469 from Austin, Texas, bound for Frankfurt, Germany, was being diverted to Washington Dulles Airport, crew reportedly told passengers to delete any photos and videos

Tribune News Service

How valuable is Texas’ Bijan Robinson, the NFL’s top RB prospect, to teams in the draft?

AUSTIN, Texas — The running back position in the NFL is diluted. If you earn a second contract, then you’re doing something.

Tribune News Service

Texas House proposes state border unit, enlisting citizens to help with border operations

AUSTIN, Texas — A bill that would create a Texas Border Protection Unit, allow the governor to declare a migrant “invasion” and let the new border unit enlist the help of citizens was introduced in the House late Friday.

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Fortune

Silicon Valley Bank just sucked all the oxygen out of SXSW

Just as Silicon Valley entrepreneurs were landing in Austin for the annual South by Southwest celebration, the startup industry's primary bank collapsed.

Los Angeles Times

'Choose your own adventure' at SXSW: Here are the 5 titles we're most excited about

The South by Southwest Film and TV Festival launches this week with a renewed sense of purpose. There is the new name, of course, adding "and TV," along with new leadership. Equally important, the movie "Everything Everywhere All at Once," poised to win big at the Academy Awards on Sunday,…

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy offers warm reception to Biden border proposal as Democrats recoil

The Austin Republican’s tacit approval only adds fuel to the fire for Texas Democrats recoiling at the report that the Biden administration could detain asylum-seekers.

Motor1

Airstream Concept Trailer Debuts With Better Aerodynamics, Porsche Genes

It will be displayed as a 1/3 scale model in Austin starting tomorrow.

Tribune News Service

Urban areas are adding people and gobbling up land in most states

The percentage of residents living in areas the U.S. Census Bureau calls “urban” grew in 36 states between 2010 and 2020, led by booming cities and suburbs in the South, Southwest, Midwest and California, according to a new Stateline analysis.

Tribune News Service

$3.3 million whistleblower settlement with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office in jeopardy, lawyers say

AUSTIN, Texas — A group of whistleblowers who sued Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office are calling off a settlement they reached after the state agency refused to agree to the terms, lawyers said Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Texas GOP push to limit city ordinances could target rules from droughts to beekeeping

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott is throwing his weight behind a push to limit city ordinances that local officials say could undermine rules from beekeeping to payday lending.

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