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Runoff to determine who will be Austin’s next mayor

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Man shot, killed in Austin

The man, 40, was sitting in a vehicle when someone approached him and fired shots, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Grandmother: 15-year-old boy shot dead near Michele Clark High School in South Austin ‘was a good young man.’

Kevin Davis is among at least 35 children 15 and younger to be killed in Chicago this year. And he is the third person to be killed in the Austin neighborhood over the last week.

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How Austin’s housing crisis has shaped the race for a new mayor

The capital city’s mayoral race is something of a test case in how the state’s rising housing costs might influence local races in major cities.

The Texas Tribune

Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick diverge ahead of the legislative session on property taxes, power grid

The dueling approaches are coming into focus as lawmakers prepare to return to Austin for the session which begins Jan. 10.

The Texas Tribune

Ryan Garcia Nearing Deal to Fight Mercito Gesta in January

If advanced negotiations lead to an agreement, Garcia-Gesta will take place in Austin, Texas.

Sports Illustrated

Aspiring actor killed in Austin shooting; ‘He was all about being happy — ‘Life ain’t that bad,’ that was one of his famous lines’

Xavier Lofton, 29, was killed in a shooting late Friday night on the West Side that killed another person and critically wounded a third.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Secretary of State John Scott, Texas’ top election official, resigns

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Secretary of State John Scott, the state’s top election official, will resign at the end of the year.

Tribune News Service

Texas’ top election official, Secretary of State John Scott, will step down at end of month

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Secretary of State John Scott, who is the state’s top election official, will resign at the end of the year.

Tribune News Service

2 teens shot after trying to rob concealed carry holder in Austin, police say

Both wounded teens hospitalized; third teen’s leg broken after car he fled in crashed, according to police.

Chicago Sun-Times

3 shot, 2 fatally, while driving in Austin

A person inside a beige SUV opened gunfire, striking two occupants of one car and a driver of another vehicle late Friday night.

Chicago Sun-Times

Texas AG Ken Paxton’s lawsuits stymie Biden agenda on immigration and health care

AUSTIN, Texas — Fresh off securing a third term, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton plans to keep up his relentless legal assault on President Joe Biden’s agenda that’s already hindered the Democrats' approach to immigration and health care.

Tribune News Service

Home prices are down in every one of the top 58 metros according to the latest AEI data. But cities in this region have taken the biggest hit so far

The latest housing price numbers highlight a continuation of the most striking trend: the sharp pullbacks in Western cities. Of the fifteen metros showing the largest drop, the metro farthest east is Austin.

Fortune

Photos: “We don’t feel safe here.” A transgender teen and their family flee Texas.

Texas policies targeting access to health care for transgender youth forced one family to leave the state.

The Texas Tribune

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3-year-old boy accidentally shot in Austin home

A man was holstering a gun when it accidentally discharged. The boy was hospitalized in good condition.

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GM's Robotaxi Division To Enter "Large Number Of Markets" In 2023

Austin and Phoenix are next in line.

The Texas Tribune

Stephen F. Austin State University moves to join the University of Texas System

Regents said they chose the UT System because of its access to the Permanent University Fund, which consists of oil and gas assets.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man fatally shot on street in Austin

The man, 40, was shot about 7:50 p.m. in the 4700 block of West Harrison Street.

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Tribune News Service

Even without Big 12 title game, Texas’ season represents ‘progress as a program’

AUSTIN, Texas — Late in Texas’ 38-27 victory Friday over Baylor, the crowd that remained at Royal-Memorial Stadium offered a spontaneous salute.

Tribune News Service

Texas Democrats ask hard questions after midterm election losses

AUSTIN, Texas — High-ranking Texas Democrats have sought to numb acute pain from a drubbing they took in this month’s midterm election by accentuating the positive:

Tribune News Service

Texas lawmakers, energy experts unsure ‘complicated’ new power grid market would work

AUSTIN, Texas — The agency charged with overhauling Texas’ electricity market has proposed an untested structure in hopes of retaining the free-market system some blame for the blackouts during the 2021 winter storm.

Tribune News Service

North Texas Republican files long-shot bill to dissolve city of Austin

DALLAS — A North Texas Republican is launching a fight to dissolve the city of Austin.

Chicago Sun-Times

Girl, 15, and a man fatally shot in Austin, another person critically wounded

They were standing with several other people in the 5800 block of West Augusta Boulevard Sunday night when someone opened fire, Chicago police said.

The Texas Tribune

Cryptocurrency firm FTX’s fall pains industry, but Texas stays optimistic

FTX’s bankruptcy has been a painful setback for the industry. But many legislators, investors and enthusiasts remain believers in making Texas crypto’s top destination.

Irish Mirror

Conor McGregor's teammate Dillon Danis punched by Jake Paul sparring partner after attacking KSI at weigh-in

The Bellator welterweight and friend of Conor McGregor was in Austin, Texas amid reports that he may be the YouTube star's next opponent

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