The Latest Breaking News from Austin

Shooting at Austin business kills 1, wounds another

A gunman entered a bar in the 5400 block of West Madison Street and opened fire into a crowd just after 8 p.m., police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 15, 2023

As Walmart closes stores in Chicago, community leaders raise concerns about health care, pharmacy access

Kimberly Jackson-Miller, a resident of Chicago’s Burnside neighborhood, has been a customer of the Walmart in Chatham since it opened more than a decade ago.

Chicago Tribune · Apr 15, 2023

TribCast: A major Texas abortion case and a potential Gov. Greg Abbott pardon in a murder trial

In this week’s episode, we discuss an attempt to use the courts in Texas to restrict the use of an abortion drug and Gov. Greg Abbott’s potential pardon of an Army sergeant found guilty of murdering a protester in Austin.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 14, 2023

Bill requiring Texas schools to tell parents what books kids check out passes

AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Senate passed a proposal Thursday that would require schools to inform parents of all books their children check out of campus libraries.

Tribune News Service · Apr 13, 2023

With tweet about a pardon, Gov. Greg Abbott injects politics into Texas’ criminal justice system

In an unprecedented use of his power, the Republican governor moved to pardon Daniel Perry less than a day after an Austin jury convicted him in the murder of protester Garrett Foster.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 13, 2023

Juror slams Greg Abbott as he seeks to pardon man who murdered BLM protester

The governor determined he would pardon Perry less than 24 hours after the murder conviction was announced

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is doubling down on his return to office mandate

Amazon’s New York and Austin offices reportedly won’t be ready to open until September, despite a mandate for staff to be back at their desks from May.

Fortune · Apr 13, 2023

Senate passes critical race theory ban at Texas’ public universities

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate gave initial approval Tuesday to a bill that aims to ban teaching critical race theory from classrooms and lessons on public college campuses.

Tribune News Service · Apr 13, 2023

Emerson succeeds in hostile bid, reaches $8.2 billion deal to buy National Instruments

Nearly a year after Ferguson, Missouri-based Emerson first launched its campaign to acquire Austin, Texas-based National Instruments, it has struck a deal that values the company at $8.2 billion.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 12, 2023

MotoGP: Marquez And Bastianini Will Not Be Racing At COTA In 2023

The 2023 MotoGP of the Americas kicks off in April in Austin, but Marc Marquez and Enea Bastianini will sit this one out. Will Miguel Oliveira be fit to race?

RideApart · Apr 12, 2023