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Searing heat spotlights West’s long-term water woes

HAYS COUNTY, Texas — Located near the resort community of Wimberly, just 45 miles southwest of Austin, Jacob’s Well has earned a near-legendary reputation as one of the most popular swimming holes in the Central Texas Hill Country. Hundreds come to the artesian spring each summer to dip into blue-green…

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After an abysmal season, Texas defense seeks mulligan under Pete Kwiatkowski

AUSTIN, Texas – If Pete Kwiatkowski is concerned by the specter of Gary Patterson, the Texas defensive coordinator still managed a solid self-deprecating one-liner.

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Parents of Sandy Hook shooting victim call for accountability in Alex Jones’ defamation trial

The parents of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis are suing Jones for falsely claiming that the 2012 mass school shooting was a hoax meant to take away Americans’ guns. The trial is the first of three to determine monetary penalties against the Texas-based conspiracy theorist for his lies about the tragedy.

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Sargeant to make Williams FP1 debut at F1 US GP

Logan Sargeant will make his Formula 1 FP1 debut for Williams at the United States Grand Prix in October.

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2 Chicago police officers sprayed with tear gas while making arrest in Austin

The two officers were taken to a hospital where they were treated and released.

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The Hills Have Allies

Just west of Austin, preservationists fight to hold onto an ecological rarity as a Dallas billionaire's development looms.

Texas Observer

Alex Jones’ company files for bankruptcy midway through Sandy Hook damages trial

Free Speech Systems submitted the filing during a two-week trial to determine how much the Texas-based conspiracy theorist will award the parents of a victim in the 2012 school shooting, prompting speculation about the company’s effort to avoid bankruptcy oversight as a small business.

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Elon Musk Reportedly Wants To Build His Own Airport Outside Austin

Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants to build his own airport just outside of Austin, according to reports.

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Alex Jones' media company files for bankruptcy during defamation damages trial

Free Speech Systems filed for bankruptcy amid the trial underway seeking to force Jones to pay $150 million or more to the family of one of the children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook attack.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott stayed at fundraiser for hours after Uvalde shooting, records show

AUSTIN, Texas — After the Uvalde school shooting, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott spent nearly three hours in Huntsville at a campaign fundraiser that he was criticized for not canceling.

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Editorial: Alex Jones lawsuit must be coupled with social media reform

We are glad to see the consequences for the devastating lies that conspiracist Alex Jones promoted about the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre begin to materialize this week in an Austin courtroom.

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Homeless Texans left with few places to cool off during record heat

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Man found fatally shot in Austin

Officers found the man, in his 30s, on the ground in the 100 block of North LaCrosse Avenue, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Top Texas Republicans, Biden administration look to grow the state’s semiconductor industry

As companies like Samsung and Texas Instruments expand their operations in the state, Gov. Greg Abbott and other state leaders are backing federal efforts to grow the industry.

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Man charged with murder for 2015 stabbing in Austin neighborhood

Roman Juarez, 38, was charged for stabbing a 24-year-old man multiple times on Dec. 16, 2015, police said.

Tribune News Service

Tracking the Texas lawsuits that target LGBT rights after the fall of Roe vs. Wade

AUSTIN — In the wake of the toppling of Roe v. Wade and with Justice Clarence Thomas urging the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit rulings on gay sex and marriage, Texas is the stage for several lawsuits dealing with LGBT rights.

Chicago Sun-Times

Big Brothers Big Sisters hopes new center will spur program on West Side

Austin office to drive volunteer recruitment, with hopes of finding mentors for 130 more kids in the near future.

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Tesla Sees Austin Making More 4680 Cells Than Pilot Line This Year

EV maker's Senior VP of Powertrain and Energy Engineering says Tesla fully installed 4680 cell equipment and produced its first sets of cells in Austin in Q2.

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Most Texans don’t want to make medication abortion a felony, poll finds

AUSTIN, Texas — About 6 out of 10 Texans oppose ideas for continuing a crackdown on abortion with additional laws that would criminalize use of an “abortion pill” obtained out of state and classify a Texan’s decision to have an abortion as homicide, a new poll has found.

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Billionaire George Soros donates $1 million to Texas governor candidate Beto O’Rourke

AUSTIN, Texas — Democratic mega donor George Soros and an Austin-area couple each gave $1 million to Beto O’Rourke’s campaign to unseat Gov. Greg Abbott.

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State senator questions having Texas DPS review Uvalde shooting response

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas state senator who represents Uvalde questioned Tuesday whether the Texas Department of Public Safety can be trusted to review its own officers’ actions during the Robb Elementary School shooting.

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Beto O’Rourke gets $2 million, his largest campaign donation yet, from Austin couple

It’s O’Rourke’s largest-ever donation as he runs for governor against Greg Abbott. Abbott, however, maintains a massive fundraising advantage and is no stranger to seven-figure contributions.

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Beto O’Rourke raises record amount in race for Texas governor vs. Greg Abbott

AUSTIN, Texas — Gubernatorial hopeful Beto O’Rourke raised $27.63 million between Feb. 20 and June 30, the most a state-level candidate in Texas has ever raised in one reporting period, his campaign said Friday.

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Texas conservatives have a plan to get around DAs who won't enforce abortion laws

A Republican state legislator's proposal would allow prosecutors from around the state to step in when local DAs refuse to press charges over abortion, as at least five Texas prosecutors have vowed.

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Texas Democrats hope quiet Dallas convention sets table for November upset of Abbott

AUSTIN, Texas — As Texas Democrats arrive in Dallas this week, don’t look for them to generate national headlines as the Republicans did in Houston last month.

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