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Texas woman’s Goodwill find turns out to be 2,000-year-old Roman relic

A $34.99 marble bust from a thrift store likely belonged to Roman military leader – and it’s unknown how it ended up in Austin

The Guardian - US

Texans approve property tax amendments; Austin voters decriminalize marijuana

Texans approved two statewide constitutional amendments reducing the property tax limit for school taxes on homesteads of the elderly and disabled and increasing the property tax exemption from $25,000 to $40,000 for all households.

Ballotpedia

Texas AG Ken Paxton says state bar plans to sue him for challenging the 2020 election

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Friday the state bar plans to sue him for filing a lawsuit that challenged President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win.

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Texas Gov. Abbott sparks backlash with talk of rolling back free school for immigrant kids

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott has infuriated immigration advocates and educators by suggesting Texas may challenge a longstanding U.S. Supreme Court decision that says states and localities can’t bar unauthorized immigrant children from attending public schools.

Tribune News Service

NetEase expand into the US with their first studio, Jackalope Games

Jackalope Games will be based out of Austin, Texas and have “creative freedom and funding to create incredible new games” according to the press release.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Chicago family history fuels Saba’s new, nostalgic album

Rapper from Austin shaped the ‘Few Good Things’ songs by talking to grandfather about his experiences and sensing ‘a stronger connection’ to himself.

Chicago Sun-Times

Report: Spurs Request to Play in Austin, Mexico Raises Local Concerns

San Antonio appealed Bexar County to play home games in Austin and Mexico City next season.

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If Roe v. Wade falls, are LGBTQ rights next?

AUSTIN, Texas — A leaked draft of the U.S. Supreme Court’s forthcoming opinion on abortion says that the rights to gay marriage and same-sex partner intimacy may be safe — but only for now.

Tribune News Service

Diet tips during cancer treatment

AUSTIN, Minn. ― People eat to fuel their body. This gives patients strength and stamina to power through the day.

Tribune News Service

Why Did Pandemic Authorities Treat Tattoo Shops Like Titty Bars?

"Government restrictions came in, which literally shut us down," says Paul Smith, who co-owns Red Stag Tattoo in Austin, Texas.

Reason

Calvin Kattar set to face Josh Emmett in main event of UFC Austin on June 18

Top 10 featherweights will meet in the main event of the upcoming UFC card taking place in Austin, Texas.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Man, 69, fatally shot in Austin

The man was in a home about 5:45 p.m. in the 300 block of South Kilpatrick Avenue when a suspect pulled out a gun and fired shots.

Chicago Sun-Times

Texas border effort gets $495 million boost after GOP leaders tap federal COVID-19 aid, shift funds

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is scrambling to come up with nearly a half-billion dollars to pay the growing tab for its decision to post National Guard soldiers at the southern border.

Tribune News Service

Kevin Holland announces fight vs. Tim Means: ‘I will be choking my chicken June 18 in Austin, Texas’

Kevin Holland is a man of many talents, but perhaps none greater than unorthodox fight announcement videos.

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Reuters

How military technology reaches Russia in breach of U.S. export controls

By his own account, Ilias Sabirov, a Moscow businessman, had supplied Russia's military with high-performance computer chips made in the United States for years.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man riding scooter struck, killed by truck in Austin

The 35-year-old was riding a scooter and entered the intersection of Cicero Avenue and Erie Street where he was struck by a truck traveling south.

Salon

Inside the fall of Alex Jones

Jones is seeking immunity in January 6 probe and trying to evade millions in payments to Sandy Hook parents

USA Today Sports Media Group

UFC heads back to Texas as Fight Night scheduled for June 18 in Austin

The TDLR has approved licensure, and some fighters have been notified of the June 18 location.

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‘Tampon tax’ critics hope lawsuit can build pressure for the Texas Legislature to repeal

AUSTIN, Texas — Six years of demanding repeal of the “tampon tax” haven’t worked. So Texas activists appear poised to try a new tack — mounting a lawsuit to build pressure on lawmakers.

Chicago Sun-Times

2 killed, 4 wounded in shootings Monday in Chicago

A man was killed in a drive-by in Austin.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man killed in Austin drive-by shooting

The 24-year-old man was in the 4900 block of West Walton Street when a white SUV drove by and someone from inside fired shots.

Tribune News Service

Texas hot sauce company Yellowbird Foods launches new sauce featured on YouTube’s ‘Hot Ones’

DALLAS — Austin, Texas-grown company Yellowbird Foods launched a new spicy wing sauce called Bliss & Vinegar, which was featured on season 16 of the viral YouTube show, “Hot Ones.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Arrests, shootings plunged among those who took part in anti-violence program, even as crime spiked in city, new study finds

U of C researchers found that those who took part in READI Chicago were two-thirds less likely to be arrested for a violent crime and nearly 20% less likely to be shot themselves than other at-risk residents of the South and West sides.

InsideEVs

Tesla Will Build Model Y In Austin With Both 4680 And 2170 Cells

The Q1 2022 Shareholder Deck document reveals plans for Gigafactory Texas to produce Model Ys with non-structural packs featuring 2170 cells later this year.

Benzinga

Blackstone Unit Buys American Campus Communities, A Student Housing Provider, For $12.8B

American Campus Communities Inc. (NYSE: ACC), the Austin-based developer and owner/manager of student housing communities, has been acquired by Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (“BREIT”), a non-listed real estate investment trust owned by Blackstone Inc.

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