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Poll: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott up 7 points over Beto O’Rourke; AG Ken Paxton likely headed to runoff

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott again holds a single-digit lead over Democrat Beto O’Rourke in the Texas governor’s race, while scandal-plagued Attorney General Ken Paxton probably is headed for a GOP runoff, according to a Dallas Morning News-University of Texas at Tyler poll released Sunday.

Tribune News Service

Austin charges 19 police officers for misconduct during 2020 Black Lives Matter protests

‘We believe many protesters injured by officers during the protests were innocent bystanders,’ Austin district attorney José Garza said

The Independent UK

Prosecutor ran on changing Austin before police indictments

Austin police say officers facing indictments over tactics used during the 2020 protests over racial injustice have been placed on administrative duty

The Independent UK

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Think twice before scanning that QR code

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have become accustomed to using their smartphone cameras to scan small black-and-white square bar codes, allowing them instantly to do everything from access restaurant menus to pay bills.

Tribune News Service

19 Austin police officers indicted in 2020 protests

The consequences of George Floyd's murder continue to ripple.

Axios

Sources: 19 Austin police officers indicted over protests

A Texas grand jury has indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice that spread nationwide after the killing of George Floyd, according to people familiar with the matter

The Independent UK

Grand jury indicts 19 Austin police officers on assault charges over Black Lives Matter protests, report says

‘No one should be injured while exercising their constitutional right to protest’

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Sources: 19 Austin police officers indicted in protest probe

The Independent UK

TX officers indicted for BLM protests

At least nine Austin police officers accused of excessive force during 2020 protests are indicted

Salon

Tesla Giga Texas: Over 100 Model Y Appear Ready For Transport

The latest visit to the Tesla Giga Austin plant in Texas brings an especially interesting sight of more than 100 Model Y parked in front of the factory.

InsideEVs

Tesla Giga Austin Leaked Videos Reveal More Details

The videos from inside Tesla's Texas Gigafactory reveal production lines that we haven't yet seen. There are plenty of other tasty morsels to check out, too.

InsideEVs

Lightfoot administration authorized to acquire shuttered West Side Aldi

The closing in October of the Aldi at 3835 W. Madison St. left roughly 150,000 residents of the West and East Garfield Park and Austin communities with precious few places to buy fresh fruits, vegetables and other healthy foods.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tesla Giga Texas: Model Y Spotted Leaving The Plant

The Tesla Giga Austin plant in Texas might be another step closer to officially starting production of the Model Y, as a new transport of cars was spotted recently.

InsideEVs

Texas patients rush to get abortions as clinics struggle to keep up

Abortion clinics are experiencing the staff shortages prompting longer waiting times

The Independent UK

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Reason

An Austin Zoning Technicality Made His Landscaping Business Illegal Overnight

Brandon Krause has spent $30,000 trying to legalize a business that the city said for years was all up to code.

Texas Observer

Lone Star ‘Squad’: AOC Rallies for Texans Greg Casar and Jessica Cisneros

The two candidates would represent a new left edge of Texas' congressional delegation.

InsideEVs

Marvel At The Size Of Giga Texas As Drone Takes 360-Degree Flight

Located near Austin, Tesla's Gigafactory Texas is expected to start producing Model Ys for customers before the end of this quarter.

Tribune News Service

Federal judge blocks portion of Texas’ new Senate Bill 1 election law just before early voting opens

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge in San Antonio has halted a provision of the controversial election law Senate Bill 1 that made it a crime for election officials to solicit mail-in ballots.

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Chicago Sun-Times

No bail for man charged in deadly Austin shootout

DNA evidence tied Thomas Dean, 20, to two handguns used in the shooting, prosecutors said. Dean is charged with two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.

Chicago Sun-Times

Foxx, Lightfoot announce gun charges tied to deadly Austin gunfight that caused a public clash between the two

Only one man, Thomas Dean, has been charged in the Oct. 1 shooting in the 1200 block of North Mason, even though police initially sought murder and battery charges against five people.

The Independent UK

Texas man indicted on murder charge for driveway slaying

A grand jury has indicted a Texas man on a first-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of a driver who had pulled into his driveway

Chicago Sun-Times

Man charged with murder in January shooting in Austin neighborhood

Michael Cooper, 42, is accused of killing Walter B. Hughes III on Jan. 10, according to Chicago police.

Texas Observer

A Year After Blackout, Texans Navigate Climate Trauma in a Failing Fossil State

State residents struggle with PTSD after last week’s freeze as Big Oil maintains its grip.

Tribune News Service

Texas AG investigates GoFundMe after it halts donations to anti-vax Canadian truckers

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas attorney general’s office is investigating GoFundMe after the site shut down a fundraiser for protesters fighting COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Canada.

Los Angeles Times

Silicon Valley's tech monopoly is over. Is the future in Austin, Texas?

When Tesla announced last fall that it was moving its corporate headquarters from California to Texas, officials in Sacramento seemed more surprised than concerned.

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