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Tesla’s Gigafactory water use surges in Austin as new chip plant looms

Tesla’s Giga Texas water use jumped more than 200 million gallons — by about 60% — in two years, as massive chip plant proposal raises concerns about Austin’s strained supply.

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Elon Musk unveils $20 billion ‘TeraFab’ chip project to make chips, memory, and package processors all under one roof — targets a terawatt of annual compute

Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk, announced Saturday night that his TeraFab semiconductor project will be built on the Tesla campus in eastern Travis County, Austin, Texas, as a joint venture.

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DA won’t refer police who killed Austin shooter to grand jury

Travis County District Attorney José Garza faced intense criticism over a policy that would have sent the officers before a grand jury, before he said his office would not seek charges against “heroes.”

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Despite court win, Texas dementia fund still paused from going into effect

A Travis County judge on Wednesday ruled against a request to stop the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, but because the lawsuit is still in play, the fund can’t go into effect.

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Central Texas floods reveal need to shore up disaster response in unincorporated areas

Almost one-third of Americans live in areas like Travis County’s Sandy Creek, where disaster aid can be spotty.

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115 million-year-old dinosaur tracks unearthed in Texas after devastating floods

While clearing debris from the devastating floods in Texas in July, volunteers uncovered 15 large dinosaur footprints thought to belong to a formidable prehistoric predator.

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“Nobody came”: Hill Country flooding survivors recount anguish, neglect during emotional hearing

Residents told state lawmakers about what they’ve lost and the hardships they’re experiencing almost a month after the July 4 disaster devastated the region.

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Appeals court upholds Texas law limiting cities' enforcement of local ordinances

The 2023 law, previously ruled unconstitutional by a Travis County judge, prevents cities from enforcing ordinances that don’t align with broad swaths of state law.

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The places where deadly Texas floodwaters have killed at least 79 people

Searchers used helicopters, boats and drones to search for victims in flash floods that tore across Texas’s Hill Country at the start of the Fourth of July weekend

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Attempt to decriminalize fentanyl testing strips in Texas could stall in the Senate for a third time

Opponents fear that fentanyl test strips will increase the usage of the deadly drug.

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Texans Roast Proposal to Rename 'Death Trap' Highway After Trump: 'Everyone Hates I-35 Anyway'

A recently filed Texas bill aims to rename Interstate 35 in Travis County to the "President Donald J. Trump Highway."

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In Austin, a Rare Prosecution over Worker Death in Trench Collapse

Travis County’s progressive DA has secured indictments for the 2021 death of Juan José Galvan Batalla, remembered as a “cheerful” hard worker and beloved sibling.

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Ken Paxton’s voter registration suit against Travis County returned to state court

A federal court’s decision is the latest development in a bitter pre-election brawl between Republican state officials and Democratic county leaders.

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Travis County Leaders Respond To Texas AG Paxton's Voter Registration Lawsuit By Suing Him Back

County officials seek federal oversight, accusing Texas Attorney General of voter suppression efforts.

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Travis County sues top Texas officials, accusing them of violating National Voter Registration Act

Attorney General Ken Paxton and Secretary of State Jane Nelson are targeted in the new suit, escalating a pre-election war over voter registration efforts.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is now suing Travis County over voter registration efforts

Earlier in September, Paxton filed two lawsuits against Harris and Bexar counties over their plans to register voters via mail.

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Ken Paxton sues Travis County to block voter registration efforts

The Texas attorney general filed a similar lawsuit earlier this week against Bexar County, which includes San Antonio.

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What Texas can learn from crisis mental health care in Arizona

Texas officials look to Arizona cities when creating crisis mental health centers.

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Travis County Attorney drops charges against 79 more UT-Austin protesters

The arrests were the result of the second police crackdown on pro-Palestine demonstrations at UT-Austin. The first protest, on April 24, resulted in 57 arrests, which were also dismissed.

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Travis County DA wants to overturn Abbott’s pardon of convicted murderer

Daniel Perry was pardoned more than a year after a jury convicted him of murdering police brutality demonstrator Garrett Foster in 2020.

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Travis County GOP Chair Matt Mackowiak announces run to lead state Republican Party

The political consultant joins a crowded field to replace outgoing Chair Matt Rinaldi when party delegates meet next week.

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Gov. Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, veteran who killed police brutality protester in 2020

A Travis County jury sentenced Perry to 25 years in prison last year, prompting Abbott to ask the state parole board to review his case.

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Travis County is shifting focus to prevent overdose deaths as fentanyl ravages the area

Since 2019, accidental drug deaths have been rising in Texas, with the number tripling in Travis County.

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Travis County Attorney Drops Charges Against UT Protesters

Travis County Attorney dismisses charges against 57 protesters arrested at UT Austin campus.

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