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Texas Cities Prioritize Police over People

Fort Worth spends six times more on criminal justice than community services, according to a study by Social Movement Support Lab.

Texas Observer

Texas power grid operator's independent monitor says state shouldn’t meddle with market

AUSTIN, Texas — The independent authority for Texas’ power grid operator ERCOT has a novel idea for how state officials should tackle restructuring Texas’ electricity market in the wake of 2021′s deadly winter storm: do nothing.

Tribune News Service

Man shot to death in Austin

A 52-year-old man standing on a sidewalk was shot just before 4:20 p.m. Sunday by someone in a car, police say.

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Texas 2022: Year in Photos

Texas Tribune photographers captured a historic year of challenges and resilience.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lashes Atmos Energy for spotty delivery of natural gas during storm

AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Greg Abbott has asked state regulators to investigate Atmos Energy for failing to deliver natural gas to North Texas residents during the recent cold snap.

Tribune News Service

Broken hearts lead to broken traditions in Uvalde as Mata family celebrates first holidays without Tess

The Matas never celebrated Day of the Dead before; this year they built an altar at the grave of 10-year-old Tess, surrounded by family. For Thanksgiving and Christmas, they broke their traditions.

The Texas Tribune

Humboldt Park getting 24 new homes — all built in West Side warehouse

The builder, Inherent LC3, installed the first home in August and is weeks away from delivering the second and third. The single-family houses are all going up near Laura S. Ward Elementary School.

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Texas student Tanner Hoang found dead after eight-day search

Hoang was found dead in Austin, Texas, not far from where his car was discovered

The Independent UK

The best photos from the UFC, MMA in 2022

The best photos taken in 2022 from around the world of mixed martial arts.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Rejections of Texans’ mail ballots decline markedly from big surge in March primary

AUSTIN, Texas — County election administrators and their state counterparts are celebrating how they reduced last winter’s towering rejection rate for mail ballots by 78% in last month’s midterm election.

Tribune News Service

Texas appeals court tosses lawsuit from Waco justice of the peace who refused to marry gay couples

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas appeals court has tossed a lawsuit filed by a justice of the peace who does not want to perform same-sex marriages.

Tribune News Service

Two Texas businessmen pitched Trump on plan to overturn 2020 election, Jan. 6 report reveals

Morgan Warstler and John S. Robison, who have ties with former Gov. Rick Perry, met the president at the White House one week after the 2020 election. They advanced a fringe theory that state legislatures could overturn election results.

The Texas Tribune

UT-Austin Students Can’t Afford the Rent

Rising prices in West Campus leave learners scrambling for affordable housing options, with some paying up to $2000 a month per room.

Texas Observer

Texas shelters prepare for twin emergencies: arctic cold and an increase in migrants

Cities and nonprofits are using a variety of strategies to keep unhoused people warm. But some organizations warn they’re already at capacity as El Paso sends migrants across the state.

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Texas drops its defense of a law that bans young adults from carrying handguns in public

AUSTIN, Texas — Young adults may soon be allowed to carry handguns in public, after the state on Tuesday gave up defending the age-based restrictions in court.

Chicago Sun-Times

Austin building fire leaves 1 dead

The blaze erupted Wednesday morning in a two-story building in the 1600 block of North Mayfield Avenue.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Harry Higgs is finally having fun again, and a ‘hit-and-giggle’ at an Austin pitch and putt certainly helped

When he saw a second appearance at the Tito's Shorties Classic pop up on his schedule, the affable Higgs was eager to let loose.

Tribune News Service

Biden administration doesn’t appeal Texas court loss on LGBTQ protections

AUSTIN, Texas — The Biden administration did not appeal a recent court loss in Texas regarding federal LGBTQ protections, a decision Attorney General Ken Paxton is celebrating as a win.

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Tesla Giga Texas Now Produces 3,000 Model Y Per Week

Tesla announced that the production rate at the Giga Texas plant in Austin increased to 3,000 Model Y per week.

Tribune News Service

Texas LGBT youth report high rate of suicidal thoughts, difficulty getting needed care

AUSTIN, Texas — LGBTQ youth in Texas experienced suicidal thoughts at higher rates than their peers in large states and had a harder time accessing mental health care, according to a survey by the Trevor Project.

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Watson defeats Israel in Austin mayoral runoff election

Kirk Watson defeated Celia Israel in the December 13, 2022, nonpartisan general runoff election for mayor of Austin, Texas. Watson received 50.4% of the vote to Israel’s 49.6%.

Tribune News Service

Texas AG Ken Paxton sought data on transgender Texans, report claims

AUSTIN, Texas — Employees in the Texas Department of Public Safety were asked to provide a list of people who changed their sex on state documents in the past two years to the state attorney general’s office, according to the Washington Post.

Tribune News Service

Texas Department of Public Safety renews enhanced vehicle inspections along Mexican border

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety announced Tuesday it would renew enhanced vehicle inspections across border points of entry, a move that frustrated business leaders when it was used earlier this year and was soon halted.

The Texas Tribune

Austin voters elect Kirk Watson, who served as mayor two decades ago, to lead the city again

Watson, a former state senator who was Austin’s mayor from 1997 to 2001, pitched himself as a back-to-basics candidate who could ease the city’s growing affordability crisis.

Tribune News Service

What’s next for top-ranked Texas basketball after coach Chris Beard’s suspension

Chris Beard exited the Travis County Jail in Austin on Monday afternoon, released after posting bond on a felony domestic violence charge.

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