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Austin City Council approves funding for homelessness initiatives
Austin City Council approved $14.5 million in funding to support the Esperanza Community, along with seven more items supporting homelessness initiatives in the city. Source link
Fire consumes east Austin building
According to the Austin Fire Department's incident reports, the fire began around 3:55 p.m. Source link
Waymo trains with Texas school buses after repeated school bus violations, recall
Waymo conducted hours-long testing exercises alongside Austin ISD's school buses on Wednesday after videos revealed the self-driving cars illegally passed the district's school buses 20 times this year --...
H-E-B evacuated in Taylor due to 'active bomb threat,' city says
The H-E-B grocery store in Taylor was evacuated Thursday afternoon due to an "active bomb threat," according to the city of Taylor. Source link
Austin Starbucks workers join thousands striking in 'Red Cup Rebellion' nationwide
Nearly 4,000 baristas across 130 cities have joined the movement, including workers here in Austin. Source link
Travis county sees 'increased mpox rates'
Travis County Judge Andy Brown posted on social media that the county was seeing "increased mpox rates." Source link
SpaceX's possible $1.5 trillion IPO could be big business for Texas
SpaceX, the Elon Musk-owned aerospace company, is planning to go public next year with a potential $1.5 trillion IPO, which would set a new record for a new public...
1 dead after fiery, single-vehicle crash on SH 130
One person died Thursday morning after a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 130. Source link
Cedar St at Loop 360 bridge opens this month
This month, TxDOT expects to open the new Cedar Street bridge at Loop 360. Next year work begins at Courtyard Dr & RM 2222 Source link
Texas Department of Agriculture warns of pasture mealybug
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller warned of a “newly detected and highly damaging pest.” Source link
