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How a multi-year legal battle by allies of a billionaire megadonor set off this year’s explosive House Speaker race

A pair of lawsuits filed by allies of West Texas megadonor Tim Dunn shut down laws that banned outside spending in the House leadership race, allowing for more political mudslinging and raising questions about ethics rules.

The Texas Tribune

Nighttime Driving in Austin: The Critical Role of Visibility and Reaction Time

Driving through Austin's streets at night presents unique challenges that can increase the risk of accidents. Reduced visibility, unexpected road hazards, and fatigue can all contribute to slower reaction times, making it essential for drivers to ...

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Elon Musk says Tesla will roll out paid robotaxi service to customers in June in Austin

Tesla is moving quickly to try to play catch-up with its main competition: Alphabet’s Waymo.

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Tesla Will Launch Robotaxi Service In Austin In June, Musk Says

Tesla's promise of launching fully self-driving cars is a decade old, but so far its vehicles have always required constant driver supervision. But CEO Elon Musk announced on Wednesday that the automaker's first true "unsupervised" self-driving system will be launched in June, starting in Austin as a paid ride-hailing service.

InsideEVs

Missing Middle, What Is It Good For?

Allowing duplexes and triplexes in single-family neighborhoods doesn't increase housing supply much. But it does give people more choices.

Reason

Texans land homegrown WR talent, Stefon Diggs replacement in PFF Mock Draft

The Houston Texans could bring back a former Cougar following a one-year stay in Austin.

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Multi-agency operation targeted immigrants in several Texas cities

Immigration authorities did not say how many people were detained or what kinds of offenses the people sought Sunday were suspected of doing.

The Texas Tribune

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Google to expand retail footprint with Austin, Texas store on the way

Google is starting to tease a “Google Domain Northside” retail location in Austin, Texas, which will mark its seventh U.S. store.

Android Central

Gaza ceasefire brings bittersweet relief to Texans with ties to the war-torn region

Israeli and Palestinian supporters in Texas welcome the tenuous halt to the war sparked by a 2023 attack with cautious optimism.

The Texas Tribune

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.

Texas Observer

Austin rents have fallen for nearly two years. Here’s why.

A massive apartment building boom in the Austin-Round Rock region has driven rents downward, real estate experts and housing advocates have said.

The Texas Tribune

This Obnoxious Custom Ducati Sidecar Is Looking For Its Forever Home

You could say that the custom motorcycle scene is unique because it’s where engineering meets art. From streamlined cafe racers to outlandish builds, it’s clear that the custom bike world has something for everyone. Some creations go for a clean and sophisticated look. Meanwhile, others throw any semblance of sense…

RideApart

Honda can't wait until MotoGP 2027 to take a step - Puig

It's very refreshing to hear Honda boss Alberto Puig talk about aspects of his life that are much more ordinary than those required of him as HRC team manager in the MotoGP world championship. At 58 years old and after seven years in the position, the former rider has experienced…

Motorsport

How Fort Worth supplanted Austin as Texas’ top boomtown

The growth is fueling higher rents and home prices in the North Texas city that was once seen as a more affordable option to Dallas and other major cities.

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TribCast: Power and influence under the pink dome

The Texas Tribune’s politics podcast digs into what the speaker’s race tells us about the next 140 days in Austin.

RideApart

Run, Don't Walk To a Real Deal Revolution Workshoppe in 2025

How was your 2024? Mine had good points and bad, as I suspect a lot of people did. But one of the things I did last year that I was unbelievably thrilled to do was hit not one, not two, but FOUR whole Real Deal Revolution Workshoppes over the summer.That's…

Texas Observer

Texas’ War on Drug Users

A mass casualty event last spring lays bare the state’s backward approach to the ongoing crisis spurred by fentanyl and other super-potent substances.

The Texas Tribune

Texas has a housing affordability crisis. Here’s how state lawmakers may tackle it in 2025.

A likely fight over how much power to take away from local governments may dominate the debate.

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Reason

President Lyndon B. Johnson's TV Station and the "Blind Trust"

I recently wrote about the purportedly "blind" trust created for President Jimmy Carter's peanut business. President Lyndon B. Johnson also… The post President Lyndon B. Johnson's TV Station and the "Blind Trust" appeared first on Reason.com.

Autosport

McLaren explains the development discipline behind its F1 world title

Avoiding the pitfalls of Formula 1's ground-effect machinery helped McLaren cap a staggering 18-month development curve in 2024 with its first F1 constructors' title for 26 years. McLaren started 2023 on the back foot, but promised a large upgrade that would revamp its first season under team principal Andrea Stella.…

Texas Observer

Booked Up in 2024: What to Read from a Strong Year in Texas Letters

Some Texas nonfiction, novels, and poems to get through those long winter nights.

Reason

Housing Policy 2024: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Cities and states are passing lots of productive reforms, local courts are increasingly striking them down, and local governments continue their harassment of homeless shelters.

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Clemson Seizes Opportunity As Texas Fails To Convert On Fourth Down

Clemson leads 31-17 against Texas after a failed fourth down conversion, setting the stage for an exciting final quarter in Austin.

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