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Texas House approves sweeping limits on local regulations in GOP’s latest jab at blue cities

City officials say the full scope of the legislation advanced Tuesday is still unclear, but it would limit their ability to issue worker protections, water restrictions and more.

The Texas Tribune

Girl, 14, dies a week after Austin shooting

Officers found the girl about 8:15 p.m. on April 10 in the 100 block of North Lorel Avenue with a gunshot wound in the buttocks.

Chicago Sun-Times

Why Homelessness Is Worse in California Than in Texas

Today, the Lone Star state counts 90 homeless people per every 100,000 residents. In California, the problem is almost five times as bad.

Reason

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How Alex Rins' Austin MotoGP win will change his role at Honda

Three days after demanding more attention from Honda regarding the development of its 2023 bike, Alex Rins brought out his best in Austin to take a resounding victory that will undoubtedly lead the Japanese marque to give him more prominence.

Autosport

Is Elon Musk creating a utopian city? The hellish, heavenly history of company towns

The Tesla founder has broken ground on a plot in Texas, while Google and Meta are building workers’ homes in California. Should we be celebrating or worrying?

The Guardian - UK

Williams brothers launch new city-based team in Austin, Texas

Brothers Justin and Cory Williams have announced the launch of the city-based team, the Austin Aviators, which made its official debut at the Redlands Bicycle Classics this past weekend.

Cycling Weekly

‘Use it or lose it’ bill that could strip inactive Texas voters’ registration advances

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate approved a “use it or lose it” voter bill Monday that could purge voters from registration rolls who skip two federal elections.

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Law enforcement says no explosives detected after bomb threat called in to state Capitol

The Texas Department of Public Safety did a sweep of Capitol grounds with K-9 dogs and found no explosive devices.

The Texas Tribune

Rins rules in Austin after Bagnaia blunder

Austin (AFP) - Alex Rins won Sunday's attritional Grand Prix of the Americas following a blunder from Ducati's MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia.

AFP

Man killed, another wounded in Austin shooting

About 3:55 a.m., two men were on a sidewalk in the 500 block of North Lamon Avenue when two people approached them and opened fire, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bagnaia dominates Grand Prix of the Americas MotoGP sprint

Austin (AFP) - World champion Francesco Bagnaia breezed to a comfortable win in the Grand Prix of the Americas MotoGP sprint on Saturday.

AFP

Bagnaia grabs pole for Grand Prix of the Americas

Austin (AFP) - MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia clinched pole position for Sunday's Grand Prix of the Americas in Texas.

AFP

Booming Scranton, falling San Jose: The latest home price data for the nation’s 400 largest housing markets

These 7 charts tell us what's happening to home prices.

Fortune

Shooting at Austin business kills 1, wounds another

A gunman entered a bar in the 5400 block of West Madison Street and opened fire into a crowd just after 8 p.m., police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Chicago Tribune

As Walmart closes stores in Chicago, community leaders raise concerns about health care, pharmacy access

Kimberly Jackson-Miller, a resident of Chicago’s Burnside neighborhood, has been a customer of the Walmart in Chatham since it opened more than a decade ago.

The Texas Tribune

TribCast: A major Texas abortion case and a potential Gov. Greg Abbott pardon in a murder trial

In this week’s episode, we discuss an attempt to use the courts in Texas to restrict the use of an abortion drug and Gov. Greg Abbott’s potential pardon of an Army sergeant found guilty of murdering a protester in Austin.

RideApart

2023 Handbuilt Motorcycle Show Touches Down In Austin This Weekend

The 2023 Handbuilt Motorcycle Show is taking place in Austin, Texas in April, with a combination of custom motorcycles, hot rods, live entertainment, and more.

The Texas Tribune

Unsealed evidence shows racist comments, threats of violence made by Daniel Perry before killing of Austin protester

Gov. Greg Abbott has said he wants to pardon Perry, who was convicted by a Travis County jury last week.

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Tribune News Service

Father of BLM protestor slain by Army sergeant speaks out after Abbott pushes for pardon

Steve Foster remembers how nervous he felt as he flew to Austin from Denver late on April 5 — it was the first time in the state capital since 2020, the year his son was gunned down while attending a Black Lives Matter protest in the city with his fiancée.

Texas Observer

Austin PD’s Bad DNA Analysis Nearly Cost This Man His Life

Billy Faircloth was sentenced to 60 years in prison, but an appeals court overturned his conviction.

Tribune News Service

Bill requiring Texas schools to tell parents what books kids check out passes

AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Senate passed a proposal Thursday that would require schools to inform parents of all books their children check out of campus libraries.

The Texas Tribune

With tweet about a pardon, Gov. Greg Abbott injects politics into Texas’ criminal justice system

In an unprecedented use of his power, the Republican governor moved to pardon Daniel Perry less than a day after an Austin jury convicted him in the murder of protester Garrett Foster.

The Independent UK

Juror slams Greg Abbott as he seeks to pardon man who murdered BLM protester

The governor determined he would pardon Perry less than 24 hours after the murder conviction was announced

Fortune

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is doubling down on his return to office mandate

Amazon’s New York and Austin offices reportedly won’t be ready to open until September, despite a mandate for staff to be back at their desks from May.

Tribune News Service

Senate passes critical race theory ban at Texas’ public universities

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate gave initial approval Tuesday to a bill that aims to ban teaching critical race theory from classrooms and lessons on public college campuses.

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