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Despite GOP gains across the state, voters in the Austin-area suburb of Round Rock rejected conservative school board candidates

Slates of conservative candidates endorsed by the Republican Party of Texas failed to flip school boards in several suburban races across Texas, including in Round Rock and Wylie.

The Texas Tribune

Voter intimidation in 2022 follows a long history of illegal, and racist, bullying

In Travis County, Texas, home to Austin, a local Republican Party official allegedly knocked on people’s doors in November 2022 to accuse people who cast ballots by mail of having been ineligible to vote.

The Conversation

Texas lawmakers target property taxes, election fraud and transgender people in new legislation ahead of 2023 session

Thousands of bills are expected to be filed for the legislative session that begins in January. Lawmakers are expected to have a budget surplus when they return to Austin.

The Texas Tribune

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Elon Musk fans spend £500,000 on GOAT monument in honour of controversial Twitter owner

The world's richest man will be presented with the statue at his Tesla HQ in Austin, Texas, next month

Daily Mirror

TCU Rides Underdog Mantra to Keep Dream Season Rolling

As they’ve done for the last decade when playing in Austin, the Horned Frogs took care of business in a physical matchup to remain undefeated.

Sports Illustrated

No. 4 TCU sends message with physical victory at No. 18 Texas

AUSTIN, Texas — In front of the second-largest crowd for a Texas home game, No. 4 TCU took a 10-3 lead into the final quarter of a battle that had Big 12 and national implications.

Tribune News Service

TCU Escapes Texas With Crucial Win, Earns Big 12 Title Game Berth

The Horned Frogs faced a tough road test in Austin and inched closer to a potential College Football Playoff berth.

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Boy, 17, shot in Austin

The teen was listed in good condition at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jordan Spieth will be in Austin Saturday to be guest picker on College GameDay

Spieth's Longhorns take on No. 4 TCU tonight at 7:30 p.m. on ABC.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan ruled unlawful

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge in Texas struck down the Biden administration’s sweeping student loan forgiveness plan, calling it “one of the largest exercises of legislative power without congressional authority in the history of the United States.”

Tribune News Service

Texas elects 3 openly LGBT Black state lawmakers

AUSTIN, Texas — The number of LGBT, Black state lawmakers in Texas is about to triple.

Tribune News Service

Chicagoan’s Austin home gets ‘godsend’ repairs, looking back on the 2022 midterms and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Republicans narrowly increase their majorities in Texas Legislature

Republican incumbents are successfully defending their seats while the party appears to be making inroads in South Texas.

The Texas Tribune

Austin mayor’s race heading to a runoff, Dallas county judge wins reelection

In three key local elections, the Austin mayoral race will be decided in a runoff, Republican Tim O’Hare won the Tarrant County judge race and Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins won reelection.

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Five Texas cities vote to decriminalize having small amounts of marijuana

Voters in Denton, San Marcos, Killeen, Elgin and Harker Heights overwhelmingly supported the local ballot propositions to decriminalize low-level possession. These moves followed Austin voters’ similar decision in May.

Chicago Sun-Times

2 teens wounded in Austin shooting

Both boys were struck in the leg and taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man charged with stabbing, dismembering person whose remains were found separately in Austin alleys

The remains were found over five days within blocks of the suspect’s home.

Motorsport

Alpine: Austin F1 protest drew "line in the sand" for black-and-orange flag

Alpine believes its protest of Fernando Alonso’s penalty in Austin helped draw a “line in the sand” for using the black-and-orange flag in Formula 1 for minor damage.

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Autosport

Alpine: Austin F1 protest drew ‘line in the sand’ for black and orange flag

Alpine believes its protest of Fernando Alonso’s penalty in Austin helped draw a “line in the sand” for using the black and orange flag in Formula 1 for minor damage.

Tribune News Service

Texas early voting down significantly from 2018 midterm election, final numbers show

AUSTIN, Texas — Early voting statewide and in key North Texas counties this year was down significantly from the 2018 midterm election, according to the Texas secretary of state.

Salon

When fentanyl came to a Texas school

The first fentanyl-related deaths of students in an area south of Austin, Texas, were reported over the summer

Axios

These are America's fastest-growing cities

New research points to technology and young employees fueling population shifts.

Tribune News Service

Ads against Abbott, other Texas Republicans by shadowy group test campaign ethics law

AUSTIN, Texas — The third biggest spender in Texas elections this year is a shadowy group that has not disclosed any information to the state, and is testing the limits of campaign ethics law, experts said.

Motor1

First F1 Race: A Freshly Minted Racing Fan Takes In The US GP

Our racing neophyte soaks up the stardom, access, and motorsports drama at the US Grand Prix in Austin.

Chicago Sun-Times

Human remains found by trash collectors in Austin

The remains had apparently been brought to an alley on the West Side and dumped there, a source said.

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