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This city was 'the biggest winner' of COVID tech migration
A year after the pandemic canceled its signature tech and arts conference, SXSW, Austin...
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SXSW cancels its 400K-person conference due to coronavirus
SXSW has officially announced it will cancel its tech and music conference slated for March 13th to 22nd in Austin, TX due to concerns around coronavirus, though it’s exploring rescheduling.
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Austin Bat Refuge on Instagram: “Hi Poco! Sorry to disturb you, but we found your pup hanging low on the netting this morning.
Red bat gets her pup back. So touching.
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Head injuries, broken bones plague e-scooter users as more data rolls in
A three-month period in Austin, Texas, saw 20 injuries per 100,000 rides.
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Apple to invest $1 billion in new Austin campus
The company will also open new offices in Seattle, San Diego and the L.A. area. Apple plans to build a new $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas, adding thousands of jobs, while also setting up new large offices in Seattle, San Diego and the Los Angeles area.
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Massage parlor busted after hundreds of condoms clog pipes
A husband and wife accused of running a prostitution ring posing as a massage parlor in northwest Austin were revealed after hundreds of condoms clogged part of their sewage system. On Feb. 7, a detective was assigned to investigate Jade Massage Therapy, at 11416 N. Farm to Market 620 -- near Anderson Mill Road -- after getting a tip from the property's management company about possible prostitution at the massage parlor. It was the second such tip the Austin Police Department had received in the last three months.
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Dead Texas bombing suspect identified as local man, 23
An unemployed 23-year-old man suspected of a three-week bombing campaign in Texas that killed two people and injured five others before blowing himself up on the side of a highway was identified by local media on Wednesday. The suspect was identified as Mark Anthony Conditt, of Pflugerville, Texas,
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'Serial bomber' behind deadly Texas blasts
Police say the latest explosion, following deadly parcel bombings, may have been tripwire-activated.
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Austin Package Bombs Appear to Be Targeting Prominent Black Families
The two people killed by the bombs are both linked to a historic black church in the Texas capital.
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2nd explosion rocks Austin hours after blast at a home kills a teen, injures a woman
A second explosion rocked Austin, Texas, hours after an earlier blast, which was apparently caused by a package left on a porch, killed a teen and injured a woman. The first blast, reported about 6:44 a.m., killed a male teenager and injured a woman in her 40s. The second explosion today injured another.
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Man dressed as Santa opens fire at Halloween party, three people shot
A man dressed as Santa Claus is accused of shooting three people, two critically, at a Halloween party in Austin, Texas early Sunday. Austin police said the shooter is in custody. The gunman knew the victims and had been attending the party, according to police detective Lee Knouse. Austin-Travis County EMS said a man and a woman were critically injured, and a third suffered serious injuries. Police said a fourth victim refused medical treatment at the scene.
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Uber, Lyft returning to Austin on Monday
Uber and Lyft are returning to Austin on Monday, the same day Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign ride-hailing legislation passed by Texas lawmakers.
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The Show
Will Bill and the Lost Knobs
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Austin called “greatest city for barbecue in the world” in Texas Monthly
It's nothing you haven't heard (and hopefully tasted) before, but Texas Monthly's barbecue editor Daniel Vaughn, aka "BBQ Snob," recently said "It can’t be denied that Austin is now the greatest city for barbecue in the world."
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