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2 Austin-area businesses named finalists for H-E-B's 'Quest for Texas Best'
AUSTIN, Texas — Two small businesses from the Austin area are among 10 finalists for H-E-B's 2024 "Quest for Texas Best" competition. Birria Queen's Birria Seasoning Bombs and Certified Country Lemonade's Frozen Lemonade & Sweet Tea are representing Austin in the finals. The Birria Seasoning Bombs – which resemble...
Round 2 of the Irish Illustrated Dunk Contest
Once again, we've embedded the videos for individual matchups below. Beneath each video, there's also a Google Form where fans can vote on each winner. You may also watch the highlight reels and vote for Round 2 matchups on the Irish Illustrated Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter) and YouTube accounts.
Austin's city manager wants "additional time" to consider police chief finalists
Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax says he’ll take more time to consider which one of two finalists will move forward in the city’s search for its next police chief, aiming to not rush the process.
Candidates for office can spend campaign money on event tickets. But on clothing? Not so fast.
Austin mayoral candidate Carmen Llanes Pulido may have violated campaign finance rules by spending nearly $400 of her campaign finance contributions on clothing and beauty supplies. The rules are used to hold candidates and officeholders accountable for how they raise money and what they are spending it on. But campaign...
UT College of Pharmacy program is looking to expand patient access
The College of Pharmacy is in the beginning stages of creating a collaborative program called Texas PharmCare, which will help combat barriers and allow pharmacists to easily access medical information necessary to assist patients with obtaining needed medication treatment. Samuel Poloyac, dean of the College of Pharmacy, shared the program’s...
Olive Garden owners to buy Mexican restaurant chain for $605M
The owner of several high-profile chain restaurants is adding another brand to its portfolio. Darden Restaurants, Inc., which also owns Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Yard House and Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, recently announced it will acquire Chuy’s Holdings, Inc. in a $605 million deal, according to a news release.
Staying in his lane: Texas alumni swimmer Carson Foster will swim for gold in Paris
In only a few days, Texas alumni swimmer Carson Foster will swim in Paris in the 200 and 400m individual medley as a first-time Olympian. But, it was only a few years ago when Foster was at the lowest point in his career. “(The) 2021 Trials was probably the hardest...
'I'm afraid' | Trespasser caught on camera puts neighbors on edge
AUSTIN, Texas — A couple in South Austin said they're on edge after they captured a man on surveillance video peering into their home on two different nights. Preferring not to share their names due to safety concerns, the couple described the unnerving feeling of someone violating their privacy. A week ago, they moved into the Tanglewood Forest neighborhood and they said they already had two cameras installed. It was when one of them checked the footage that they noticed a man that had hopped the fence.
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