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Austin's South Congress Avenue Dilemma, Tradition Clashes with Growth as Rents Skyrocket
South Congress Avenue, a central artery in the heart of Austin’s cultural and commercial landscape, witnesses the ongoing struggle between growth and tradition. According to the Austin Business Journal, the area has evolved from quirky local businesses to a hub of luxury retailers, with members of the local community feeling the pinch. The once accessible South Congress now demands about $200 per square foot for retail rent, the highest in the city.
The School of Civic Leadership Looks to Protect the American Experiment
Etched onto the side of the Main Building at the University of Texas at Austin is a verse taken from John’s Gospel: “Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” Justin Dyer says that this represents UT’s Austin’s North Star: “The university is a truth-seeking institution.”
Weather Service – Texas at Risk for Excessive Rainfall Monday
When you think of the Texas landscape you probably picture the beautiful wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country. Or maybe you're more of a mind to think of far west Texas and a more unforgiving landscape. Or perhaps your mind's eye sees the Piney Woods when you think of Texas.
Several Texas delegates coalesce behind Kamala Harris after Joe Biden abandons reelection
"Several Texas delegates coalesce behind Kamala Harris after Joe Biden abandons reelection" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.
Sunday Night Forecast: Wet Weather and Lower Temperatures Ahead
TONIGHT: 40% Chance of Storms Mainly After 1:00 A.M. Low 72. Calm.MONDAY: Partly Cloudy. 60% Chance of Storms. High 87. Calm.MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly Cloudy. 60% Chance of Storms. Low 71. Calm.TUESDAY: Mostly Cloudy. 60% Chance of Storms. High 85. Wind SW 3.Thunderstorms will continue each day throughout the week. Much of East Texas could receive […]
Republican former state Rep. Jim Pitts has died at 77
Former state Rep. Jim Pitts, a Waxahachie Republican who served as chief budget writer for the Texas House for close to a decade, died shortly before midnight on Saturday. He was 77. Pitts died at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas surrounded by his loved ones, according to a Sunday...
IBWC head tells South Texas leaders Mexico will send ‘some water’
U.S. International Boundary and Water Commissioner Maria-Elena Giner met privately this week in the Rio Grande Valley with local leaders and told them that Mexico does intend to send some water it owes to South Texas, but leaders tell Border Report they worry it won't be enough as the region and farmers suffer.
Billy F Gibbons of ZZ Top fame to headline fundraising concert for Wimberley photographer's Antarctica adventure
, Texas legend Billy F Gibbons of ZZ Top fame is headlining a July 30 fundraiser for the Antarctica- bound team of Rodney Bursiel and Australian filmmaker James Douglas Cooper. The intrepid National Geographic award-winning photographer from Wimberley and filmmaker Cooper are traveling to the world’s southernmost continent in 2025 to document the continent’s fragile ecosystem. Preproduction for the documentary film, renamed “True South: An Antarctica Story,” has already begun. Once both men make the challenging journey through the notoriously dangerous Drake’s Passage, they will spend 30 days in a purpose- built sailing boat with six other people, filming its topography and...
Three dead, one seriously injured in fiery wrong-way crash on IH-37 South
SAN ANTONIO - Three people are dead and one is hospitalized after a crash involving a wrong-way driver on the South Side. The crash happened around 1:50 am Sunday on IH-37 South and Southton Road. Police said they received calls of a wrong-way pick-up truck traveling Northbound in the Southbound...
I saw $17,000 stolen from my bank account after I got one suspicious phone call, I should have hung up right away
A BANK account holder shared how over $17,000 disappeared from her funds after one phone call. Missy Edwards said she believed her bank, Wells Fargo, had attempted to call her but instead, she became a scam victim. Edwards, from Pearland, Texas, around 20 miles south of Houston, said she received...
Texas announces tax-free weekend for back-to-school shopping
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar has announced the annual Sales Tax Holiday, set for August 9-11, 2024, allowing shoppers to purchase qualifying items tax-free. The tax-free weekend applies to most clothing, footwear, school supplies, and backpacks sold for less than $100, whether bought in-store or online from Texas-based sellers. "The Comptroller encourages all taxpayers to support Texas businesses while saving money on tax-free purchases," stated the press release.
Weather Service – Texas at Risk for Excessive Rainfall Monday
When you think of the Texas landscape you probably picture the beautiful wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country. Or maybe you're more of a mind to think of far west Texas and a more unforgiving landscape. Or perhaps your mind's eye sees the Piney Woods when you think of Texas.
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