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Cancer testing company to pay $900K to settle Stark Law violation allegations
Palo Alto, Calif.-based oncology company Guardant Health will pay $913,933 to settle allegations it violated Stark Law. The Justice Department alleged that Guardant submitted claims and received payments from Medicare for laboratory services that had been referred in violation of Stark Law. Guardant also allegedly knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims for payments.
The War And The Treaty: Country Singers Reveal Shocking Item They Found Backstage
The War & Treaty were gracing award show stages, receiving Grammy nominations, and even achieving their first-ever platinum single before Cowboy Carter made waves and showed what some people really thought of black people being in the country music realm. However, success and recognition for musicians of color in the...
Texas Expands Wildlife Conservation with New Bat Boxes Along I-35 in Austin Amid Construction Projects
Tourists flocking to Texas for the summer are set for a flighty surprise, thanks to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Beyond preparing for peak travel season, TxDOT is expanding its wildlife conservation efforts by adding 18 new bat boxes at the Walnut Creek Bridge along I-35 in Austin. This move aims to provide replacement roosts for the displaced Brazilian free-tailed bats, which faced habitat disruption due to ongoing construction work, according to a report by TxDOT.
UT’s Texas Institute for Electronics awarded $840M for tech research and development
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin's (UT) Texas Institute for Electronics is getting a large amount of money from the U.S. Department of Defense to continue its work with research and development related to semiconductor chips. The technology the money will go toward can be used...
Bidding farewell to a friend
Under the roof of the Spivey Pavilion at Lions Foundation Park was gathered a small circle of relatives and friends to pay tribute to a man who originally hailed from the other side of the world, but lived out the final years of his life in Liberty Hill. Kebede Bekele...
Neuralink is building a $14.7M site in Austin, TX
Elon Musk’s Neuralink company is building a $14.7 million site in Austin, Texas. According to MYSA, Neuralink plans to build new offices in Central Texas. A recent filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) revealed that Neuralink’s new offices will be at 2200 Caldwell Lane, Del Valle, TX 78617.
'Take care of other people': Former Magnolia Cafe West staff hold emotion-packed reunions
You remember that time when you worked at the fun place. Where everyone who punched the clock was a bit quirky. Some of them might have appeared out of place at first, but everyone eventually fit in. True, a fair share of dramas ensued. Some people misbehaved. Yet the job...
Reporter interview mixup leads to embarassing error
Media Day events can be daunting exercises for any media members. For those who cover Texas Longhorns football, the 2024 SEC Media Days were an especially formidable experience as they had to find their footing in the school’s first year in the conference. For those hosting live shows from the media event, there was a Read more... The post Texas football show has incredibly awkward interview blunder appeared first on Awful Announcing.
Smithson Valley alumnus Trey Moore lands on All-SEC football team
Texas Longhorns linebacker Trey Moore was selected to the 2024 SEC preseason third-team as voted on by the league’s media members at SEC Media Days. The UTSA transfer is one of 13 Longhorns to make the preseason All-SEC football teams. Out of Smithson Valley High School, Moore was a...
Austin Leads Nation with Significant 9.5% Drop in Rent Prices as Southern Cities See Decline
The housing market in Austin, Texas, has shown a notable decrease in rent prices for June, as reported by Newsweek. As the city witnessed the most substantial rent price drop nationally, by 9.5 percent year-over-year, according to Realtor.com, this change is indicative of a broader movement in the South, where housing units have increased due to a surge of new construction responding to the initial mass migration of the post-pandemic era.
Texas' beach volleyball program to compete in the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association
Not all Texas Longhorns are heading to the SEC. Texas announced Friday that its beach volleyball program will compete next year in the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association. Texas is now in the Southeastern Conference, which does not have beach volleyball. The Longhorns are joining other beach volleyball schools such as LSU, Florida State...
Weekend rundown with Good Party ATX featuring events that give back to the community
The weekend is here which means so if our good friend Sarah Wolf, Founder of Good Party ATX and she's not alone! We have to give a round of paws for our guest, Tajin! He is starring in Legally Blonde the Musical during their stop here in Austin with Zilker Theater Productions. Tajin is available for adoption from Austin Animal Center.
Heat-related Texas deaths climb after Beryl left millions without power for days or longer
SPRING, Texas (AP) — As the temperature soared in the Houston-area home Janet Jarrett shared with her sister after losing electricity in Hurricane Beryl, she did everything she could to keep her 64-year-old sibling cool. But on their fourth day without power, she awoke to hear Pamela Jarrett, who...
Storms on the way in North Texas? Rain chances rise this week
NORTH TEXAS -- First things first, rain on the radar! A few thunderstorms are trying to expand to our northwest as a result of a quick impulse diving through Oklahoma. This could bring some showers and thunderstorms into the Metroplex to start our Sunday. I wouldn't mind waking up to some thunder! Isn't that the best? Here's one of the higher-resolution models showing some activity proliferating ahead of this impulse tomorrow and maybe some rumbles of thunder. A few storms could also fire in DFW, and a few with gusty winds, Sunday afternoon and evening, but I'm not worried about a widespread...
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