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University of Texas System leaders feel good about their approach to a fall semester unlike any other, even as the coronavirus pandemic scuttles college academic and athletic plans coast to coast.
In recent days, the spread of Covid-19 has forced some…
Read MoreCollege athletic conferences large and small have been pulling the plug on a fall football season due to the coronavirus pandemic. While the Big 12 plans to play on, the prospect of no Longhorn football games in Austin would be even more grim news for …
Read MoreA senior Tesla official said the East Austin site has “risen to the top” of the carmaker’s choices despite environmental and cost challenges associated with the location.
Read MoreAustin City Limits was already facing long odds of being held this fall. Now it’s officially canceled for 2020 and the economic ramifications will extend to many companies in a wide range of industries, from restaurants to hotels to retailers. As Visit…
Read MoreThe reopening of Texas is on hold as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations soar.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced June 25 the state would pause any further phases of lessened economic restrictions as cases of Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coron…
Read MoreDetails continue to pour in about a massive new electric vehicle manufacturing plant planned by Tesla Inc. in East Austin, from the company’s proposed investment to wages and more incentives.
Read MoreAustin’s top business attraction group has confirmed it is working with Tesla Inc. on a potential Gigafactory for the area.
Charisse Bodisch, the vice president of economic development at the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, said her organization h…
Read More“Recovery is not just about who can open their doors and when; it is about applying what we have learned from the pandemic to ensure that, going forward, our state is more resilient than it’s ever been,” according to a report penned by LBJ School profe…
Read MoreBars across Texas can reopen on May 22, Gov. Greg Abbott said.
“Bars, wine tasting rooms, craft breweries and similar businesses can open at a 25% capacity,” Abbott said during a May 18 news conference. “Those capacity limits do not apply to outdoor a…
Read MoreMore businesses will be allowed to reopen over the next couple of weeks in Texas.
Cosmetology salons, barbershops, hair salons, nail salons and tanning salons are able to open on May 8, Gov. Greg Abbott said during a May 5 press conference.
Gyms and …
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