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UT System leaders defend return to campuses, stand by Covid plans for fall 2020 semester

Daniel Salazar — Sun, 23 Aug 2020 11:00:00 +0000

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...

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Texas Longhorn football remains on the schedule this fall— for now

Daniel Salazar — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:51:38 +0000

College 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 ...

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Tesla tax incentives deal approved by Austin area’s Del Valle school district

Daniel Salazar — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:27:32 +0000

A 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.

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What does Austin City Limits cancellation mean for the capital city’s economy?

Daniel Salazar — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Austin 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...

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Abbott pauses Texas’ reopening as coronavirus cases, hospitalizations surge

Daniel Salazar — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 17:32:39 +0000

The 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...

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Financial details of proposed Tesla factory in Austin come to light

Daniel Salazar — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 00:04:20 +0000

Details 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.

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Talk of Tesla setting up in Austin strengthens

Daniel Salazar — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 01:39:44 +0000

Austin'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...

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Texas after Covid-19: Report dives into what the state should learn

Daniel Salazar — Mon, 18 May 2020 20:07:07 +0000

"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...

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Texas bars get Gov. Abbott’s green light to reopen

Daniel Salazar — Mon, 18 May 2020 19:57:25 +0000

Bars 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...

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More businesses in Texas allowed to reopen over next two weeks

Daniel Salazar — Tue, 05 May 2020 21:12:21 +0000

More 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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Sales tax revenue in Texas falls sharply amid coronavirus, oil downturns

Daniel Salazar — Tue, 05 May 2020 19:33:58 +0000

The financial pain from the coronavirus for state and local governments is just beginning.

State sales tax revenue in April totaled about $2.6 billion, a 9.3% decline from revenue in April 2019, according to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.

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SXSW canceled because of coronavirus concerns

Daniel Salazar — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 23:20:30 +0000

The 2020 version of South by Southwest will not happen after all.

Austin and Travis County officials said in a March 6 news conference that the festival will be canceled amid worries about the spread of the novel coronavirus.

"I've gone ahead and dec...

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State senator to take a new job at a Houston university

Daniel Salazar — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 20:10:53 +0000

Kirk Watson is leaving the Texas Legislature.

The former Austin mayor said in a Feb. 18 announcement that he would resign from the Texas Senate for a job in academia.

Watson will become founding dean of the University of Houston Hobby School of Publi...

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Texas city paves way for massive Amazon distribution facility

Daniel Salazar — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 14:24:57 +0000

The rezoning of about 94 acres of agricultural land in this Austin suburb paves the way for a 3.8 million-square-foot Amazon warehouse, which would be nearly four times the size of the largest Amazon facility in Houston.

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Texas no longer U-Haul’s No. 1 ‘growth state’

Daniel Salazar — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:57:36 +0000

The Lone Star State has lost its No. 1 title on U-Haul's annual ranking of the hottest states for where people are moving.

Florida topped Texas in terms of the largest ratio of U-Haul trucks entering the state versus leaving them, according to a Jan. ...

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Fresh Moody Center renderings unveiled as new arena, concert venue breaks ground at UT

Daniel Salazar — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 18:42:33 +0000

Austin's next big sports and entertainment venue is about to begin construction.

The University of Texas at Austin hosted a Dec. 3 groundbreaking event for the Moody Center, the next University of Texas basketball arena and major events venue. The Moo...

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