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Construction continues on Space X building on 858 FM 1209 in Bastrop County on Dec. 11, 2024. Patricia Lim/KUT News

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Texas gives Elon Musk’s SpaceX $17.3M to expand manufacturing site near Austin

Lauren McGaughy

Starlink, a division of Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX that provides satellite internet service across the world, received the second largest grant in a new state fund meant to support the semiconductor business in Texas.

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U.S. Rep. Keith Self cuts short committee hearing after colleague objects to him misgendering member

Kayla Guo | The Texas Tribune

The City of Austin will have to change its ballot for November.

Gabriel C. Pérez

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Austin Wants You: City hiring campaign targets dismissed federal employees

Luz Moreno-Lozano

Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price speaks during a commissioner's court meeting.

Bret Jaspers

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Federal jury says Dallas County judge, commissioner did not violate speaker's First Amendment rights

Marina Trahan Martinez

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A U.S. influencer outrages Australians by snatching a baby wombat from its mom

Rachel Treisman

Outdoor enthusiast Sam Jones left Australia after posting a video of herself separating a baby wombat from its mom on a dark road. Australians are cheering her departure and worrying about the animal.
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How the pandemic changed the world of disease control for worse -- and for better

Gabrielle Emanuel

Five years after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, there has been progress — and backsliding in the way the world responds to infectious disease.
Julian Thomas

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Vice President JD Vance gets booed at The Kennedy Center

Elizabeth Blair

Symphony orchestra audiences aren't known for their rowdiness, but the Vice President and Second Lady Usha Vance were loudly booed by the crowd as they entered the Concert Hall Thursday night.
Jose Luis Magana

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FTC asks to delay Amazon trial over 'dire' resources, then quickly backtracks

Alina Selyukh

The Federal Trade Commission is in a "dire resource situation," a federal lawyer said on a call about its major lawsuit against Amazon. Within hours, he retracted the claim.

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Following Trump's lead, Abbott orders state workers to return to offices

Andrew Weber

The governor quietly directed heads of state agencies to phase out hybrid-work schedules. It's unclear whether there's a hard deadline or if agencies could permit some workers to continue to work remotely.
Texas

Longtime Houston Mayor and Congressman Sylvester Turner dies at age 70

Sarah Grunau

Turner's death came just months after he won Texas’ 18th Congressional District race. He served eight years as Houston's mayor after 27 years in the Texas House of Representatives.
Texas

What Trump’s tariffs could mean for your wallet

Lucio Vasquez | The Texas Newsroom

From produce to new cars, economists say Texas will be particularly hamstrung by the new tariffs.
Texas

Refugees in Texas face uncertain future after federal funds dry up

Stella M. Chávez

A nonprofit is suing the federal government for the $36 million it says it’s owed to help refugees with things like buying food and paying rent.
Texas

General Services Administration lists several federal buildings to sell — surprising some occupant

Paul Flahive

More than 440 properties nationwide were listed as 'disposable.' Many—from the VA to the federal judiciary—have hundreds of workers. Two dozen in Texas include properties officed in by congressmembers, including Sen. Ted Cruz.
Texas

Vice President JD Vance visits Eagle Pass on Wednesday

Marian Navarro

He was expected to get an aerial tour of the border city, visit an immigration processing center and deliver remarks on the Trump administration's immigration enforcement policies in Shelby Park, a public park on the banks of the Rio Grande seized by the State of Texas.

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