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Cedar Park greenlights $1M grant for Firefly's HQ expansion In exchange, Firefly committed to hiring 300 new full-time workers with an average salary of $140,000 by the end of 2027.

Last week, the city of @cedarparktx.bsky.social unanimously approved a $1 million grant for @firefly-aerospace.bsky.social to expand its headquarters.

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Tesla hiring for Cybercab production at Gigafactory in Austin Musk has claimed production of the vehicle will move much faster than a standard car manufacturing line and could produce a Cybercab every 5 seconds.

#Tesla has posted at least 30 new positions tied to the two-seater robotaxi's production at its #Austin gigafactory.

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Trader Joe's to bring fifth location to Austin area by 2027 Construction on the 12,000-square-foot store is set to begin in January.

Trader Joe's is planning a $5.7 million store along FM 1431 near Whitestone Boulevard in Cedar Park

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Austin group delivers over 21K signatures to halt convention center expansion The group wants to redirect hotel tax money to parks, music and arts instead of the convention center.

A group trying to stop Austin's convention center expansion handed over thousands of petition signatures on Monday. www.kvue.com/article/news...

Historic Buda train depot to return downtown for 2026 transformation The city's original train depot is returning to Downtown Buda in early November.

The city's original train depot is returning to Downtown Buda in early November.

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Texas sellers face new sales tax on eBay, Poshmark and Etsy fees Sellers already pay listing fees and commissions to those websites, but now they'll have to pay sales tax on the fees, too.

Texas sellers face new sales tax on eBay, Poshmark and Etsy fees

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Leander approves new affordable housing development with single-family homes The developer, Cascade Homes, will be exempt from property taxes, while the Travis County Housing Authority owns the project.

Leander approves new affordable housing development with single-family homes

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Texas jails see 30% rise in ICE detainer requests under Trump administration A detainer is when local jails are asked to hold someone for 48 hours so federal agents can take them into custody for possible deportation.

#Texas jails see 30% rise in #ICE detainer requests under #Trump administration

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San Marcos set to expand airport with $1.7M federal land purchase San Marcos plans to expand its airport after buying land from the U.S. Department of Labor.

San Marcos set to expand airport with $1.7M federal land purchase. Officials say the long-term goal is to support larger aircraft operations.

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Southwest eyes anchor spot as Austin airport expands The Dallas-based airline currently has 10 gates at the airport and could grow to 18 gates with the expansion.

The Dallas-based airline currently has 10 gates at the airport and could grow to 18 gates with the expansion.

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Kendra Scott returns as CEO of her company as 3 executives depart The company said it's entering an "exciting new chapter of expansion" after a record year of growth.

Kendra Scott returns as CEO of her company as 3 executives depart

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Texas AG takes aim at AI chatbots for posing as mental health services for kids “In today’s digital age, we must continue to fight to protect Texas kids from deceptive and exploitative technology,” said Ken Paxton.

#Texas AG #Paxton takes aim at #AI chatbots including #Meta for posing as mental health services for kids.

Southwest eyes anchor spot as Austin airport expands The Dallas-based airline currently has 10 gates at the airport and could grow to 18 gates with the expansion.

The #Dallas based airline currently has 10 gates at the airport and could grow to 18 gates with the expansion in #Austin.

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An UNO pop-up bar is coming to Austin --

An UNO pop-up bar is coming to Austin https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/uno-pop-up-bar-austin-texas/269-c9cceac9-396c-43e8-812c-a6b71903aabf 

Gov. Greg Abbott says emails with Elon Musk are too ‘intimate and embarrassing’ to make public When we asked for the emails, the governor’s office said some of the correspondence with the billionaire and his companies contains “intimate” information that isn’t of “legitimate concern to the publ...

NEW: As part of my effort to track Elon Musk's influence in Texas, I asked for his emails with Gov. Greg Abbott for the last several months.

Abbott's office rejected my request, saying the records are too "intimate and embarrassing" to release. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege

Grok's latest update makes the AI search Musk's views before answering questions --

Grok's latest update makes the AI search Musk's views before answering questions https://www.kvue.com/article/news/nation-world/latest-grok-chatbot-update/507-0b347502-bef2-46bc-bdeb-c6ea10ba5248

Lampasas River surges as flash floods hit Central Texas Flash flooding and high water levels struck Lampasas, even causing the Lampasas River to surge from 10 to 33 feet.

Flash flooding and high water levels struck Central Texas, causing the Lampasas River to surge from 10 to 33 feet.

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Have you volunteered with the city's Accessible Parking Enforcement Volunteer Program? We want to hear from you!

These Austin food trucks are among the best in the US: Yelp --

These Austin food trucks are among the best in the US: Yelp https://www.kvue.com/article/life/food/austin-food-trucks-best-us-yelp/269-10c8fefb-e4f5-48d8-a9f7-0ded61ac6835 

Texans invited to vote on new design for horned lizard license plate --

Texans invited to vote on new design for horned lizard license plate https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-horned-lizard-license-plate-design-vote/269-be7ded8d-3053-4af9-927f-5ee04ed68b9c 

Is there a McDonald's boycott? What you need to know. The boycott is being called for by The People's Union USA, an advocacy group aiming to organize working-class Americans.

Earlier this year, McDonald's ended some of its diversity practices by retiring specific goals for achieving diversity at senior leadership levels.

With only 8% built, Texas quietly defunds state border wall program Just 8% of the 805 miles the state identified for construction is complete, which has cost taxpayers more than $3 billion to date.

Four years after Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas would be the first state to build its own border wall, lawmakers have quietly stopped funding the project. (via Texas Tribune)

CapMetro temporarily closes Downtown Station due to Austin Convention Center construction It's unclear at this time when the station will reopen.

CapMetro announced that it is temporarily suspending service to its Downtown Station due to construction at the Austin Convention Center.

Owner of long-time Downtown Austin restaurant dies Scott Zublin is credited with saving the nearly 50-year-old restaurant when he bought it more than 20 years ago.

The man credited with saving Texas Chili Parlor more than 20 years ago has died.

This Austin restaurant co-owner just received a James Beard Award Birdie's in East Austin was one of only two Texas spots to be featured on the 2025 list.

Birdie's in East Austin is gaining national recognition after it received an award for its beverages services.

Hideout Theater's days are numbered at its Congress Avenue location The coffeehouse and theater says it has until September to find a new location.

The Hideout has until September to find a new location.

Austin-based company joins work to bring air taxis to life The pilotless aircraft can carry four passengers up to 100 miles at a cost similar to an Uber ride.

#skygrid developed by #Austin #texas based #SparkCognition is now a subsidiary of #Wisk Aerospace. Both companies are owned by #Boeing. The pilotless aircraft can carry 4 people up to 100 miles at a cost similar to an #Uber.

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As SXSW London kicks off, Austin mayor visits UK South by Southwest said the new conference has an emphasis on European creative endeavors and also features the company's first visual arts and fashion components.

#sxsw is having its first #London festival this week and #Austin mayor Kirk Watson was in attendance to help kick things off.

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Austin-based neurotechnology company completes first implantation of brain-computer device in a human The company's CEO said the device is designed to restore communication for people with severe motor impairments caused by certain conditions.

#Austin based #neurotech company #paradromics completes first implantation of brain-computer device in a human

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Indeed CEO steps down to tackle AI and human rights issues He will be replaced by the company's former CEO, Hisayuki "Deko" Idekoba, who led the company from 2013 to 2019.

The CEO of #Austin based job website #indeed is stepping down from the company.

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