Austin|News|
Austin Workshop To Explore Coronavirus-Spurred Financial Aid
Virtual presentation on federal financial resources for businesses, non-profits and the self-employed impacted by pandemic set for July 23.
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Hello. My name is Tony Cantu, and I cover the Austin region for Patch -- including the outlying communities of Cedar Park, Leander, Pflugerville and Round Rock, I started my career at the San Antonio Light before an expanded internship at the Wall Street Journal inspired me to pursue business writing for many years at such publications as the San Antonio Business Journal, Dallas Business Journal, Hispanic Business and others. I've also written for the Austin Chronicle, San Antonio Current, Hispanic, and other publications. Please don't hesitate to reach me with any story ideas, tips, comments, or, yes, even complaints. My email is antonio.cantu@patch.com. And thank you for reading!
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North Austin-Pflugerville, TX|News|
5 Suspects Sought In Austin Convenience Store Robbery
Police said the suspects followed the victim to a home where he was attacked and robbed before being able to call 9-1-1.
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Austin|News|
Pedestrian Killed Trying To Cross Interstate 35 Identified
The incident dates to Friday, July 10, just after 4:30 a.m. along the 11800 block of North Interstate 35.
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Austin|News|
Travis County Gains 413 More Coronavirus Cases, 6 New Deaths
Data show the historical illness count has now grown to 16,983 as health officials grapple with increased community spread of COVID-19.
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Round Rock, TX|News|
WilCo Officials Celebrate Brushy Creek Trail Completion
Completion of Brushy Creek Regional Trail Phase V located in Precinct is a project worth singing about, and county officials did just that.
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Austin|News|
Mosquitos Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Austin
A sample of mosquitos testing positive for West Nile virus emerged from the 78756 area code, health officials said Thursday.
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Austin|News|
4 More Die Of Coronavirus In Williamson County
The deaths of 4 women ranging in ages from their 60s to 70s raise the total fatality count to 65 and a 3-week total of 30 deaths.
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Austin|News|
Texas Achieves Grim Record With 129 Coronavirus Deaths In 1 Day
The new single-day high for fatalities supplants a record 110 deaths that was just set on Wednesday.
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Austin|News|
WilCo Mosquito Samples Test Positive For West Nile Virus
Two expanded trap sites were set up after last week's positive mosquito sample at an area park.
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Austin|News|
Reward Offered In Case Of Missing Austin Woman
Susanna Duncan, 22, was last seen on April 21 at the intersection of Interstate 35 and 7th Street just after 4 a.m.
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Austin|News|
Austin Drive-In Film Festival Details Released
Organizers of the popular film series have added a fifth weekend in August due to popular demand.
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Austin|News|
Boxer Travell Mazion, 24, Killed In Austin Car Collision
Nicknamed 'Black Magic, the young pugilist with a tremendous punching power had an undefeated, 17-0 record.
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Austin|News|
Travis County Coronavirus Count Tops 16.5K Cases, 4 New Deaths
The historical illness count is now 16,570 with a fatality count of 184 since the governor led an early, aggressive economic reopening.
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Austin|News|
Talk To Focus On Coronavirus Impact On Austin African Americans
Austin Public Health officials invite community members to an upcoming interactive Facebook Live conversation on disproportionate rates.
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Austin|News|
Police Delay Use Of Force Video From Recent Austin Protests
Police initially said camera footage from protests that left demonstrators injured from cops' projectiles would be released within 60 days.
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Austin|News|
5 WilCo Residents Succumb To Coronavirus In 24-Hour Period
Another five county residents — two men and three women — died after contracting the virus, raising the historical illness count to 61.
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Austin|News|
Texas Reports Deadliest Coronavirus Day With 110 New Deaths
Another 10,791 additional cases of the respiratory illness emerged in the past 24 hours, raising the historical count to 282,365.
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Austin|News|
Texas Rio Grande Valley Gets Surge In Coroanvirus-Fighting Aid
Dealing with exponential illness spikes since reopening the economy starting May 1, the governor has secured military medical teams to help.
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North Austin-Pflugerville, TX|News|
Man Killed Trying To Cross Interstate 35 Stretch In North Austin
The July 10 incident left an unidentified Hispanic man estimated to be in his mid 20s dead while crossing road at around 4:30 a.m.
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Round Rock, TX|News|
3-Car Wreck Blocks Key Roadway In Williamson County
The collision occurred at North U.S. 183 and RM 1869, the sheriff's office wrote on Twitter just past 2 p.m.
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