Austin|News|
Texas Gains More Than 10K New Coronavirus Cases, 60 New Deaths
The Lone Star State reached a grim record on Tuesday with 10,028 new respiratory illness cases emerging in a 24-hour period.
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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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Austin|News|
Police Seek East Austin Aggravated Robbery Suspects
An employee at the Graboost convenience store on 4611 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. was stabbed during the June 23 robbery, police said.
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Austin|News|
UT-Austin Custodian Dies Of Coronavirus
The school's president got word on Monday night of the first death from the respiratory illness at the university.
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Austin|News|
Central Texas Food Bank Adds Distribution Event In Kyle
Central Texas Food Bank officials on Tuesday announced they have added a distribution event this coming Saturday in Kyle, Texas.
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Austin|News|
Austin Rolls Out Coronavirus Testing Sites At Underserved Areas
Austin Public Health this week rolled out two neighborhood testing sites for testing, with a third site scheduled on July 13.
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Austin|News|
Austin Black Businesses Abound For #BlackOutDay2020 Participation
An important offshoot of current focus on the importance of Black lives takes place on Tuesday to showcase the community's spending power.
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Austin|News|
CapMetro Bus Driver Dies Of Coronavirus In Austin
Transit agency officials said a bus driver deemed a 'shining example' who had worked since 2007 succumbed to the virus on Sunday.
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Austin|News|
Travis County Coronavirus Cases Grow By 247, 7 New Deaths
The total illness count rose to 11,926 on Monday while the 7-day rolling hospitalization average neared the Stage 5 trigger point of 70.
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Austin|News|
2 More Arrests Made Stemming From Austin Police Abuse Protests
Joe Paul Mitchell, 56, of Austin, and an unidentified 16-year-old boy were taken into custody following protests in May.
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Austin|News|
Texas Tops 200K Coronavirus Cases
The 200K mark comes a mere 17 days after the state reached 100K cases, and nearly 2 months to the day Gov. Abbott reopened the economy.
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Round Rock, TX|News|
3 More Die Of Coronavirus In WilCo As Illness Count Exceeds 3K
3 elderly patients were the latest to succumb to the respiratory illness, raising the historical fatality count to 45 amid rising illness.
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Austin|News|
Texas Ranked 13th For Deferred Rent Amid Coronavirus
In 13th-ranked Texas, 2.5 percent, or 149,909, of renters deferred rent as they struggled with the economic impact of rampant illness.
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Cedar Park-Leander, TX|News|
Stolen Property Recovered By Cedar Park Police
Tens of thousands of dollars' worth of stolen items were recovered after a resident saw his stolen stuff on sale at an app.
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Austin|News|
Poll Showcases Texas Residents' Coronavirus Concerns
Following Gov. Greg Abbott's economic reopening on May 1, Texans expressed less concern about the threat of the virus even as illness rose.
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Austin|News|
Austin Pizza Teams Up With Easy Tiger To Offer Desserts
The partnership yields a delectable selection of desserts created by master bakers, including browinies and chocolate chip cookies.
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Round Rock, TX|News|
Suspicious Package Fronting Round Rock PD Deemed Non-Threatening
Police had closed off the 2700 block of Mays Street as they assessed the threat level of a suitcase left in front of their headquarters.
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North Austin-Pflugerville, TX|News|
LULAC Offers $10K Reward In Austin Ice Cream Vendor's Killing
Adeliado Berna Beurias, 68, died July 1 after being shot during a June 23 robbery attempt outside the Serene Park Apartments.
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Austin|News|
Texas Officials To Host Loop 360 Virtual Public Workshop
From July 8-23, members of the public can learn more of the various planned improvements for Loop 360 from MoPac to RM 2244.
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Cedar Park-Leander, TX|News|
Leander Cancels Special Meeting On Coronavirus Mask Wearing
An emergency meeting of council members that had been set for Tuesday was nixed in light of the governor's far-reaching mask mandate.
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Austin|News|
Hotel Breaks Ground In Austin's Aldrich Street
The 5-story, 120-room hotel is located in the heart of Mueller’s town center district, Aldrich Street, with some rooms featuring bunk beds.
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