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Texas finishes 44th in ranking of most women-friendly states

Texas ranked in the bottom 10 states in a new WalletHub study that examines how women-friendly the 50 states are, based on criteria such as median earnings for working women, the female homicide rate and availability of preventative health care.


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'We wouldn’t have been successful without the teamwork': Passengers aboard Austin-bound international flight save man's life

When she upgraded her seat onboard an American Airlines flight home to Austin from Cancun on Sunday, Seton Medical Center ICU nurse Megan Sconzert didn't think she would be thrust into duty.



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Austin finishes 30th in ranking of the nation’s happiest cities

Austin ranked 30th in a new WalletHub study that examines how content the residents of more than 180 large U.S. cities are based on their physical and emotional health and other social and economic criteria.



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Austin’s I-35 segment ranks 27th in new truck bottleneck study

The portion of I-35 in Austin came in 27th among the 100 top truck bottlenecks ranked by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) based on big rigs’ GPS data.


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'The world’s fastest creature': Famous Peregrine falcon catches flight after recovering from injuries

An injured Peregrine falcon named Yukon Jack made its way to Texas from Minnesota, even if there were a few hiccups during the flight.







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'This one is even more personal for me': Texas synagogue hostage situation worries Jewish community

On Jan. 15 a man took four people including a rabbi hostage at the Congregation Beth Israel outside of Dallas for 10 hours, and while each hostage was rescued safely, the suspect was pronounced dead.



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Texas finishes 30th in ranking of most family-friendly states

Texas ranked in the bottom half of the 50 states in a new WalletHub study that examines how family-friendly the states are based on criteria such as school quality, housing affordability and income tax rates.


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20 relocated from Austin homeless encampment to transitional housing shelter

Twenty individuals were moved from a north Austin homeless encampment to a transitional housing shelter this week, the city announced last week.


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Austin's job market is booming

Austin is one of the best-performing major metro areas in the country when it comes to job growth.


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'He was not due home': Authorities, family search for answers a year after disappearance of Jason Landry

More than a year after his disappearance, friends, family and law enforcement officials continue to search for Texas State student Jason Landry, who turned up missing in December 2020.