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Here’s a running list of all of Tesla’s robotaxi mishaps so far

a list of all the mistakes the company’s “unsupervised” vehicles have made in the first couple days.

these are the incidents that cropped up among a small fleet of 10-20 vehicles in just three days of semi-public availability.

#NHTSA #tesla #robotaxi #safety #autonomousvehicles #autonomous #selfdriving #automotive #auto #cars #austintx #austin #texas

theverge.com/news/692639/tesla

Anyone in #Texas -- make sure you check out the latest #AntiProtestLaws! They have a lot of lame excuses to arrest folks!

Gov. Abbott deploys over 5,000 Texas #NationalGuard troops ahead of planned ‘#NoKings’ protests

By JIM VERTUNO
Updated 1:15 PM EDT, June 12, 2025

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — "Texas Gov. #GregAbbott said Thursday he has ordered the deployment of more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops, along with more than 2,000 state police, to help local law enforcement manage protests against President Donald Trump and the ongoing federal immigration raids.

"Abbott’s announcement did not detail where the troops were sent, but some were seen at a protest Wednesday night in downtown San Antonio near the Alamo. That protest drew hundreds of demonstrators but did not erupt into violence.

"More protests are planned on Saturday in #SanAntonioTX and across Texas in cities such as #HoustonTX, #AustinTX and #DallasTX as part of the national 'No Kings' movement.

"Protests earlier this week in Austin and Dallas led to brief clashes with police who used chemical irritants to disperse the crowds. About a dozen were arrested.

"'Peaceful protests are part of the fabric of our nation, but Texas will not tolerate the lawlessness we have seen in Los Angeles in response to President Donald Trump’s enforcement of immigration law,' Abbott said. 'Anyone engaging in acts of violence or damaging property will be arrested and held accountable to the full extent of the law.' "

Source:
apnews.com/article/immigration

AP News · Texas governor deploys National Guard to help control protests against immigration crackdownTexas Gov. Greg Abbott says he has ordered the deployment of more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops across the state, along with more than 2,000 state police. Abbott said Thursday the troops and state police will help local law enforcement manage protests against President Donald Trump and ongoing federal immigration raids. Abbott's statement does not detail where the guard troops have been sent. Some were seen at a protest Wednesday night in downtown San Antonio. More protests are planned for Saturday in cities such as Houston, Austin and Dallas as part of the national “No Kings” movement.

WTAF! ‘#NoKings’ protest organizer calls #Texas #NationalGuard deployment an overreaction by Governor

by Cora Neas
Wed, June 11, 2025

AUSTIN (KXAN) — "A protest planned to occur at the Texas Capitol Saturday comes after Texas Governor #GregAbbott’s deployment of the state’s National Guard to #AustinTX and other Texas cities following a Monday night protest in the state’s capital city.

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" 'Soldiers are on standby in areas where mass #demonstrations are planned in case they are needed,' reads part of Mahaleris’s statement. 'Texas will not tolerate the lawlessness we have seen in Los Angeles. Anyone engaging in acts of violence or damaging property will be swiftly held accountable to the full extent of the law.'

"The Monday night protest, organized by the Party for #Socialism and #Liberation, was held to show solidarity with #protesters in #LosAngeles.

"Saturday’s protest, ' #NoKings / #KickOutTheClowns,' is part of a nationwide action against a #MilitaryParade in #WashingtonDC, also on Saturday. The Austin rally is organized by Hands Off Central Texas (#HOCTX), a coalition of liberal activist groups such as #50501, #IndivisibleAustin, #IndivisibleRosedale, #ThirdAct Texas and #ResistAustin.

"#HandsOff Central Texas President Sophia Mirto said that the rally will feature speeches by activists and locally elected politicians, as well as performances."

Read more:
yahoo.com/news/no-kings-protes

Yahoo News · ‘No Kings’ protest organizer calls Texas National Guard deployment an overreaction by GovernorPar Cora Neas

1977.....Willie Nelson participating in the 'Run For Your Life Race' in Austin, Texas..
This event, also known as the Willie Nelson Distance Classic, was a challenging 6.2-mile run held outside the Austin Opry House. The race, which benefitted the Stehlin Foundation for Cancer Research, was notable for its hilly terrain.
Nelson, who was 44 years old at the time, finished the race with a time of 1 hour, 7 minutes, and 45 seconds.
#WillieNelson #AustinTX #Austin #1977

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@effaustin >"Given concerns expressed today, I have decided to withdraw this item from the agenda at this time to provide more opportunities to address council members’ questions and do our due diligence to alleviate concerns prior to bringing this item back to City Council for consideration," Broadnax said in his message to the Mayor and Council.
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>Broadnax's decision essentially means Austin's ALPR program will end on June 30.

Don't celebrate just yet. They've got the rest of the month for y'all to lose interest and bring the item back later. Expect APD to piss and moan and for the more liberal CMs to hem and haw before voting to extend the contract.

#alpr#atx#AustinTX

austinchronicle.com/arts/2025-

On the one hand, as the article's body mentions: "better late than never." On the other, as the article's title insinuates: the horse has left the barn. Decades of trading on Austin's "weird" reputation, whilst pandering near-exclusively to capital, has left Austin's cultural core genuinely penurious, hallowed out, and fleeing for higher ground. Same as it ever was.

www.austinchronicle.comIs Austin’s New Arts Umbrella Organization Just in Time or Too Little, Too Late?After two decades of treating culture and creativity as an afterthought, the city of Austin finally has a real arts department

An excellent interview conducted between Maggie Quinlan Thompson of the Austin Chronicle and Texas state senator Sarah Eckhardt, who represents the Austin area:

austinchronicle.com/news/2025-

The entire interview does an *excellent* job of interjecting important bits of context when needed. That is a breath of fresh air compared to raw dumps of dialog that assume every reader/listener is just as wired in to said context as the writers/speakers.

As well, one point in particular makes a very concise and convincing case against bad political theatre, likening it, across several important political axes, to nutritionally barren candy:

>**Chronicle**: *You were talking about political pragmatism, which could be thought of as political performance. Before you were an attorney, you studied arts and performed in theatre productions. We have this phrase “political theatre,” which implies something nefarious, but in a pure sense of what theatre is, is there artistry in the work of being a lawmaker?*
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>*Eckhardt*: As a public servant you have to tell the story outside the building, so I don’t consider political theatre a bad thing. I think you need to be sufficiently theatrical, a sufficient storyteller, so that your community knows what their government is up to.
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>There are also posturing bills. These are examples of really bad theatre. It’s candy politics. It has no nutritional value. It doesn’t increase your public safety. It doesn’t increase your prosperity. It doesn’t improve your health care. It doesn’t reduce the price of groceries. It’s purely about looking good and doesn’t do any good.

Finally, another salient piece of advice regarding the intersection of ego and politics:

>**Chronicle**: *Do you feel genuine partnership and teamwork with many or any of your Republican colleagues?*
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>**Eckhardt**: One way I can get policy passed is by quietly talking to my Republican colleagues and acting like a superstaffer saying, “Hey, I read your bill. I think it’s really, really good. I can’t vote for it yet. Here are a couple of things that would improve it, that would make it possible for me to vote for it.”
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>Another way I can influence policy is I can propose a bill and file it and then float it to see how many Republicans I can get to co-author, and if I can’t get any to co-author, but one of them says, “I really like this bill, but politically, I can’t be seen on a bill with you.” I’ll say: “file the identical bill, and I’ll co-author yours. Take my bill. Cool.” You can get a lot more done if you don’t need your name on it.

You can get a lot more done if you don’t need your name on it.

You can get a lot more done if you don’t need your name on it.

You can get a lot more done if you don’t need your name on it.

www.austinchronicle.comSitting Down With Your SenatorSarah Eckhardt goes deep on democracy, womanhood, and our era
#atx#txpol#txlege

HEEEEY #AUSTIN! Do you like #INDIE #COMICS? Do you like #ZINES? Do you like #GAMES? Do you like #ART?

This weekend is STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo!

It's at #StEdwardsUniversity on Saturday and Sunday. Lots of great artists and comix. Bring a wad of cash (or a card or a Venmo, such as it goes), because it's always great to score a great haul.

Meet the creators! Show some love! Find something new!

Tell Uncle Staple I sent ya!

staple-austin.org/
#comix #austintx #staple

STAPLE! AustinSTAPLE! Austin - STAPLE! AustinHowdy! STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is the premiere event in the Southwest celebrating independently created comics, zines, art, crafts, games and more, held annually in Austin, Texas! Featuring over 100 exhibiting artists, engaging panels, and exciting on & off-site events, STAPLE! is the ultimate gathering for creators and fans of DIY media and indie […]
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@kitoconnell

>Heyman was due at an Austin City Hall meeting about the HOME initiative. Officers did not detain him that day, even as they arrested students and piled them into police vans for transport to jail. The campus overflowed with outrage. Dozens of young people blocked the vans from leaving, until police deployed flashbangs and pepper spray to clear their path.
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>Heyman said he planned on filing a complaint against the officer. More than a week later, several police vehicles surrounded him while he was driving near his home. Troopers took him into custody; Heyman spent the day in Travis County Jail.
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>“When I got home later that night and checked my email,” he said, “that was when I learned that I had also been fired that same day.”
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>UT officials declined my request for comment.

We call this "collaboration." UT Austin collaborated with APD in firing a professor.

#israel#gaza#WestBank
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@Amoxtli

austinmonitor.com/stories/2025

>Panelist Felicity Maxwell, executive director of Texans for Housing, said officials across Texas and at the state level are looking at how to emulate some of Austin’s recent actions related to zoning, including the Affordability Unlocked initiative, which was intended to remove many of the bureaucratic steps that made affordable housing too expensive to pursue profitably.

Affordability and profitability are in opposition to one another. You cannot have both.

Austin Monitor · Housing panelists examine what's worked in Austin, and across Texas - Austin MonitorAt a South by Southwest panel discussion last week on housing policies in Texas, City Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison shared possible new components of the “agrihood” housing-plus-agriculture approach she championed last year. While sharing her views on steps the city…
#atx#AustinTX#austin

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Newcomer to #portland #pdx. I moved here after living in #austin #austinTX for over 30 years.

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