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Staff writer for the Austin Business Journal (@MyABJ) covering local government and economic development.

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How the pandemic is changing huge NorthPointe project https://t.co/TqZK1AHcRo via @MyABJ

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UT System leaders defend return to campus in Austin, elsewhere https://t.co/EdhAwXK7Ul via @MyABJ

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Low-income families can apply to get one to three months of rent payments paid for by the city. Meanwhile, programs to benefit musicians and creative sector workers are also coming online.​ https://t.co/v3YWLYAaOH

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'We've hit a wall': What Austin's Covid trends mean for schools, Longhorn football, businesses https://t.co/sj3ZRkSfZb via @MyABJ

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Telsa has secured incentives for an Austin factory. But what else would need to be approved? What parts of previous development proposals may make it into their plans? And is Tesla any closer to picking Austin?
@myABJ story out of today's Council briefing: https://t.co/EJ6GForRLu

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Travis County approves incentives deal for Tesla factory in East Austin
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New: Austin City Council passes new enforcement measures against Covid-19 health and safety violations + top local health authority recommends going back to reopening stage analogous to early May conditions instead of another March-style shutdown. https://t.co/Bsu235B1c6

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Stage 5 decision could come this week; Austin weighs $500 fines for Covid-19 safety violations https://t.co/oZc53lneg4 via @MyABJ

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On the verge of another shutdown, Austin officials urge residents to stay home this Fourth of July
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Plans floated for housing, stores, nonprofit space on city-owned property in St. John neighborhood. https://t.co/fLnu781cxP via @MyABJ

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Abbott pauses Texas' reopening as coronavirus cases, hospitalizations surge https://t.co/fIw9ItTip6 via @MyABJ

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NEW: Austin City Council and Capital Metro's board unanimously approves Project Connect's system plan for three light rail lines, other transit improvements and expansions. Financing, ballot details TBD. Background: https://t.co/qphNiSBCKp

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Health officials concerned about virus' spread after bar reopenings, protests https://t.co/udZ8xUCefS via @MyABJ

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Austin's top health official says it's "completely irresponsible" to ban customers from wearing masks, as one Elgin bar is now doing.
https://t.co/eK6D9jxKJZ

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New: Events with more than 2,500 people like ACL, UT football games doubtful for the rest of 2020 https://t.co/VGWyoh7uYH via @MyABJ

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Local homeless point-in-time population count in Jan. 2020 up 11% from 2019 count, nonprofit report finds https://t.co/Y6RewN1fGa

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The Texas Supreme Court is letting its ban on eviction proceedings expire today, meaning that starting tomorrow there is no longer a state ban on a landlord’s ability to evict.

But these federal and local protections are still in place. | @AKMcGlinchy https://t.co/2uEISKnLCe

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It's the latest step by the Texas governor to reopen commercial activity to consumers and unwind shutdown orders instituted this spring to slow the spread of the coronavirus. https://t.co/6hnwBEmuxI

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The SBA saw its first round of Paycheck Protection Program loans rush out the door before two weeks were up. In this second round, things are taking longer. Here's why. https://t.co/MAW08grnpD

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More businesses in Texas may reopen over next two weeks https://t.co/RyIXoKPUmZ via @MyABJ