Best Chris Mosser Podcasts (2025)

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Guest Pod: Progress Texas Daily Dispatch, August 31 2023 8:29

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TODAY IS THE LAST DAY that Chris' new podcast for Progress Texas will appear on this feed! If you've enjoyed it, please find its permanent home on the Progress Texas Podcasts feed on the platform of your choice. Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The "Death Star" law, designed for state pre-emption of a wide range of local ordi…

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Guest Pod: Progress Texas Daily Dispatch, August 30 2023 9:46

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We continue hosting Chris' new podcast for Progress Texas for a couple more days! As of Friday, it will be available only on the main Progress Texas Podcasts feed - if you haven't yet, please take a moment now to find that feed and subscribe! A whistleblower report accuses intelligence officers with Operation Lone Star of conducting illegal spying …

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Guest Pod: Progress Texas Daily Dispatch, August 29 2023 8:19

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We continue hosting Chris' new podcast for Progress Texas, but for just a few more days! As of Friday, it can be found on the Progress Texas Podcasts feed - please take a moment to locate and subscribe there. Governor Greg Abbott makes highly arguable statements about Texas' "sovereignty" in a national op-ed: https://nypost.com/2023/08/28/texas-gov…

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Guest Pod: Progress Texas Daily Dispatch, August 28 2023 10:06

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We continue hosting Chris' new podcast for Progress Texas - which will only be posted to the Austin Daily Drop feed for a few more days, wrapping up on Thursday 8/31. If you're enjoying it, and haven't yet subscribed to the main Progress Texas feed - now's the time to do that! Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A new law will p…

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Guest Pod: Progress Texas Daily Dispatch, August 25 2023 8:00

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We continue hosting Chris' new podcast for Progress Texas for the rest of the month! Please head to the Progress Texas Podcasts feed on your chosen pod platform, and subscribe - that will be the Daily Dispatch's permanent home as of September. ERCOT and the Texas power grid narrowly avoided rolling blackouts last night - what's in store for this ho…

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Guest Pod: Progress Texas Daily Dispatch, August 24 2023 8:54

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We continue hosting Chris' new podcast for Progress Texas for the rest of August - beyond that, the Progress Texas Podcasts feed will be its permanent home. Please go there and subscribe! Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A Trump-appointed judge in Victoria will hear arguments over the Biden administration's humanitarian parol…

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Guest Pod: Progress Texas Daily Dispatch, August 23 2023 7:44

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We continue through August hosting Chris' new podcast for Progress Texas! The Progress Texas Podcasts feed will be its permanent home, so if you're enjoying, take a moment and subscribe there. Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Texas journalists seeking access to an encrypted e-mail account owned by Attorney General Ken Paxton …

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Guest Pod: Progress Texas Daily Dispatch, August 22, 2023 7:52

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We're continuing to host Chris' new podcast for Progress Texas through the month of August! If you're enjoying it, please subscribe to the Progress Texas Podcasts feed on the platform of your choice - that will be its permanent home. Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: The Biden administration and the government of Mexico face o…

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Guest Pod: Progress Texas Daily Dispatch, August 21 2023 7:46

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We continue hosting Chris' new podcast for Progress Texas through the month of August! If you're liking it, please subscribe to the Progress Texas Podcasts feed on your favorite platform, which will be its permanent home. Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A Second Amendment group is waging a legal battle to allow the sale of a…

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Guest Pod: Progress Texas Daily Dispatch, August 18 2023 7:21

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Through August, we're hosting Chris' new podcast for Progress Texas! If you like it, please find the Progress Texas podcast feed on the platform of your choice, and subscribe there. Stories we're following this Friday morning at Progress Texas: Parts of SB-1, the 2021 GOP voter suppression bill, have been struck down by a federal judge: ⁠https://ww…

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Guest Pod: Progress Texas Daily Dispatch, August 17 2023 7:41

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We continue hosting Chris' new podcast for Progress Texas through the rest of August! If you're liking it, please subscribe to the Progress Texas podcast feed, which will be its permanent home. Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Texas House impeachment managers respond to Paxton attempts to dismiss with more tawdry details: ⁠ht…

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Guest Pod: Progress Texas Daily Dispatch, August 16 2023 9:40

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We're hosting Chris' new daily podcast for Progress Texas for the rest of August! If you're liking it and would like to keep getting it beyond September 1, please take a moment and A closer look at the Planned Parenthood lawsuit shows that an anonymous whistleblower working with Ken Paxton stands to take home 20% of any judgement: ⁠https://www.forb…

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Guest Pod: Progress Texas Daily Dispatch, August 15 2023 7:29

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We're continuing to host Chris' new podcast for Progress Texas! If you like it, please take a moment and subscribe to the Progress Texas podcast feed on this platform, which will be its permanent home. Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Texas launches a lawsuit designed to destroy Planned Parenthood: ⁠https://abcnews.go.com/US/…

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Guest Pod: Progress Texas Daily Dispatch - August 14, 2023 6:35

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We continue hosting Chris' new pod project for Progress Texas, for awhile longer - if you like it, please take a moment and subscribe to the Progress Texas podcast feed on your favorite platform. Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: As a migrant child dies on a Greg Abbott bus to Chicago, California Governor Gavin Newsom calls ou…

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Guest Pod: Progress Texas Daily Dispatch, August 11 2023 6:57

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We continue hosting Chris Mosser's new pod project for Progress Texas! If you like it, please take a moment and subscribe on the Progress Texas podcast feed on the platform of your choice. Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Operation Lone Star claims Noah's Ark as their excuse to place deadly barriers in the Rio Grande: https:/…

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Guest Pod: Progress Texas Daily Dispatch, August 10 2023 6:52

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We're hosting Chris' new podcast for Progress Texas on the Austin Daily Drop feed for the first few weeks. If you like it, please seek out the Progress Texas podcast feed on the provider of your choice and subscribe. Have a great Thursday! Stories we're following today at Progress Texas: The McCombs Business School at UT Austin has been hosting a r…

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Guest Pod: Progress Texas Daily Dispatch, August 9 2023 6:52

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Chris has a new podcast for Progress Texas, which is being published here as an introduction for the first few weeks. If you like it, please take a moment and subscribe on the main Progress Texas podcast feed on the platform of your choice. Hope you like it! Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Orange river buoys deployed by Gove…

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Guest Pod: Progress Texas Daily Dispatch - August 8 2023 7:27

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Chris has a new podcast, and we think fans of the Austin Daily Drop will like it! We will be publishing the new Progress Texas Daily Dispatch on the Austin Daily Drop feed for the first few weeks. If you like it, please look for the Progress Texas podcast feed on your favorite platform and subscribe! Stories we covered on our FIRST Progress Texas D…

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Miss The Austin Daily Drop? Stand By For Something New! 1:47

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Program Update! Stick around for a NEW podcast from Chris Mosser, the creator of the Austin Daily Drop, produced in partnership with Progress Texas, our state's leading progressive media non-profit organization. The new Progress Texas Daily Dispatch will be a daily podcast summary of the major news stories from across the Lone Star State that Texan…

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Austin Daily Drop - Goodbye For Now 1:48

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The Austin Daily Drop is suspending operations for now - but, please REMAIN SUBSCRIBED for a new podcast centered on Austin, and the ample awesomeness thereof. THANK YOU for your support in launching the Austin Daily Drop into the top 10% most-listened-to podcasts on the planet! We'll see you soon.

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Austin Daily Drop - Wednesday August 10, 2022 8:04

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PROGRAM NOTE - The podcast will be inactive for about two weeks as the podcast host takes care of some family business and R&R. Next episode will be published on Tuesday, August 24. Austin health and government authorities have declared the spread of monkeypox locally to be an official health emergency. The CHIPS And Science Act, signed into law by…

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Austin Daily Drop - Monday August 8, 2022 6:50

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The body found at Mount Bonnell on Saturday while a fallen pedestrian was being rescued has been identified as 21 year old Prabin Gharti. A dog left behind in a car after its owner was arrested by Round Rock police on Sunday died of heat exhaustion before animal control could arrive to take custody of it. Barton Springs Pool has been declared safe …

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Austin Daily Drop - Friday August 5, 2022 6:47

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Wildfires in the Austin area remain a threat: the Hermosa fire near Wimberley is 35% contained, and the much larger Big Sky fire near Dripping Springs has reached 60% containment. Meanwhile data from the Texas A&M Forest Service shows that 90% of wildfires are caused by human activity, not natural causes. LoneStar, the operator of ABIA's South Term…

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Austin Daily Drop - Thursday August 4, 2022 7:56

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Wildfires near Austin continue burning: the Big Sky fire near Fredericksburg has burned nearly 1,500 acres and is 60% contained, the Smoke Rider fire near Dripping Springs burns on as well, now having consumed 1,200 acres and several homes with 70% containment, and a third wildfire has forced evacuations near Wimberley. Austin Fire is pleading with…

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Austin Daily Drop - Wednesday August 3, 2022 6:34

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Several significant wildfires are burning near Austin now, including the Blue Bluff fire near Walter E. Long Park is 85% contained, while the much larger Smoke Rider fire, east of Dripping Springs on the Hays/Blanco County line, is only 30% contained - see the InciWeb map for real-time tracking of wildfires and their progress. All are amidst anothe…

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Austin Daily Drop - Tuesday August 2, 2022 8:20

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Following the lead of cities including Austin and Denton, officials in San Antonio and Dallas are considering local ordinances that would decriminalize abortion. A similar measure in El Paso recently failed on the tie-breaking vote of its mayor. As drought persists, levels in Lake Travis have dropped near 50%, leading to concerns about boating safe…

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Austin Daily Drop - Monday August 1, 2022 10:32

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The end of July marks the hottest July in Austin history - following the hottest June, and the hottest May - marking the first time that's happened three months in a row in our recorded history. This summer (which isn't over yet) now ranks 7th-ever in days over 100 degrees. A severe lack of rainfall has led to impending use restrictions in the Texa…

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Austin Daily Drop - Friday July 29, 2022 8:41

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Weekly CDC COVID risk levels are released: Blanco County is upgraded to High risk, joining Milam, Fayette, Caldwell and Lampasas Counties, while the rest of the area remains at Medium risk, including Travis and Williamson. COVID-related hospitalizations have continued to slowly rise to 188, up from 170 one week ago. Meanwhile, monkeypox cases have …

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Austin Daily Drop - Thursday July 28, 2022 10:37

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Amidst ongoing drought conditions, wildfires have been popping up all over the area, and Jacob's Well in Wimberley has stopped flowing, for only the fourth time in recorded history. Day two of the Alex Jones Sandy Hook trial ended with lawyers for the opposing sides squaring off over video evidence from Jones' InfoWars show, resulting in the jury b…

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Austin Daily Drop - Wednesday July 27, 2022 9:50

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With the official judgement by the U.S. Supreme Court officially overturning Roe v Wade, the 30-day countdown to a full abortion ban in Texas begins: that ban will become effective on Thursday, August 25. Alarming drops in lake levels are accompanying the ongoing drought, with Lake Travis now down to 54% of its capacity. Alex Jones calls the first …

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Austin Daily Drop - Tuesday July 26, 2022 7:29

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Both KUT and veteran Austin TV reporter Fred Cantu are out with updates on the current COVID scenario in Austin, which officially remains at Medium risk according to CDC guidelines. Local COVID hospitalizations have continued to edge upwards - last night's count was 192, over double the count of 93 one month ago. Even with gas prices dropping, they…

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Austin Daily Drop - Monday July 25, 2022 7:32

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As monkeypox concerns continue to mount, Texas finds itself short on vaccine doses compared to demand. The unionizing trend amongst Austin businesses continues as employees of Tiff's Treats are organizing and asking for higher wages. A Texas Tribune article points to low wages, overwork, substandard benefits, pandemic concerns and political polarit…

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Austin Daily Drop - Friday July 22, 2022 8:12

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Our historic scorcher continues through this weekend, though a possible pattern change could spell at least moderate relief. Meanwhile, the Texas electric grid hit a new all-time demand record on Wednesday, crossing the 80,000 megawatt threshold for the first time ever - that's more demand than the states of California and New York on the same day,…

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Austin Daily Drop - Thursday July 21, 2022 8:58

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While 47 U.S. congressional Republicans voted with the unanimous Democrats to codify same-sex marriage into federal law on Tuesday, the only one from Texas was Tony Gonzales of San Antonio - the rest, including the several who represent gerrymandered slices of Austin, voted against. Kaitlin Armstrong had her first court appearance yesterday, during…

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Austin Daily Drop - Tuesday July 19, 2022 7:53

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Austin's hottest summer ever plows on: high temperatures threaten daily records every day for the rest of this week, while July could become the first month in Austin with no measurable rainfall since 2015. Meanwhile, the struggling Texas power grid has created a dangerous feedback loop: as power generators are allowed to violate emissions standard…

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Austin Daily Drop - Monday July 18, 2022 9:19

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Several Uvalde developments over the weekend: The special House committee assigned to investigating the Robb Elementary shooting released its findings on Sunday, finding widespread "systemic failures" and "egregiously poor decision making" in the police response, while the New York Times has acquired a document indicating intent by local law enforc…

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Austin Daily Drop - Friday July 15, 2022 7:51

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It's official: we've just completed the hottest week in Austin's recorded history. Austin Public Health finds itself not only battling the spread of monkeypox, but also the spread of misinformation about the disease. Meanwhile, Hays, Caldwell, Gillespie and Mason Counties have been upgraded to High COVID-19 risk level. CNBC's annual "Top States For…

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Austin Daily Drop - Thursday July 14, 2022 8:28

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Adding insult to injury, the current historic heat wave has also resulted in the worst air quality in Central Texas in a decade. Meanwhile, ERCOT's chief is concerned about the ability of Texas' older power generators to keep up with the ongoing record demand for power this summer. Austin Public Health declares that monkeypox has achieved community…

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Austin Daily Drop - Wednesday July 13, 2022 8:04

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The release of hallway surveillance video from last month's shooting incident at Robb Elementary is being criticized by community leaders in Uvalde, while families and residents criticize those same leaders for a lack of transparency. Our historically horrible heat wave continues, with temps expected to remain over 100 each afternoon as far forward…

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Austin Daily Drop - Tuesday July 12, 2022 6:55

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Blistering heat continues - but, no official calls for conservation from ERCOT as of this morning. However, we should expect those calls to become common throughout the summer. A mental patient who escaped from an institution in North Texas two weeks ago has been apprehended in Austin, where he killed his father years ago, but was acquitted on an i…

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Austin Daily Drop - Monday July 11 2022 7:50

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Another excessive heat warning today, as the moment that those of us who shivered through the multi-day statewide power outage in February of 2021 had feared: that experience appears primed for a possible, and potentially much more dangerous repeat as ERCOT urges Texas energy consumers to cut back today - a situation that's likely to become familia…

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Austin Daily Drop - Friday July 8, 2022 7:23

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Almost the entire state of Texas is now in a state of drought, with about 16% now in exceptional drought, including the the Hill Country and watershed areas critical to replenishing the Colorado River. Confirmed monkeypox cases in Texas have climbed to 20. Meanwhile three local counties - Blanco, Lampasas and Milam - have risen to High risk status …

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Austin Daily Drop - Thursday July 7, 2022 8:37

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Demand on the Texas power grid has already surpassed the projected summer peak, about a month earlier than expected, with another all-time high of 77,460 megawatts set on Tuesday. Restrictions including a GPS tracker and passport surrender are being discussed as part of bond terms for murder suspect Kaitlin Armstrong. The real story here though, is…

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Austin Daily Drop - Wednesday July 6, 2022 8:11

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Murder suspect Kaitlin Armstrong is back in Austin. State Sen. Roland Gutierrez and Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin say that families of the Uvalde shooting victims are suffering delays in getting compensation benefits from the state, and that the compensation payments have been insufficient. Austin gas prices, while still flirting with record highs, h…

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Austin Daily Drop - Tuesday July 5, 2022 6:45

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As shootings mar Independence Day celebrations across the nation, we had local trouble as well: Austin Fire Department crews were dispatched to as many as 90 fires between 8pm and midnight Sunday. Trouble on the water as well as three water incidents resulted in a drowning, a missing swimmer and one hospitalization for drowning. An attendant at a f…

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Austin Daily Drop - Friday July 1, 2022 7:38

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Kaitlin Armstrong, suspected of the murder of pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson, has been caught after six weeks on the run in Costa Rica. Travel advisory: holiday weekend backlog has begun to stack up at Austin Bergstrom International Airport, with long lines, delays and cancellations. Members of the Texas State Board of Education are recommending th…

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Austin Daily Drop - Thursday June 30, 2022 7:33

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Four men are facing federal charges in connection to the mounting count of 53 migrants who died of heat exhaustion after being abandoned in a tractor trailer near San Antonio this week - including the driver of the truck, who tried to pass himself off as a migrant himself when confronted by police. The first Texas city on record saying it will not …

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Austin Daily Drop - Wednesday June 29, 2022 7:28

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COVID numbers are on the rise once again - including hospitalizations, as Travis County remains at Medium risk level. Meanwhile, monkeypox has achieved a limited degree of community spread in Austin. A Harris County judge has issued a temporary restraining order that suspends a 1925 law banning abortions - thus, Texas clinics can resume performing …

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Austin Daily Drop - Tuesday June 28, 2022 7:51

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In the wake of the overturning of Roe v Wade, several companies with presences in Austin have announced that they'll cover travel costs for employees seeking abortion care. Travis County DA Jose Garza has announced that his office will not prosecute abortion-related cases, and Austin City Council Member Chito Vela is spearheading a resolution disco…

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Austin Daily Drop - Monday June 27, 2022 7:38

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In the wake of Friday's decision from the U.S. Supreme Court announcing the overturning of Roe v Wade, thousands of Austinites spent their weekend protesting and demonstrating for reproductive rights. A push to force all ten Austin City Council Members to stand for re-election this year has been ended by the Texas Supreme Court. The Austin Fire Dep…