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Frank Strovel III
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Former broadcaster. Blogger. Recently moved from #Baltimore to #Austin.

#ATX #Texas

My news blog: https://jouster.blog - The ATX Aggregator
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Monday, December 8, 2025

- Crockett expected to run for Senate
- Filing deadline today
- Abbott says Crockett will get 'pummeled'
- Apartment fire in South Austin
- Longhorns: Citrus Bowl vs Michigan
- NFL: Texans beat Chiefs, 20-10

#Texas #Austin

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Monday, December 8, 2025 – Jasmine Blooms
Jasmine Crockett’s Senate Bid: A Firebrand Enters the Texas Arena As Rep. Jasmine Crockett prepares to announce her campaign for U.S. Senate today, the Texas political landscape is experienci…
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December 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Sunday. December 7, 2025

- More to UT sports than 🏈🏀⚾️
- The other Texas Longhorns
- Two deaths in Georgetown investigated
- Travis Co. wants input on grant money
- Sunday podcasts 🎧🎤
- @TexasTechFB Big 12 champs
- Sunny, 60s today ☀️

#Texas #Longhorns #Austin

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Sunday, December 7, 2025 – The Other Longhorns
Beyond the Gridiron: Texas Longhorns’ Hidden Championship Culture When you mention Texas Longhorns athletics, most conversations inevitably drift toward Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium…
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December 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Friday, December 5, 2025

- Court rules in favor of Texas GOP
- Newly drawn maps can stay in 2026
- Reaction from both sides
- APD dedends itself in investigation
- More Waymo vs school bus incidents
- NFL: Cowboys fall short in Detroit

#Texas #Austin

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Friday, December 5, 2025 – Altered States
Supreme Court Greenlights Texas Redistricting in High-Stakes Battle for House Control In a decision that could reshape the 2026 midterm elections, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday to allow Texas to…
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December 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Thursday, December 4, 2025

- October was ABIA's busiest month
- 2025 saw expansion, staffing shortages ✈️
- City Council overhauling spending
- AFD to wear bulletproof vests
- Cold front blowing through today
- NCAA: Texas loses to Virginia

#Austin #Texas

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Thursday, December 4, 2025 – Taking Off
ABIA’s Record-Breaking 2025: Growing Pains and Big Plans Ahead October 2025 marked a historic milestone for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, with 2,086,037 passengers flying through th…
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December 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Wednesday. December 3, 2025

- Longhorns miss the playoff boat
- A complicated 9-3 record
- Georgetown drowning victim found
- Waymos blowing by school buses?
- City spent $840K on recent sweeps
- Cloudy days through Friday
- NBA/NHL Spurs, Stars win

#Austin #Texas

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Wednesday, December , 2025 – Left Out
Texas Longhorns Miss the Playoff: What’s Next for Sarkisian and the Program? The College Football Playoff selection committee delivered a harsh verdict on Tuesday night, ranking the Texas Lon…
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December 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

- Texas Tech bans gender discussions
- Political pressure mounts on universities
- Barricade situation at Round Rock CVS
- Can @austintexasgov regain trust?
- Record breaking cold temps
- Longhorns: in or out?

#Austin #Texas

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025 – Adult Education
Texas Universities Restrict Discussion of Transgender and Nonbinary Identities as Political Pressure Intensifies A wave of restrictions on classroom discussions of transgender and nonbinary identit…
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December 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Monday, December 1, 2025

- 24% office vacancy downtown ATX
- 14.8 million sq. ft. of empty space
- What's with all the machetes?
- Search for missing Georgetown teen
- New Texas laws going into effect
- NFL: Texans turn season around

#Austin #Texas

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Monday, December 1, 2025 – Wide Open Spaces
The Perfect Storm: How Downtown Austin’s Record Office Vacancy is Reshaping the City’s Future Downtown Austin’s skyline tells a story of ambition—gleaming new towers reaching towa…
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December 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Sunday, November 30, 2025

- Another Texas Republican retreats
- 2026 midterms up in the air
- Texas GOP: party at a crossroads
- Heavy passenger day at TX airports
- AFD battles two apartment blazes
- Winds increasing, temps dropping
- Longhorns wait

#Texas

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Sunday, November 30, 2025 – The Great Texas Resignation
The Sixth Domino Falls: Troy Nehls and the Growing Texas GOP Exodus Amid 2026 Uncertainty When one Republican retirement becomes six, it’s not a trend—it’s a warning sign. U.S. Represen…
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November 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Saturday, November 29, 2025

- Texas stuns Texas A&M, 27-17
- Was it enough to get in the CFP?
- Ground delay Friday at ABIA
- Lago Vista's water treatment plant down
- Colder weather blowing in to the ATX
- SPORTS: Spurs, Stars win

#Texas #Austin

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Saturday, November 29, 2025 – Showdown Shutdown
Longhorns Stun Undefeated Aggies in Lone Star Showdown Revival Manning’s Second-Half Heroics Lead Texas to 27-17 Victory Over No. 3 Texas A&M In front of a roaring crowd of over 100,000 a…
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November 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Friday, November 28, 2025 - "On Guard"

- Texas National Guard in Illinois
- Abbott's failure? Costly blunder?
- Early morning shooting at ATX club
- 25,000 runners in Turkey Trot
- Cold front arriving Saturday night
- Lone Star Showdown
- Cowboys have a shot?

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Friday, November 28, 2025 – On Guard
How Texas Troops Ended Up in Chicago—and What It Tells Us About the Politics of Federal Power A tragic shooting in Washington, D.C. this week underscores the risks facing National Guard members dep…
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November 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Thursday, November 26, 2025

- Thanksgiving Edition
- News, sports, weather
- Happy Thanksgiving!

#Austin #Texas

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Thursday, November 27, 2025 – Turkey Trimmings
(Today’s post will be brief. Happy Thanksgiving!) Area streets downtown are closed this morning for the 35th Annual ThunderrCloud Subs Turkey Trot. Races kick off beginning at 8:30 a.m. Thank…
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November 27, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Tuesday, November 25, 2025

- Budget cuts to affect ATX parks, pools
- Hays Co.: two foxes test positive for rabies
- AFD responds to couple blazes
- Poll: John Cornyn in third place
- City announces NYE headliner
- AZ State gets by Texas, 87-86 in Maui

#Austin

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Tuesday, November 25, 2025 – Green Acres
Austin’s Parks System Faces Uncertain Future After $95 Million Budget Cut After Austin voters rejected a controversial property tax increase earlier this month, the City Council has been forc…
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November 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Monday, November 24, 2025

- Holiday travel ramps up
- 5.8 million Texsns to take off
- Planes, trains and automobiles
- Georgetown crash kills Oncor worker
- ShamWow Guy running for Texas office
- Storms likely today
- Cowboys stun Eagles

#Texas #Austin

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Monday, November 24, 2025 – Take Off
Central Texas Braces for Record-Breaking Thanksgiving Travel Starting Today As Thanksgiving approaches, Central Texas is preparing for what could be the busiest holiday travel period in the region&…
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November 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Sunday, November 23, 2025

- Manning scores six touchdowns
- 'Horns have uphill battle to playoffs
- 3 serious wrecks in ATX yesterday
- I-35 'cap and stich" public input
- ATX lobbyist sued for sexual assault
- Storms tomorrow? 🌩

#Austin #Texas

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Sunday, November 23, 2025 – Arch de Triumph
Arch Manning’s Historic Six-TD Performance Powers Texas Past Arkansas Arch Manning delivered the performance of his young career on Saturday, accounting for six touchdowns in every conceivabl…
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November 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Saturday, November 22, 2025

- Judge temporarily blocks 2021 maps
- Redistricting maps: back-and-forth battle
- APD: over 100 stolen iPhones recovered
- ATX real estate broker's coke ring
- Texas hosts Arkansas
- Cooler, drier today ☀️

#Texas #Austin

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Saturday, November 22, 2025 – Map Quest
Texas Redistricting Battle: Supreme Court Steps In as March Primary Looms Alito’s Emergency Stay Resurrects GOP Maps—For Now In a dramatic Friday evening intervention that sent shockwaves thr…
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November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Friday, November 21, 2025

- Austin ISD votes to close ten schools
- City Council approves new budget
- $95 million cut from original budget
- Five Austin ISD workers detained by ICE
- Predicted heavy rain bypasses ATX
- NFL: Texans stun Bills

#Austin #Texas

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Friday, November 21, 2025 – At What Cost?
TWO BIG STORIES THIS MORNING… Austin City Council Takes Action on Budget…Austin ISD Votes to Close Ten Schools The Austin City Council unanimously approved a new $6.3 billion budget lat…
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November 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Thursday, November 20, 2025

- City Council wants another look at @AFA975 deal
- Vote on amended 2025-2026 budget today
- Austin ISD parents, students await vote on closures
- Iconic ATX theaters to get $65 makeover
- FLOOD WATCH: through Friday morning

#Austin

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Thursday, November 20, 2025 – Budget Revisited
Austin Council scrambles to rewrite the FY2025–26 budget — and the firefighter deal is back in play The Austin City Council spent Wednesday in a special-called session to review the City Manager’s …
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November 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

- Ruling: Texas can't use redrawn maps
- Abbott (and Trump) gamble and lose
- Democrats now have a path
- Austin City Council mulls cuts
- APD sued over 6th Street incident
- FLOOD WATCH going into effect

#Texas #Austin

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Wednesday, November 19, 2025 – Abbott’s Plan Backfires
Texas Redistricting Ruling: A Stunning Blow to GOP and Abbott’s Political Gambit In a decision that has sent shockwaves through both Texas and national politics, a federal court panel in El P…
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November 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

- Jurors deadlock in Sanchez trial
- APD's accountability struggles
- City Council work session today
- Arrest made in South Austin killing
- Can Ted Cruz save Texas hemp?
- CapMetro unveils long term strategy
- Cowboys win in Vegas

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Tuesday, November 18, 2025 – Justice Deadlocked
Justice Delayed: The Sanchez Mistrial and Austin’s Pattern of Police Accountability Struggles The Mistrial A Travis County judge on Monday declared a mistrial in the deadly conduct case again…
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November 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Monday, November 17, 2025

- Austin's new media: ATX on X
- "Keyboard warriors" have agency
- City Council begins busy budget week
- Daniel Sanchez jury resumes deliberations
-Pedestrian struck near UT campus
- 'Horns down to No. 17 in AP poll

#Austin #Texas

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Monday, November 17, 2025 – Austin’s New Media
The Voice of ATX: How Local X Accounts Are Shaping Austin’s Digital Conversation Austin has always been weird, loud, and unapologetically itself. But in 2025, the city’s personality isn…
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November 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Saturday, November 15, 2025

- Austin ISD's final list of closures
- Ten schools marked to close
- ATX drivers lost 64 hours in traffic
- City Council to discuss budget Tuesday
- Rain, storms in extended forecast
- Texas at Georgia tonight

#Austin #Texas

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Saturday, November 15, 2025 – Austin School Shuffle
Austin ISD Releases Final School Closure Plan Affecting 10 Campuses After months of community feedback and multiple revisions, Austin Independent School District unveiled its final recommendation f…
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November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Friday, November 14, 2025

- CapMetro deals with safety issues
- Do passengers feel safe?
- Round Round shooting update
- Closing arguments in Sanchez trial today
- Texas lawmakers try to define free speech
- Longhorns: a must win in Athens?

#Austin #Texas

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Friday, November 14, 2025 – Mean Streets
Austin’s Transit Safety Crisis: CapMetro’s Year of Reckoning Capital Metro’s struggles with safety have reached a critical point, with a string of violent incidents and serious ac…
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November 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Thursday, November 13, 2025

- 43-day Shutdown ends
- What was gained, what was lost
- City Council cancels budget session
- Very busy 24 hrs for APD and area police
- Weather warning up
- Longhorns win over FDU 🏀
- NBA: Mavs fire Nico, still lose

#Austin #Texas

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November 13, 2025 – Shutdown Aftermath
The End of America’s Longest Shutdown: What It Means for Austin and Texas After 43 grueling days, the longest government shutdown in American history has come to an end. President Donald Trum…
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November 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Wednesday, November 12, 2025

- Shutdown bill could nix Texas THC sales
- ABIA delays will linger after shutdown
- AFD injured in overnight blaze
- Austin Veterans Day photos & videos
- More Camp Mystic lawsuits
- NBA: Mavs fire GM
- NHL: Stars win in OT

#Texas

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Wednesday, November 12, 2025 – The Texas THC Two-Step
Senate Hemp THC Ban: What Texas Businesses Need to Know Remember when everyone thought the hemp thc ban bill was a done deal in Texas after the Oliverson Amendment passed? Yeah, it’s not over yet. …
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November 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Tuesday, November 11, 2025

- Camp Mystic lawsuits begin
- Veterans Day in the ATX
- DA Garza to drop APD officer charges
- Austin ISD student arrested for gun
- @ATCEMS cites safety concerns
- RED FLAG WARNING remains 🔥
- Longhorns: Georgia Week

#Austin #Texas

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Tuesday, November 11, 2025 – Camp Mystic: Negligent and Preventable?
Families File Lawsuits Against Camp Mystic After Devastating July 4th Flood Photo: Danielle Villasana/Washington Post The families of six campers and two counselors who died in the catastrophic flo…
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November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM