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University of Texas To Conduct Methane Study
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Researchers at the University of Texas Austin were recently awarded $58 million by the Department of Energy and several other industry/research partners to conduct a study on methane gas buried deep in the Gulf of Mexico. The team hopes to gain a greater understanding of this naturally occurring gas, including deposit locations, its impact on […]
Austin Residents To Vote on $1 Billion Rail Line and Road Improvement Package
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Austin residents are heading to the voting booths to voice their opinion on a proposed $1 billion rail line and road improvement package. Monday was the first day for early voting on the city’s Proposition 1, and residents were out in full force. So, what exactly is at stake for Austin? The proposed package includes […]
Austin, Texas To Receive Google Fiber
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Austin residents may soon have access to Google’s ultra-fast Internet service, Google Fiber. Although it’s a few months behind schedule, the Mountain View company announced earlier this month that it would begin accepting signups in December. Google Fiber will initially be limited to the southern portion of Austin, but Google plans to expand it throughout […]
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
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When Austin City Limits (ACL) was first recorded and aired by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in 1976, critics were skeptical whether or not people would actually watch it. Back then, Austin wasn’t the music “hub” it’s considered to be today. Producers were taking a big gamble when they decided to record ACL – but […]
Satellite Launching Company Heading To Austin, Texas
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The California-based satellite launching and rocket technology company Firefly Space Systems is reportedly planning to relocate to Austin, Texas. According to an article published by the Statesman.com, Firefly recently purchased some 200 acres of land in Burnet County, from which it plans to launch rockets. The rocket company confirmed the purchase shortly after, noting that […]
Austin Pushes For Greater Focus on Solar Energy
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Austin’s future is looking a little brighter thanks to a new solar energy resolution. The City Council passed the Affordable Energy Resolution on August 28, which aims to shift Austin’s energy sector from coal-burning power plants to solar energy. Among other things, the new resolution states that Austin Energy – the city’s largest provider of […]
UT Austin Ranked In Top 30 of World’s Best Universities
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The University of Texas in Austin ranked as the 22nd best university in the country and 29th best university in the world in a recently published 2014 Center for World University Rankings. The Center for World University Rankings use eight different factors to determine a schools ranking: Education Quality – the number of alumni who’ve […]
Apple’s New Austin Campus Will Create Thousands of New Jobs
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Austin, Texas will soon be the home of a new 1-million-square-foot Apple, Inc. The campus is expected to bring an estimated 3,000-4,000 jobs to Austin, which coincidentally is already ranked as one of the country’s fastest growing cities. The company first announced the new Austin campus back in 2012. This isn’t going to be a […]
News – Williamson County Ranked Second Healthiest County in Texas
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In a Williamson County news release dated April 4, 2012 it is reported that Williamson County has been ranked the second healthiest county in Texas. Williamson Co. also was found to have the fourth lowest number of premature deaths among it’s residents and fifth in the measurement of common diseases and illness within the counties’ […]
