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Inside Firefly’s new Texas facility built to help power NASA’s moon base

Firefly Aerospace has completed a new clean room facility in Cedar Park, allowing it to increase spacecraft production and support a growing number of lunar missions, including future NASA moon base efforts.
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Why Some Austin Families Are Now Considering Leaving the Country After an ICE Shooting

An ICE agent shot and wounded 28-year-old DoorDash driver Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez in North Austin on Sept. 20, during what his attorney describes as a vehicle pursuit — not the routine traffic stop some early reports suggested. The agency reviewing the shooting, Homeland Security Investigations, is...
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State Rep. Gina Hinojosa on Austin ICE shooting

Democratic gubernatorial candidate and state Rep. Gina Hinojosa spoke about the shooting during a press conference in Houston concerning AI in schools.
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A dozen Texas universities earn D,F grades on free speech report card, advocacy group...

Seven Texas universities failed a free speech report card while five others earned Ds, according to a national advocacy group’s annual review. Together, the state’s campuses received an average speech climate grade of F, compared with a D-minus nationally. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE, b
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Austin ICE shooting: Abbott comments on incident during Gainesville event

AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he is "catching up on the details" following a shooting in Austin involving an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer and a Venezuelan man. His brief remarks are perhaps his first public comments about the incident. RELATED COVERAGE: Austin ICE shooting: Federal judge...
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ESPN experts see Tennessee heading to the same bowl spot, but a one-word label...

Tennessee's postseason outlook has improved, and it could see a big jump if they can topple the Longhorns on Saturday.
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LPD: Hazmat incident at Spivey Drive warehouse closes northbound traffic

A hazmat incident Monday afternoon at a warehouse on Spivey Drive closed northbound traffic, Laredo Police said.
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Ex-DHS lawyer stuns with ‘incredibly disturbing’ assessment of ICE shooting

Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement prosecutor Verónica Cardenas offered a chilling explanation to MS NOW's Antonia Hylton Monday evening why ICE keeps shooting people. The latest such incident took place in Austin, where a suspect was wounded by federal agents, triggering widespread protest. Also Read: Secret d
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Socialist, communist groups coordinate, promote ‘spontaneous’ anti-ICE protests in Austin

Austin, Tex., ICE shooting protest was organized by socialist and communist groups within hours, not a "spontaneous" gathering as media reported.
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By the numbers: ICE arrests and shootings involving federal immigration officers in 2026

SAN ANTONIO – A shooting by an immigration enforcement officer in Austin is drawing renewed attention to federal immigration enforcement and how often officers are coming into contact with people across the country and in Texas. KSAT Investigates spent the day reviewing news coverage and data to provide context.

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