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FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025

Compiled by Matt Mackowiak

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TODAY’S WEATHER

H: 79° / L: 46°. Seasonal temperatures return, per Fox 7 Austin. Chilly temps Sunday, Monday morning to give way to a big warmup, per KVUE.

TOP NEWS

“Austin buzzing as hundreds of thousands of people come to town for SXSW” KVUE

“SXSW 2025: Spring festival season kicks off in downtown Austin” KXAN

THE BLOTTER

“Man found wounded in Austin parking lot dies at hospital” KVUE

“APD investigating homicide near UT campus” KVUE

“Austin crash: 1 dead, 6 injured in early morning collision” Fox 7 Austin

“Austin police: Pedestrian hit and killed by car on MoPac” Fox 7 Austin

“Bastrop deputies seize $75K+ worth of fentanyl during traffic stop” CBS Austin

BUSINESS NEWS

“Chipmaker NXP ends Austin economic deal and $290M plans, seeks new state project funding” Community Impact Austin

“Wayfair lays off 340 in tech division, shutters Austin development center” ABJ ($)

“New retail coming to Davenport Village as West Austin demographics change” ABJ ($)

LOCAL SPORTS

TEXAS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: “No. 5 South Carolina routs No. 1 Texas 64-45 for 9th SEC Championship in the last 11 years” AP

TEXAS MEN’S BASKETBALL: “Oklahoma locks up Tre Johnson, beats Texas 76-72 in final SEC regular season game” KXAN

TEXAS FOOTBALL: “Charges dropped after former Texas Longhorns star Xavier Worthy's arrest in Williamson County” VUE

AUSTIN FC: “Austin FC vs Colorado Rapids score: 4 takeaways from the Verde & Black's 1-0 MLS loss” AAS ($)

QUICK LINKS

~ City of Austin honors community advocate after passing, declares March 7 ‘Heath Donell Creech Day’ - KXAN

~ 'Doesn't mean the problem's gone' | Austin-Travis County EMS seeing decline in opioid overdoses - KVUE

~ Suburban cities, developers eye office space but high-rise downtowns outside Austin still years away - ABJ

~ Cast of HBO show ‘The Last of Us’ discusses season 2 at SXSW - KXAN

~ Drawn2Art now promoting art classes in Leander for ages 4 and up - Community Impact Austin

~ Q&A: Meet candidates for West Lake Hills City Council Place 1 - Community Impact Austin

~ Watson warns of Austin’s ‘budget asteroids’ in speech to real estate council - Austin Monitor

~ Goodwill donation center and bookstore opens in Buda - Community Impact Austin

~ SXSW through the years: 38 years of music, movies and photos - Austin American-Statesman

~ Feds fine Tesla nearly $50K after worker’s death at Austin gigafactory - KUT

~ Election Q&A: Meet the Cedar Park City Council Place 1 candidates - Community Impact Austin

~ New program supports Hays County schools in combating fentanyl crisis - Community Impact Austin

~ San Marcos to use Barnacle to address parking violators - KXAN

~ The District breaks ground, to elevate Round Rock - Community Impact Austin

~ Urban Transportation Commission recommends new strategic plan for downtown streets - Austin Monitor

~ $43M in renovations approved for new Austin public safety, office facilities - Community Impact Austin

~ Chicken Express closes in Round Rock - Community Impact Austin

AUSTIN CULTURE

~ SXSW: “12 top music shows to see — with or without a wristband — at SXSW 2025” Culture Map Austin

~ SXSW: “SXSW brings hot film premieres and celeb-filled parties: Here are the 10 best things we saw” AAS ($)

~ SXSW: “Looking for lunch during SXSW? Here are the 20 best restaurants to eat in downtown Austin” AAS ($)

WHAT TO DO TONIGHT

~ Avoid downtown.

COOL JOB ALERT

~ Winstead PC. Public Finance Paralegal. No salary info. Info / apply here.