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COVID-19 response

Scooter company lifts up Austin healthcare pros with free rides Scooter company lifts up Austin healthcare pros with free rides By John Egan

4.3.20 | 1:02 pm

While Lime and Bird have removed most of their fleets from Austin's streets in response to COVID-19, Lyft is ...

Coronavirus economics

Austin real estate pros predict resilient market after COVID-19 Austin real estate pros predict resilient market after COVID-19 By John Egan

4.1.20 | 10:27 am

Residential real estate professionals in Austin say they expect the city's housing market to remain resilient, despite any drop-offs ...

Texas Medal of Arts Awards 2015 Ray Benson

COVID-19 Watch

Austin country music legend tests positive for novel coronavirus Austin country music legend tests positive for novel coronavirus By John Egan

3.31.20 | 12:48 pm

Austin country music legend Ray Benson revealed March 31 that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. In a ...

COVID-19 Watch

Thousands of Austin dockless scooters zoom off streets due to COVID-19 Thousands of Austin dockless scooters zoom off streets due to COVID-19 By John Egan

3.31.20 | 9:00 am

Cars and trucks aren’t the only vehicles that are scarce on Austin roads these days. Operators have pulled thousands ...

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Boom!

Austin is officially the fastest-growing large metro area in U.S. Austin is officially the fastest-growing large metro area in U.S. By John Egan

3.30.20 | 9:16 am

All you’ve got to do is look at the traffic jams (well, not at the moment) and the construction ...

Curbed by coronavirus

Austin rideshare service temporarily hits the brakes due to COVID-19 Austin rideshare service temporarily hits the brakes due to COVID-19 By John Egan

3.27.20 | 1:28 pm

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, one of Austin’s rideshare services is shutting down temporarily effective Monday, March 30. In ...

COVID-19 response

Big Austin employer donating 9 million masks in fight against COVID-19 Big Austin employer donating 9 million masks in fight against COVID-19 By John Egan

3.25.20 | 3:21 pm

Last week, Apple, one of Austin’s largest employers, announced it would donate millions of protective masks for healthcare workers ...

COVID-19 Watch

Austin startup providing COVID-19 tests to healthcare pros at no cost Austin startup providing COVID-19 tests to healthcare pros at no cost By John Egan

3.25.20 | 12:05 pm

The on-again, off-again launch of a coronavirus test from Austin startup Everlywell is on again — sort of. On March 23 ...

COVID-19 cutback

Luxury bus curbs some Austin routes in response to coronavirus Luxury bus curbs some Austin routes in response to coronavirus By John Egan

3.25.20 | 9:09 am

As the coronavirus cripples travel, luxury bus operator Vonlane LLC has temporarily eliminated four routes serving Texas, including one in ...

Coronavirus impact

Texas hotel industry forecasted to lose 64,000 jobs due to COVID-19 Texas hotel industry forecasted to lose 64,000 jobs due to COVID-19 By John Egan

3.23.20 | 2:37 pm

Texas faces the coronavirus-provoked loss of 40 percent of the jobs that are directly and indirectly tied to the hotel ...

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