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BG Reads Weekend Edition (11.17.2024)
🟪 BG Reads Weekend Edition (11.17.2024)
BG Reads Week in Review
Top Clicks for the Week of November 11, 2024
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WEEKEND NEWS
Trump is already testing Congress and daring Republicans to oppose him (Associated Press)
After a resounding election victory, delivering what President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans said is a mandate to govern, an uneasy political question is emerging: Will there be any room for dissent in the U.S. Congress?
Trump is laying down a gauntlet even before taking office challenging the Senate, in particular, to dare defy him over the nominations of Matt Gaetz, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other controversial choices for his Cabinet and administration positions.
The promise of unified government, with the Republican Party’s sweep of the White House and GOP majorities in the House and Senate, is making way for a more complicated political reality as congressional leaders confront anew what it means to line up with Trump’s agenda… 🟪 (LINK TO FULL STORY)
Texas names new higher education chief (Texas Tribune)
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board named Wynn Rosser as the state’s next commissioner of higher education at a special board meeting Thursday.
The appointment was announced after a unanimous vote of the board. The vote was taken without discussion.
Rosser did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In a statement Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated the appointment.
“Dr. Wynn Rosser brings a wealth of experience and knowledge that will help Texas continue to ensure students have access to quality, affordable education so they can succeed in high-demand, good-paying jobs,” he said.
“Texas’ economy and future workforce depend on strong higher education institutions. With Dr. Rosser at the helm, we will further empower young Texans, bolster our highly skilled workforce, and take our state’s continued success to even greater heights.”… 🟪 (LINK TO FULL STORY)
AV company teams up with Uber Eats to roll out robot delivery service in Austin (KUT)
Austinites who live or work downtown can now get their takeout delivered by a little white robot.
The service was launched this week on Uber Eats through a partnership with Austin-based autonomous vehicle startup Avride. The robots are delivering to addresses between Cesar Chavez and 15th streets and I-35 and West Avenue.
Right now only Mai Thai and Maiko Sushi are participating in the service, but Yulia Shveyko, Avride’s head of communications, expects more restaurants to opt in.
Uber Eats patrons can decline the robot and have their order delivered by a courier instead. If you stick with the robot, you can watch it scuttle along Austin's sidewalks on your phone until it arrives at your door.
“Robots are really new,” Shveyko said. “They need to be comfortable to people and they need to look friendly. And these LED panels with different eye animations help them look cute and friendly.”… 🟪 (LINK TO FULL STORY)
Large U.S. food supplier eyes $120M expansion, 165 more jobs in Buda (Austin Business Journal)
US Foods Holding Corp., the multibillion-dollar food distributor based in Illinois, is eyeing a $120 million expansion of its operations in Buda that could create another 165 jobs.
The company will be considered for incentives by both Hays County and the city of Buda on Nov. 19 to expand the company's massive facility at 2150 Fire Cracker Drive by 170,000 square feet, according to documents posted ahead of meetings next week.
US Foods, one of the largest food-service distributors in the world, partners with more than 250,000 restaurants and food-service operators and has more than 70 broad-line locations and 30,000 employees, according to its website.
The company first moved into the 305,000-square-foot Buda facility in 2011, saying at the time that it would create more than 100 jobs over the next five years… 🟪 (LINK TO FULL STORY)
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