@asherprice

Austin reporter @axios, frmr @statesman journo. My books: Earl Campbell: Yards After Contact; Year of the Dunk; The Great Texas Wind Rush. [email protected]

 Austin, TX
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Personal news: It's my first day at @Axios Austin! You can subscribe (it's free!) to the Austin newsletter, which will launch in late Sept. at axios.com/local 🕵️Email me with story ideas: [email protected]

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Texas folks: Axios has posted a three-question, informal poll asking how you're feeling, emotionally speaking, as early voting kicks off today. Take it here: axios.com/local/austin/2026/…

Take our Axios poll on the Texas midterms

Tell us how you're feeling as early voting begins in Texas.

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I'm just wondering what this means for Isla Gordon's future with the Waves, @netflix. espn.com/nba/story/_/id/4964…

Sources: Jeanie out as Busses sell stake in Lakers

The Buss family has decided to sell its remaining ownership stake in the Lakers, meaning Jeanie Buss will no longer remain governor of the team.

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Nonstop service between Austin and Paris launches in March — aka the breakfast taco/steak frites route axios.com/local/austin/2026/…

Austin lands its first nonstop flight to Paris

Delta also plans to add nonstop, daily service to San Diego and expand its offerings to Cancun.

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Scoop from my colleague @nicolecobler: How Austin plans to remove its rainbow crosswalk under state pressure #txpolitics axios.com/local/austin/2026/…

Austin details plan to remove rainbow crosswalk after TxDOT order

The action plan comes after TxDOT rejected the city's request last month to keep some of its street art.

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We asked him about this, and of course there’s some fun history here too. star-telegram.com/opinion/ry…

Texas Democrat James Talarico for VP? We asked him. Here’s what he said | Opinion

Would Democrats consider James Talarico for a presidential ticket? Would he run? Here’s what we know. | Opinion

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Why Dems would (or wouldn't) pick Talarico for VP in '28. Lots of what-ifs here. #texaspolitics axios.com/local/austin/2026/…

Why Dems would (or wouldn't) pick Talarico for VP in '28

Talarico has carved out a new lane in Texas politics: a Christian Democrat who appeals to Latinos and suburbanites.

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Why Dems would (or wouldn't) pick Talarico for VP in '28. Lots of what-ifs here. #texaspolitics axios.com/local/austin/2026/…

Why Dems would (or wouldn't) pick Talarico for VP in '28

Talarico has carved out a new lane in Texas politics: a Christian Democrat who appeals to Latinos and suburbanites.

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Asked about old remarks about the warmth among #scotus justices, Thomas @UTAustin says "When I said a lot of that, it was when I first went to the court....that was a different court...That was a World War II generation."
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"I don't know how you bring it back in the current environment with social media and name calling and peole accusing each other of various things and animus...And I feat that's going to affect the institutions such as the court and the judges."
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Clarence Thomas says he was invited by @UTCivics dean Justin Dyer and is "grateful for the assistance" of John Yoo, his former law clerk, who has joined Dyer's School of Civic Leadership at UT. (My reporting on the School of Civic Leadership here: axios.com/local/austin/2024/…

The politics behind University of Texas' new School of Civics Leadership

Chalkboards have become a battleground in the culture wars.

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Clarence Thomas @UTAustin: "I hope that my talk today will help in some small way to inaugurate another great initiative, the state of Texas' plan to restore the teaching of civics and Western civiliazation to a central place in its flagship university."
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I'm at Justice Clarence Thomas' lecture @UTAustin. Here in the audience, among others: Virginia Thomas and Harlan Crow. #scotus
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Residents say self-driving car killed duck in Austin neighborhood, by @axios' @nicolecobler axios.com/local/austin/2026/…

Residents say self-driving car killed duck in Mueller

The company has temporarily paused testing on roads near the lake.

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Colin Jost or Pete Davidson might have had advice about this plan. nytimes.com/2026/03/13/us/po…

The Oil Tankers Trump Seized Are Costing the U.S. Millions of Dollars

Although President Trump said seizing tankers would be a financial boon, the cost of maintaining just one aging ship has already reached $47 million.

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My @axios colleague @nicolecobler got the story behind a Waymo robotaxi blocking an emergency vehicle responding to the mass shooting in Austin yesterday axios.com/local/austin/2026/…

Waymo blocks ambulance responding to Austin mass shooting

The incident raises questions about whether the cars are equipped to operate near emergency situations.

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Venus Williams set to play in Austin tournament #atx axios.com/local/austin/2026/…

Venus Williams will be part of the draw at the ATX Open.

"I'm so excited to be heading to Austin and playing my first ATX Open," Williams said.

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Just in: The White House tells @axios it's "having good conversations" with @UTAustin over compact deal. UT officials remain mum about whether they'll sign it. axios.com/local/austin/2025/…

Trump administration says it's in talks with UT on funding agreement

The White House says it is having "good conversations" with University of Texas officials over the governance deal.

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Austin Democrat Gina Hinojosa eyes run for Texas governor #txpolitics axios.com/local/austin/2025/…

Scoop: Austin Democrat Gina Hinojosa eyes run for Texas governor

Hinojosa hails from the Rio Grande Valley, an area shifting toward the GOP.

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👀 INBOX: @JohnCornyn campaign says it's launched "KenStoppers," a website where "Texans can anonymously share information or evidence of potentially illegal acts committed by @KenPaxtonTX." #TexasGOP
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