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MotoGP bets on Austin to grow its U.S. audience

The three-day race weekend runs Friday through Sunday at COTA.

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MotoGP&#x27;s only U.S. race returns to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Austin" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/austin" data-vars-content-id="13f9a9c2-6856-41b2-a214-808ccf9b184c" data-vars-headline="MotoGP bets on Austin to grow its U.S. audience" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/austin" target="_self">Austin</a> this weekend, putting the city at the center of the racing series&#x27; bid to grow in America.Why it matters: Circuit of the Americas serves as MotoGP&#x27;s lone foothold in the U.S., making Austin a test case for whether <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="another European motorsport" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/10/17/formula-1-austin-women-fans" data-vars-content-id="13f9a9c2-6856-41b2-a214-808ccf9b184c" data-vars-headline="MotoGP bets on Austin to grow its U.S. audience" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/10/17/formula-1-austin-women-fans" target="_self">another European motorsport</a> can break through with American fans.

Texas basketball faces a big moment

Texas men's basketball is a Cinderella — and the women have been dominant.

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For the first time since 2004, the University of Texas men&#x27;s and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="women&#x27;s basketball teams" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2026/01/30/texas-women-basketball" data-vars-content-id="ebbbf9c6-1d78-4297-bc61-bf16538451b0" data-vars-headline="Texas basketball faces a big moment" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2026/01/30/texas-women-basketball" target="_self">women&#x27;s basketball teams</a> are playing in the Sweet 16 in the same year.Why it matters: The squads come to the crucial <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="post-season moment" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/04/07/texas-march-madness-money" data-vars-content-id="ebbbf9c6-1d78-4297-bc61-bf16538451b0" data-vars-headline="Texas basketball faces a big moment" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/04/07/texas-march-madness-money" target="_self">post-season moment</a> very differently, each compelling in its own way.

Austin exploring mask ban for law enforcement

"No More Secret Police," says an Austin city council memo.

Targeting mask-wearing by federal immigration agents, Austin city officials are considering banning facial coverings among all law enforcement.Why it matters: Austin could soon join a host of cities and states that are prohibiting the coverings, as part of a wider clash between federal and local governments over policing, privacy and civil rights.

The future of veterinary care is here — Chewy Vet Care now open in Austin

Austin's new vet practice brings calm design, smart tech and compassionate care to local pets.

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Chewy Vet Care opened in Austin in January, marking Chewy&#x27;s official expansion into in-person veterinary care in Texas.<ul><li>The space offers a warm, modern practice with personalized, high-quality care that pets and their people will love — thoughtfully designed to feel calm, inviting and stress-free from the moment you and your pet walk in.</li></ul>

Texas’ small businesses lost $167 million in 2023 — here’s why

Wise is fighting for price transparency — because U.S. small businesses lost almost $800 million in hidden fees when sending money abroad in 2023.

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Small businesses in the U.S. lost almost $800 million in hidden fees when sending money abroad in 2023 alone, with Texas small businesses losing a staggering $167 million — the highest of any individual state.

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