A prolonged shutdown of area restaurants into the late spring and summer months is projected to result in 21,000 lost jobs throughout Travis County, with $738 million in total lost wages. Those figures come from an analysis of restaurant industry data that federal officials are using to determine the size of an aid package to […]
Capital of Texas Media Foundation
The Capital of Texas Media Foundation is the parent company of the Austin Monitor
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Austin neighborhoods facing gentrification pressures, Dallas Fed finds
Recent analysis on incomes and migration patterns in Texas shows that Austin and three other Texas metro areas – Dallas, Houston and San Antonio – have seen significant patterns of gentrification in recent years. The recently released research by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas shows that incomes and education levels have greatly increased in […]
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Austin Monitor Radio: Brian Kelsey, CoTMF
This week, a member of the Capital of Texas Media Foundation family joins us to talk about the latest branch of our nonprofit parent company. Brian Kelsey sits down to talk about his new research organization, how it’s related to the Austin Monitor, and how he hopes to shape the organization in the future. Austin […]
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Publisher’s Note: Kelsey joins Capital of Texas Media Foundation
When we sketched out plans for a new Austin-focused think tank, we envisioned an organization that could dive deep into the metro area’s many challenges and opportunities. But we also realized we would have to put our own community’s issues in the context of what’s happening elsewhere, in cities around the state and country. The […]
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“Amplify” dispute intensifies in Austin
Two well-known businesses are fighting over the word “amplify” in Austin. Yesterday, I Live Here, I Give Here took the step of formally opposing a federal trademark application by Amplify Federal Credit Union that would prohibit ILHIGH from using the word “amplify” in their fundraising campaigns — most notably the annual “Amplify Austin” fundraising drive […]
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Non-profit foundation purchases In Fact Daily
The non-profit Capital of Texas Media Foundation, founded by In Fact Daily reporter Mike Kanin, this morning completed the purchase of the publication from Cox Communications, the parent company of the Austin American-Statesman. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Cox Communications purchased the publication from editor Jo Clifton in 2010. In a release […]