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Minister of Culture Matthew McConaughey talks preserving Austin culture on Joe Rogan podcast
Academy-award winning actor Matthew McConaughey explains his goals for Austin, in his role as the minister of culture of the University of Texas, and what it means to be an Austinite on Joe Rogan's podcast.
<p>While both celebrities live in Austin, McConaughey was recently on the podcast virtually after Rogan announced one of his <a href="https://austonia.com/joe-rogan-cancels-podcast-episodes" target="_blank">producers had contracted COVID-19</a>. McConaughey was brought on to discuss his latest project "Greenlights," a memoir compiled from a lifetime of journals.</p>
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<p>In the conversation between the Austinites, McConaughey said he is focused on his role as minister of culture, which he described as being about reminding people why they love Austin and initiating and educating newcomers on the city.<br/></p><p>A UT alumnus and current professor at the university, McConaughey named himself <a href="https://www.chron.com/sports/longhorns/article/Matthew-McConaughey-Longhorns-Minister-of-Culture-13559820.php" target="_blank">minister of culture last year</a>. Also involved with Austin culture outside of the university, he is a <a href="https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/matthew-mcconaughey-austin-fc-new-owner/" target="_blank">co-owner of Austin's first Major League Soccer team, Austin FC</a>. </p><p>When <a href="https://austonia.com/joe-rogan-austin-texas/timeline-of-joe-rogan-moving-to-austin" target="_blank">Rogan moved to Austin</a> this summer, McConaughey welcomed him, he said on the podcast. The two also had a conversation about how not to change the unique city of Austin. </p><p>Rogan asked the actor what newcomers should not do when they come to Austin, as not to tarnish the city for what it is. McConaughey said that newcomers have to pay a tithe in the form of being fair and taking accountability.</p><p>"It's not what Austin can do for you, it's what you can do for Austin," he said. "The rule in Austin is all you have to do is be yourself."</p><p>McConaughey believes Austin is about celebrating differences, but there are social contracts for people to be good to one another.</p><p>"We look ahead, but we appreciate tradition at the same time; we take care as much as we can of our natural beauties around here but at the same time we're metropolis, we're growing up," he said. "Now, how can we grow up, grow wide and still grow deep? That's what I want to lean into."</p>
<h2><a href="https://austonia.com/city/matthew-mcconaughey-book-greenlights" target="_self">'Greenlights': Matthew McConaughey spins his journals into a book</a></h2>
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Sen. Kamala Harris, Democratic vice presidential candidate, will make a campaign stop in Texas on Friday—the last day of early voting in the state—according to an email sent to Democratic lawmakers.
<p>Harris will be the highest profile representative of Joe Biden's campaign to come to Texas. It is still unclear where in Texas Harris will visit for the campaign.<br/></p><p>Harris had planned a trip earlier this month that <a href="https://www.statesman.com/news/20201014/kamala-harris-cancels-texas-trip-after-spokeswoman-tests-positive-for-covid-19" target="_blank">she had to cancel</a> due to her communications director testing positive for COVID-19.</p><p>Although Biden himself has yet to visit the state, the former vice president's campaign has <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/06/texas-biden-presidential-campaign/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">spent over $6 million on TV ads</a> to run through Election Day in Texas alone, according to the Texas Tribune.</p><p>Texas voters have been coming out in droves, poised to break records with <a href="https://austonia.com/early-voting-travis-county-numbers" target="_self">43% of Travis County</a> already casting their ballots as of Thursday.</p>According to the latest poll from the <a href="https://www.uttyler.edu/politicalscience/files/oct2020-rv-codebook-dmn-uttyler-poll.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dallas Morning News and UT Tyler</a> made using a random sample of 1,012 registered voters, Biden leads President Donald Trump in Texas by 3 points at 48% to 45%.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the electric carmaker expects to open its $1.1 billion Austin Gigafactory next year and to start delivering its Model Y cars at the facility by the end of 2021 during a third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday.
<p>"Because of the exponential nature of the fuel-up of a manufacturing plant, especially one with new technologies, it will start off very slow at first but then the output will become very large," Musk said, adding that it will likely take up to two years for the factory to reach full capacity. "That is a very fast period of time, especially for new technology." </p><p>The first substantial completion, or construction milestone, for the new factory is scheduled for next spring, a spokesperson for the Austin Chamber previously confirmed to Austonia.</p><p>During the call, Musk also talked about the company's plans to begin manufacturing its own battery cells, following an announcement during Tesla's<a href="https://austonia.com/tesla-austin-new-car" target="_self"> Sept. 22 Battery Day event</a>. </p><p>He did not discuss whether the Austin factory will be involved in this effort. But Tesla plans to operate a cell-manufacturing unit to produce the battery packs that power its cars at the Austin factory, <a href="https://austonia.com/tesla-battery-austin" target="_self">according to filings</a> with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. </p><p>The company currently sources its batteries from Panasonic, where cell shortages have led to production delays for Tesla. </p><p>Last quarter was the best in Tesla's history, with record-breaking revenue, net income and production volume, Musk told shareholders. </p><p>Musk announced Austin would be home to the next Gigafactory <a href="https://austonia.com/technology/tesla-coming-to-austin" target="_self">in late July</a>, after a competitive selection process that saw <a href="https://austonia.com/technology/tesla-factory-austin-2646383822" target="_self">Del Valle ISD</a> and <a href="https://austonia.com/business/austin-gigafactory" target="_self">Travis County</a> offer the company tax rebates for building the factory in their jurisdictions.</p><p>In early August, construction supplier Martin Marietta disclosed it had sold the 2,100 factory site—at the intersection of SH 130 and Harold Green Road, near the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport—to a Tesla entity for $97 million, <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2020/08/07/tesla-buys-far-east-austin-factory-site-for-97m.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">according to the Austin Business Journal</a>.</p><p>Prior to both announcements, however, the site was a hotbed of construction activity as Tesla began reclamation work, which <a href="https://austonia.com/future/tesla-site-austin" target="_self">a city staffer said</a> "would be the first step in preparing the site for future development."</p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5w46XttA_Yw" width="560"></iframe></div><p>Since then, Tesla has <a href="https://www.statesman.com/business/20200925/tesla-adding-to-land-holdings-for-austin-factory" target="_blank">purchased a 381-acre lot</a> next to the Martin Marietta site and <a href="https://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/development/2020/09/16/tesla-continues-subcontractor-search-for-travis-county-gigafactory/" target="_blank">selected two general contractors</a> for the project, although they remain unnamed, according to local reports. It also recently <a href="https://austonia.com/tesla-gigfactory-site-plan" target="_blank">filed a site plan</a> that lays out the company's plan for 280 acres of the 2,100-acre property. </p><p>As proposed, the factory will provide at least 5,000 jobs, not including the thousands of construction workers who will build the facility.</p><p>The company currently has <a href="https://www.tesla.com/careers/search#/?keyword=Gigafactory&region=5&country=0&city=9&state=21" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">20 Austin-based job postings</a> for the Gigafactory, in addition to other postings for jobs such as <a href="https://www.tesla.com/careers/job/video-gamesengineerinfotainmentsoftware-68339" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">game developers</a>.</p><p>Some of Musk's other ventures are also looking to lay down roots in the Austin area, including his <a href="https://austonia.com/elon-musk-neuralink-austin" target="_self">"Fitbit in your skull"</a> startup, Neuralink, which is hiring four positions locally.</p>
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Matthew McConaughey will find himself in the hot seat during this week's episode of "Hot Ones."
<p>McConaughey will join host Sean Evans in the popular show known for the tagline "the show with hot questions, and even hotter wings," at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPD_bxCRGpmmeQcbe2kpPaA" target="_blank">10 a.m. Thursday on YouTube</a>.</p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="614" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FHotOnesFWF%2Fposts%2F761063767957677&width=500" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="500"></iframe></div><p>Hot Ones was created by Evans in 2015 and has since aired over 190 episodes. The show continued airing after the pandemic but in recent episodes, guests have filmed from home.<br/></p><p>The premise of the show involves Evans interviewing his guests while eating 10 wings with different sauces, ranging in hotness. Throughout the show, guests typically begin to feel the heat of the wings, and struggle to focus on the questions asked.</p><p>All the hot sauces featured in Hot Ones are rated in Scoville Heat Units ranging from 1,700 to over 2 million. Although water and milk is provided to offset the spicy wings, some have not been able to finish all the wings. If a guest isn't able to finish all 10 wings, they can find themselves in the show's Hall of Shame.</p>
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<h2><a href="https://austonia.com/matthew-mcconaughey-people-mag" target="_self">Matthew McConaughey featured on the cover of People Magazine… in a photo taken by his kids</a></h2>
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COVID scare forces cancellation of Joe Rogan podcast episodes, including Kanye West interview
20 October
Popular podcaster—and new Austin resident—Joe Rogan canceled all podcast episodes for this week just days after the controversial music artist Kanye West teased that he would be on the show.
<p>The cancellation of this week's podcast episodes comes after Rogan's producer Jamie Vernon tested positive for COVID-19. On Instagram, Rogan said he and the rest of his team had tested negative. Rogan also said he had not seen Vernon in nine days, and his staff would be tested every day to make sure they did not contract the virus.</p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="7c202cbb4acc79657709a6dd0f8b9b94" id="84d39"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4" style=" background:#FFF; border:0;
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</div></blockquote></div><p>While Rogan did not mention the guests of the upcoming episodes that were canceled, West tweeted screenshots of a FaceTime call with Rogan, which referred to West being a guest on the podcast this Friday. </p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="7f8f25e768b362c9f67e4db0cfdb03cd" id="4c70b"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1317550429895622657"><div style="margin:1em 0">Joe Rogan said it’s cool for me to design the set for our podcast this Friday ⛷ https://t.co/9FOPjU36K3</div> — ye (@ye)<a href="https://twitter.com/kanyewest/statuses/1317550429895622657">1602963476.0</a></blockquote></div><p>West has not publicly responded to the cancellation. </p><p>The rapper icon first mentioned he wanted to be on the podcast on <a href="https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1315680854555848705?s=20" target="_blank">Twitter Oct. 12</a>. This would mean West would fly from his Calabasas home to Rogan's <a href="https://austonia.com/austin-businesses-behind-the-joe-rogan-studio-2647571718/timeline-of-joe-rogan-moving-to-texas" target="_blank">new Austin podcast studio</a>, as many guests on the podcast have done already.</p><p>West made news in July for <a href="https://austonia.com/politics/elon-musk-kanye-west" target="_blank">launching his candidacy for U.S. president</a>. While his name will not appear on most ballots, he is still encouraging fans to write his name in. </p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="19a18f982b6c1115bb96e4146247aae8" id="a8fbc"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1314407219434196993"><div style="margin:1em 0">Friends writing me in 🕊 https://t.co/bC4NvFBWB5</div> — ye (@ye)<a href="https://twitter.com/kanyewest/statuses/1314407219434196993">1602214076.0</a></blockquote></div><p><strong>More on Joe Rogan:</strong></p>
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Robert Smith makes deal in exchange for informing on business partner, Austin company in disarray
19 October
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Following disclosure last week that Austin billionaire Robert F. Smith had reached a $140 million tax evasion settlement, more information has emerged from federal authorities and other sources.
<p data-children-count="0">Smith is Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, a $58 billion private equity firm with 400 direct employees and thousands more working in its portfolio companies. Perched on top of Austin's Frost Bank Tower, Vista's Austin office was founded in 2011 and is one of five offices throughout the U.S. </p><p data-children-count="0">Smith, 57, lives in Austin's Westlake area, overlooking Lake Austin. The son of two Colorado school teachers, his net worth is <a href="https://www.forbes.com/profile/robert-f-smith/#3fafbc1e2236" target="_blank">estimated by Forbes</a> to be more than $5 billion. He is regarded as the country's wealthiest Black person.</p><p data-children-count="0"><strong>Smith is cooperating with federal investigators in exchange for non-prosecution</strong></p><p data-children-count="0">Smith is assisting federal authorities in their investigation of Houston resident Robert Brockman, 79. Charged with hiding $2 billion in income over 20 years in the nation's largest-ever personal tax fraud case, the feds say Brockman filed false tax returns and concealed overseas cash.</p><p data-children-count="0">Brockman was the original investor who funded Smith's creation of Vista.</p><p data-children-count="0">At a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=348425082935334&ref=watch_permalink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Thursday press conference</a>, at which Smith's behavior was called "egregious," the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California David Anderson announced Brockman's indictment and <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1327906/download" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Smith's cooperation agreement.</a> Anderson said that Smith will be responsible for the following:</p><ul data-children-count="0"><li>Providing complete and truthful information</li><li>Continuing work with federal prosecutors</li><li>Attending meetings and providing documents</li><li>Testifying before a grand jury</li></ul><p data-children-count="0"><strong>Money in offshore accounts was used for Smith's extravagant personal real estate</strong></p><p data-children-count="0">A copy of <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/press-release/file/1327941/download" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Smith's signed Oct. 7 settlement letter with the government</a> reveals that Smith routed untaxed gains through offshore partnerships and bank accounts in Belize, Nevis, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and Switzerland.</p><p data-children-count="0">Smith admitted to concealing more than $200 million in income and evading subsequent taxes during a 15-year period, from 2000 to 2015.</p><p data-children-count="0">While much of the money was routed to Smith's charitable trust, the settlement letter states that substantial funds were withdrawn for personal use in real estate acquisitions and remodeling projects, including:</p><ul data-children-count="0"><li>A home in Sonoma County, California that he owned with his then-wife</li><li>A Colorado ranch property that he used personally and at which he hosted events for disadvantaged youth and wounded war veterans</li><li>Two ski chalets in the French Alps used by Smith and his family</li><li>A European industrial property</li></ul><p data-children-count="0"><strong>Smith's settlement is larger than originally stated</strong></p><p data-children-count="0">According to documents signed by Smith, he has agreed to:</p><ul data-children-count="0"><li>Pay $139 million in taxes and penalties</li><li>Abandon a $182 million tax refund claim</li><li>Pay interest on taxes owed</li></ul><p data-children-count="0"><strong>Cloudy reports at Vista</strong></p><p data-children-count="0">Axios reports that Smith held a call with top Vista executives last week, in which he discussed his tax settlement and disclosed that his longtime billionaire associate, Vista co-founder and president Brian N. Sheth, would be leaving the company. Axios referred to a "breakdown in the two men's relationship."</p><p data-children-count="0">Vista's situation is unclear as investors are alarmed and the SEC, according to Axios, is poised to investigate whether Smith will be allowed to continue to run the firm.</p><p data-children-count="0"><strong>Authorities deny that Smith's connections were a factor</strong><br/></p><p data-children-count="0">U.S. Attorney Anderson specifically denied, in response to a direct question, that Smith's charitable involvements and political connections were a factor in the decision not to prosecute him.</p><p data-children-count="0">Smith famously repaid student loans last year for all graduates of Atlanta's Morehouse College. His list of philanthropic efforts is extensive, and in 2019 he was awarded the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy.</p><p data-children-count="0">During the investigation period, Smith had cultivated relationships with people close to President Donald Trump, including Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and the president's daughter, Ivanka, according to various reports.</p>
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As if you needed more of a reason to visit local-Austin chain Kerbey Lane Cafe, server Wanwisa "Aye" Sanguanrueang is, literally, drawing some attention.
<p>Sanguanrueang has been working at Kerbey Lane, located on 2606 Guadalupe St., for five years now, and it was two years ago that she picked up a hobby that delights: caricaturing. </p><p>She started small, only drawing friends or coworkers in the beginning, Sanguanrueang said, until she realized how happy it made other people to receive an impromptu image of themselves.</p><p>Then, she started drawing all her customers.</p><p>Sanguanrueang was born in Thailand and has been living in the U.S. since 2007. She said her caricatures gave her something to talk to her customers about in a time where she felt uneasy speaking English.</p><p>"After I do the caricatures, I feel more connected to the guests," Sanguanrueang said. "At the end, they have a big smile on their face."</p>
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<p>Sanguanrueang said drawing was completely new to her when she started. She originally learned how to draw via YouTube as a mode of self-expression, bit by bit, starting with faces, gradually learning new features as they came up.<br/></p><p>Now, she can draw all sorts of things: cats, robots, even airplanes. Each caricature she draws for a customer takes no more than a minute and sometimes she even adds colors or stickers. </p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image image-crop-3x2">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">(Sophia Alaniz)</small></p><p>Kerbey Lane customer Sophia Alaniz said she and her friends were instantly obsessed with their drawings, which they all took home with them.<br/></p><p>"It was like nothing I've ever experienced at a restaurant," Alaniz said. "I honestly love the idea of a server making their job more enjoyable by making the customer smile extra big."</p><p>Associate manager Gabriel Chaligne said Sanguanrueang's caricatures have led to people asking to be seated in her section, bringing her more business.</p><p>"I think it shows that we encourage our staff to go the extra mile for the guests," Chaligne said. "People seem to love it."</p><p>In addition to Kerbey Lane, Sanguanrueang can also be found giving out caricatures at Haru Sushi, 9503 Research Blvd., and Haru Ramen, 2525 W. Anderson Lane.</p><p>Sanguanrueang said she is very grateful to work at places and with friends who support her creativity and she even has a wall dedicated to caricatures of all her coworkers.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">(Laura Figi/Austonia)</small></p><p>"I've worked at many restaurants before but this is the best place to work," Sanguanrueang said.<br/></p><p>Sanguanrueang frequently features her work on Instagram, under the username <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sarang_aye_yo/?hl=en" target="_blank">@sarang_aye_yo</a>.</p>
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Thirty years after Stevie Ray Vaughan's death, Austin City Limits will honor the Texas musician with a new hour-long special.
<p>Stevie Ray Vaughan on Austin City Limits: 30 Years On will premiere this Saturday at 8 p.m. on most PBS stations.</p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/466607862" title="vimeo-player" width="640"></iframe></div><p>The special includes footage from the blues rocker's 1983 and 1989 performances, with his band Double Trouble, on Austin City Limits, which are some of the "most highly-requested episodes in the program's archives," <a href="https://acltv.com/2020/10/16/episode-recap-stevie-ray-vaughan-30-years-on/?utm_source=atxhipsters&utm_medium=atxhipsters" target="_blank">according to the ACL website</a>. Songs include "Pride and Joy," "Crossfire" and "Texas Flood."<br/></p><p>"30 years after his tragic death, these performances serve as bookends to Vaughan's brilliant career with Double Trouble, showing a striking contrast between 'zero self-confidence' and 'pure magic,' but in both cases you can see a master at work," ACL Executive Producer Terry Lickona <a href="https://acltv.com/2020/10/16/episode-recap-stevie-ray-vaughan-30-years-on/?utm_source=atxhipsters&utm_medium=atxhipsters" target="_blank">said in a statement</a>. </p><p>Born and raised in Dallas, Vaughan was a leader of <a href="https://srvofficial.com/biography/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the blues revival</a> in American rock and roll in the '80s. He moved to Austin in 1972 and played at local clubs such as Antone's before striking it big with his debut album, Texas Flood, which was released in 1983.</p><p>Vaughan died in 1990, at the age of 35, in a helicopter crash. Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards proclaimed Oct. 3, 1991, as Stevie Ray Vaughan Day, and the city of Austin erected a statue in honor along Lady Bird Lake, near the site of his last Austin concert, <a href="https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/vaughan-stevie-ray#:~:text=By%201975%20Vaughan%20was%20playing,respect%20of%20the%20blues%20legend." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">according to the Texas State Historical Association</a>. </p><p>Vaughan and his band were the first inductees into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame in 2014.</p>
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