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Dave Chappelle tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of Stubbs show, are buddies Rogan and Musk next?
22 January
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Comedian Dave Chappelle tested positive for COVID-19 and is now quarantining, according to a rep for the comedian. He has had to cancel his weekend of comedy shows at Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater, including Friday's and Saturday's show with Joe Rogan.
<p>Chappelle's team reports that he is asymptomatic. Chappelle has been in the Austin area more recently, performing at Stubbs. At each show, his team says safety protocols including rapid testing of the audience and daily testing of his himself and his team. </p><p>Just this week, photos of <a href="https://austonia.com/rogan-musk-at-stubbs" target="_blank">Chappelle, Rogan, Elon Musk and Grimes</a>, among other comedians graced Instagram with the photos taken at Stubbs. The photos look like they could have been taken last weekend, but no exact date was revealed and went on Instagram at different times. <br/></p><p>None of the others have announced a positive COVID-19 test as of yet. </p>
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Turns out, celebrities enjoy Stubb's BBQ just as much as the rest of Austin. Recent Texas transplants Joe Rogan and Elon Musk were spotted along with Dave Chappelle and other celebrities at the popular Texas venue for a night on the town.
<p>To prove it, Rogan posted a photo of himself surrounded by a VIP entourage: comedians Michelle Wolf, Donnell Rawlings, Mohammed Amer and Ron White; musician and Musk's partner Grimes, Austin restaurateur CK Chin and photographer Mathieu Bitton.</p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f0f48772ef0041e3a0a8c8ca976956c0" id="9fad4"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4" style=" background:#FFF; border:0;
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</div></blockquote></div><p>It is unclear when the pictures were taken since most of the group posted the photo yesterday, though Rawlings made his post three days ago. However, Rogan and Chappelle's last show at the venue was on Friday. The photos were taken at Stubb's backstage, according to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CKIJ581HlOY/" target="_blank">White's post</a>.<br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d64b93e47d0145c6387f7921d75aa975" id="7c50c"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4" style=" background:#FFF; border:0;
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</div></blockquote></div><p>This is not the first time Rogan, Chappelle and Musk have been seen together. Rogan and Chappelle have teamed up for several joint comedy shows, first at Big Laugh Comedy in November, then at a series of shows for Stubb's.<br/></p><p>Musk has famously appeared on Rogan's podcast on more than one occasion. The Tesla CEO can be expected around Austin more as his newest Gigafactory in Southeast Travis County comes to life.</p><p>Safe to say, this probably won't be the last time we see the group together. </p>
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Trump supporters gather in front of the Texas Capitol while the U.S. Capitol building was breached.
While 2020 gave us at least two weeks of relative sanity before COVID-19 struck, 2021 started out in utter chaos.
Despite New Year's Day being relatively quiet for the American people, a break from the madness would turn out to be short lived. Here's a look at what the new year has brought so far:
<p><strong>Day 2</strong></p><p>On day two of the new year, University of Texas fans got news that <a href="https://austonia.com/tom-herman-fired" target="_self">Head Football Coach Tom Herman</a> had been fired. And only moments later, it was announced that Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian would replace Herman as head coach.<em><strong> </strong></em></p><p>The announcement came as a shock to many after they just watched the Texas Longhorns beat the Colorado Buffalos in a 55-23 bowl victory and finished the season with a 7-3 record. In December, Texas Athletics Director Chris Del Conte had also <a href="https://twitter.com/Jake_M_Garcia/status/1337847769185333249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1337847769185333249%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kvue.com%2Farticle%2Fsports%2Fncaa%2Flonghorns%2Ftexas-longhorns-tom-herman-keeps-coach-job%2F269-e544d73c-e0fe-4e98-912e-ded5127b05e5" target="_blank">confirmed Herman would keep his job.</a></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e7d71f6c086215d17a928b45b06fc819" id="77490"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1345410804011708417"><div style="margin:1em 0">https://t.co/w0BcDoAJXM https://t.co/fqLa3dr1E0</div> — Chris Del Conte (@Chris Del Conte)<a href="https://twitter.com/_delconte/statuses/1345410804011708417">1609605906.0</a></blockquote></div><p><strong>Day 4</strong><br/></p><p>On Jan. 4, the city experienced the <a href="https://austonia.com/cedar-fever-reaches-high" target="_blank">second-highest levels</a> of cedar pollen in the past 25 years. This can be stressful because, while there are some key differences—primarily the lack of fever in the so-called "cedar fever"—pollen allergies and COVID-19 have similar symptoms such as congestion, runny nose, headache, fatigue and change in smell or taste.</p><p><strong>Day 5</strong></p><p>In week one of the new year, the U.S. has experienced massive spikes in positive covid cases. Hospitals are maxing out their ICU beds, <a href="https://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/coronavirus/2021/01/05/top-local-health-authority-says-austin-area-icus-are-on-track-to-exceed-capacity-in-the-coming-weeks/" target="_blank">a joint statement</a> from Ascension Seton, Baylor Scott & White Health and St. David's HealthCare revealed on Tuesday said that 2,473 staffed beds within all three healthcare systems are 79% occupied, and the 483 ICU beds are 88% occupied.</p><p><strong><span></span>Day 6</strong><br/></p><p>Congress' met to certify the election results with some senators prepared to claim voter fraud, including Texas Senator <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/02/cruz-johnson-9-other-gop-senators-say-they-will-not-vote-certify-electors-unless-audit-is-conducted/" target="_blank">Ted Cruz</a>.<span></span></p><p>Trump supporters descended upon Washington D.C. in the thousands for the "Save America" <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/02/cruz-johnson-9-other-gop-senators-say-they-will-not-vote-certify-electors-unless-audit-is-conducted/" target="_blank">rally at The Ellipse</a> where President Donald Trump told the crowd to march down the road to the nation's Capitol building.</p><p>Protesters across the country gathered in front of their own state Capitol buildings, including hundreds of people who congregated in front of the <a href="https://austonia.com/trump-austin-rally-2021" target="_blank">Texas Capitol chanting, "Stop the steal!"</a><br/></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Signs from the Trump rally at the Texas Capitol on Jan 6.</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Christa McWhirter</small></p><p>By mid-afternoon, the U.S. Capitol building was breached for the first time since 1812 by protesters in D.C. in what is being labeled by lawmakers across the country as an insurrection. Four people were killed in the riot—including <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/congress-electoral-college-tally-live-updates/2021/01/08/954842931/what-we-know-about-the-capitol-police-officer-who-died" target="_blank">one Capitol building police officer</a>.</p><p><strong>Day 7</strong></p><p>Austin's Ending Community Homelessness Coalition announced they would <a href="https://austonia.com/austin-homelessness-count-2021" target="_blank">not move forward with the homeless count</a> for this year, following many other cities that have cited COVID-19 concerns.</p><p>Also on Jan. 7, the U.S. recorded for the first time a one-day death count of <a href="https://www.kut.org/covid-19/2021-01-08/u-s-records-more-than-4-000-dead-in-1-day-from-covid-19-a-grim-new-record" target="_blank">4,000 due to COVID-19</a>. In Texas, the first case of the more contagious COVID-19 strain was identified in a <a href="https://austonia.com/harris-county-new-coronavirus-strain" target="_blank">Harris County resident</a>. </p><p><strong></strong>Despite so much chaos at the beginning of 2021, one new Austinite seems to be doing well for himself. Tesla CEO Elon Musk was officially named the <a href="https://austonia.com/austin-elon-musk-richest-person" target="_self">richest man in the world</a>. The South African entrepreneur recently surpassed Jeff Bezos' worth of $187 billion when his worth rose to $188.5 billion.</p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="a82a3a075a3afeb5c95b9745eb140613" id="319ad"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1347204459147902978"><div style="margin:1em 0">@teslaownersSV How strange</div> — Elon Musk (@Elon Musk)<a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/statuses/1347204459147902978">1610033547.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Some say it feels like 2020 never ended with all that's happened in just one full week of the new year.<br/></p>
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The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce has been awarded the Business Facilities 2020 Deal of the Year Gold Award for bringing the Tesla Gigafactory plant to the Travis County area.
<p>According to the chamber's website, Business Facilities is a national publication that has been the leading location source for corporate site selectors and economic development professionals for more than 50 years. It awards a gold, silver and bronze place every year, judging deals made across the country. It also lists honorable mentions. </p><p>While there were other major deals announced in 2020, such as the <a href="https://austonia.com/tech-companies-in-austin" target="_blank">Oracle headquarters also moving to Austin</a>, it was ultimately the Tesla deal that won the Chamber of Commerce the award.</p><p>In July 2020, Tesla's CEO Elon Musk announced Giga Texas would build a <a href="https://austonia.com/technology/tesla-coming-to-austin" target="_blank">$1.1 billion assembly plant</a> in Southeast Travis County after working through an incentive deal and deciding between Tulsa, Oklahoma. The electric automotive company will produce its Model Y, Cybertruck and semi tractor-trailer at the factory. </p><p>The move is expected to bring thousands of jobs to the Austin area, with many already listed on its website.</p><p>"The plant that will build Tesla's first entry into the truck market was one of the most coveted projects of the year," wrote Business Facilities Editor in Chief Jack Rogers in the award's announcement. "The Cybertruck assembly plant vaults Austin into the top tier of automotive manufacturing hubs."</p><p>Honorable mentions by Business Facilities also went to two other Texas deals: Pflugerville for its Amazon distribution center and Irving-Las Colinas for Microsoft. </p>
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