The Austin Daily News - June 4, 2026

In this week's issue: Tesla just expanded its Robotaxi service to the entire Austin metro — with roughly 25 cars covering a city of 1 million people Austin ISD is cutting 558 positions and gutting benefits amid a $181 million deficit — while Tesla and SpaceX are building the future two hours away Grimes County just handed Elon Musk a 100% tax abatement on a $119 billion semiconductor factory — a county with an $11 billion tax base Project Connect was sold to Austin voters as 22 miles of light rail; it is now under 10 miles, costs $8.2 billion, and doesn't reach the airport Let's get into it.