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Charter school Wayside Schools had over 1,600 students transfer in for the 2022 23 school year, with 76% from AISD.
COURTESY WAYSIDE SCHOOLS Austin ISD faces budget de cit, high transfer rate
going to charter schools.” District funding relies on the basic student allot- ment of $6,160 per student, based on enrollment and attendance. Over the past 10 years, AISD has seen enrollment decline, which o cials are working to slow, Ramos said.
and the U.S. Census Bureau to learn where students are going. Overwhelmingly, data indicates families are choosing charter schools. “Many of the urban districts in Texas are facing enrollment declines,” AISD Chief Financial O cer Eduardo Ramos said. “Whether it’s because parents are homeschooling their students or students are
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As a $60 million budget shortfall looms over Aus- tin ISD, enrollment numbers are slowly declining, and transfer data from the Texas Education Agency shows 22% of AISD families left the district in the 2022-23 school year. Community Impact analyzed data from the TEA
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Government: Austin City Council selects new city manager (Page 10)
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Events: Festivals, craw sh and other local events (Page 31)
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2 Man Shack Antiques Locally owned by Nathan Powers, the antique shop offers second-hand furniture and home decor, such as chairs, tables and art from several vendors. • Opened April 6
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183 throughout the country. The center accepts plasma— made up of enzymes, proteins and red blood cells—to treat autoimmune disorders, cancer, leukemia, burns and other medical needs. • Opened April 4 • 500 W. William Cannon Drive, Ste. 438A, Austin • www.octapharmaplasma.com 4 Octapharma Plasma The business has 23 centers in Texas and 175 5 Spoondrift Bakery After struggling with celiac disease for more than a decade, Amy Baker decided to take matters into her own hands and began baking at home to ensure the baked goods are gluten-free. For the time being, Baker is working out of a commercial kitchen space and doing preorder pickups for now but hopes to open a food truck soon. • Opened Feb. 1 6 Strip Waxing Studio The studio is owned by Wendolynn Perez, and offers a variety of face and body waxing services for women and men. • Opened Feb. 13 • 8103 Brodie Lane, Ste. 6, Austin • www.stripwaxingatx.com 3 Painted Tree Boutiques The business hosts a variety of small business owners under one roof, offering gifts, decor, clothing and more. This is Painted Tree’s 10th location in Texas and replaces what used to be Bed Bath & Beyond in Sunset Valley. • Opened April 6 • 5400 Brodie Lane, Ste. 300, Austin • www.paintedtree.com • 4201 S. Congress Ave., Ste. 101, Austin • https://spoondriftbakery.square.site
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flavors—such as red velvet, blue velvet and primo vanilla—as the North Austin store at 8650 Spicewood Springs Road, Ste. 105. • Opened late April • 4404 W. William Cannon Drive, Ste. N, Austin • www.cupprimo.com
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running errands. • Opened March 4
• 2222 Western Trails Blvd., Ste. 203, Austin • www.homewatchcaregivers.com/sw-austin
Coming soon
8 Ants Beer Cave The bar will open this summer in South Austin and will offer over 250 bottled beverages plus two pickleball courts. The bottle shop will be found in The Yard, a hub of businesses in warehouses in the St. Elmo District. • Opening this summer • 440 E. St. Elmo Road, Ste. E-2, Austin • www.antsbeercave.com 9 IREP Resale The new shop is owned by IREP Junk Removal and will offer secondhand items like furniture, clothes and electronics. • Opening June 1 • 7601 South Congress Ave., Ste. 550, Austin • www.irepresale.com
12 Daiso Japanese dollar store Daiso is now open in Sunset Valley, next to Bougie’s Donuts & Coffee. The store offers a variety of items, such as decor, kitchenware, cleaning supplies, food, Japanese snacks, toys, stationery and makeup. Daiso has over 100 locations in the United States and plans to open more this year due to customer demand. • Opened April 6 • 5400 Brodie Lane, Ste. 990, Austin • www.daisous.com April 6. Owned by Beth Hernandez, the studio opened in 2019 on Menchaca Road before relocating to its William Cannon Drive location in 2022. B Pilates offers private Pilates sessions, duets, trips and small-group classes. • 3601 W. William Cannon Drive, Bldg. 5, Ste. 100, Austin • www.bpilatesaustin.com
14 Leona Botanical Café & Bar Construction is underway for a new concept from husband-and-wife team Lakana and Justin Trubiana, owners of Thai-cuisine food truck Dee Dee; plus sisters Reyna and Maritza Vazquez, owners of Mexican-cuisine trucks and restaurants Veracruz All Natural. The project will feature a café and bar; a botanical garden; a pavilion; a location for Dee Dee and Veracruz All Natural; and a third restaurant. • Opening early 2025
• 6405 Brodie Lane, Austin • www.leonacafebar.com
Relocations
• Closed March 28 • 5400 Brodie Lane, Ste. 200, Austin • www.austinpremiermattress.com
10 Fixed by Fitness The studio, founded by Steve Appelhans, relocated from 3601 W. William Cannon Drive, Ste. 50 and hit five years of business in March. Fixed by Fitness specializes in personal training for adults. • Relocated March 1 • 12100 FM 1826, Ste. 880, Austin • www.fixedbyfitness.com
15 Chen Z Noodle House The restaurant, which was owned and operated by husband and wife Chen and Xiaoli Zhang, closed at the end of March. A note posted to the front door of the business stated that the business is permanently closed, and thanked customers for their patronage over the years. • Closed March 31 • 6705 US 290, Austin
Closings
13 Austin Premier Mattress The mattress retailer closed its Brodie Lane location March 28. According to Shannon Reeves, general manager of the Central Austin location, the closure is part of the business’s rebrand.
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• Opened April 1 • 13341 W. Hwy. 290, Bldg. 8, Dripping Springs • www.saxonmd.com 4 Amy’s Ice Creams Founded by Amy Simmons, the Austin-based ice cream chain will offer flavors exclusive to this shop. • Opened April 8 • 12400 Hwy. 290, Ste. 450, Austin • www.amysicecreams.com 5 Rumble Boxing Owned by local James Montgomery, Rumble Boxing offers boxing-inspired fitness training. • Opened April 22 • 165 Hargraves Drive, Ste. S160, Austin • www.rumbleboxinggym.com 6 Gatsby Glass A new location of Gatsby Glass, owned by Chad Shepler, will offer customized work for residential and commercial spaces throughout the Austin area. • Opened April 22 • 15210 Fitzhugh Road, Ste. 902, Austin • www.gatsbyglass.com
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2 HC Elite Cheer Local residents Katie and Stephen Dotson have debuted a Division 1 competitive cheer and tumbling gym. • Opened April 1 • 14101 US 290, Bldg. 1800, Austin • www.hcelitecheer.com 3 Saxon MD Facial Plastic Surgery Founded by Dr. Sarah Saxton, the clinic offers a range of procedures from chemical peels to hair restoration.
Now open
1 Garbo’s Lobster The Austin-based, New England-inspired restaurant offers oysters, lobster rolls and cocktails. Garbo’s began as a food truck in 2013, helmed by sisters Heidi, Hannah and Samantha Garbo. • Opened April 1 • 136 Drifting Wind Run, Dripping Springs • www.garboslobstersatx.com
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through a public process • Solidifying a labor agree- ment with the Austin Police Association • Deciding on an appropriate scope for an analysis of the city’s “homeless ecosystem” • Shoring up civic emergency preparedness e orts • Planning the scal year 2024-25 budget, and moving to two-year forecasting He also said he’d focus on maintaining a transparent and accessible o ce, spending time out in the Austin community, closely tracking progress on city initiatives and keeping strong ties with City Council—especially after Dallas leaders reportedly asked him to resign. “I think when you just look around at all the great things that have happened here, all the challenges that still exist, I think Austin is very much where Dallas may have been in 2017 as it relates to what type of manager they are looking for to lead them over the next many, many years. I think I’m that person,” Broadnax said.
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Third-party oversight of APD training reforms ends Continuing reforms at the Austin Police Depart- ment’s cadet academy will be left up to police leadership, after the APD was reportedly slow to adopt or resisted such changes during extended third-party supervision. The specifics Training reforms were initiated after city overall was “appearing to do just enough to suggest progress without completely embracing and accepting the hard work of change.” Heightened scrutiny of the academy came as the police department also focused on boosting recruitment. The APD remains short hundreds of budgeted officer positions.
TravCo OKs tax cuts for child care centers Qualified child care centers in Travis County can now apply for a 100% property tax exemption this tax year. The context County officials hope to lower expenses for both child care facilities and families. The new policy follows the passage of Proposition 2 in November, allowing local tax breaks for child care centers. The move also comes as the federal relief funding given to child care centers during the pandemic is expected to expire by the end of this year, according to a news release. “Today marks a historic milestone in providing relief for working families as Travis County faces the highest child care costs in the state of Texas,” Travis County Judge Andy Brown said. “This action sup- ports safer, more stable and more resilient families by expanding access to high-quality, affordable child care.”
Dripping Springs cuts building fees in ETJ City Council voted to reduce site develop- ment fees for projects in the extraterritorial jurisdiction, or areas outside of city limits, following review of a project on Hwy. 290. The building fees cover city costs for processing and reviewing permits, and are based on the value of site improvements, city officials said. officials launched a review into APD’s culture and paused all cadet classes in late 2019 and early 2020. Seven cadet classes have graduated under a rebooted model since the academy reopened in 2021, although analysts and some community members said many updates are still being met with internal opposition and more work is needed to cement the process forward. City leaders have contracted with advisory firm Kroll Associates, Inc. to review several aspects of APD operations, particularly cadet training. In March, the Kroll team wrote that its ini- tial working relationship with police officials “devolved into a series of stops and starts and unmet deadlines,” especially given frequent APD staff turnover, and concluded the department
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Austin development code changes near finish line A slate of land development code amendments including “HOME” Phase 2 are nearing approval. What’s happening
HOME Phase 2 would reduce the amount of land needed to build one unit of housing in Austin’s most common single-family areas. Last year’s Phase 1 allowed for more units on a single lot. SF-1: Single-family residence large lot; low density for homes SF-3: Family residence; moderate density for homes or duplexes SF-2: Single-family residence standard lot; moderate density for homes
Code changes are being considered in response to city officials’ stated desire to promote acces- sible housing options and make Austin more transit-friendly: • Cutting residential minimum lot sizes to 2,000 square feet, following on a 2023 change allow- ing more residential housing per lot • Reducing the reach of compatibility, which limits new building size near existing homes • Creating new zoning overlays along the future Project Connect rail line to encourage denser development and housing near transit A joint City Council and Planning Commission public hearing April 11 featured feedback from scores of Austinites, and was followed by more engagement and review. Council is scheduled to vote on the items on May 16 at City Hall.
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BY BEN THOMPSON
Austin-area growth slows
County Comparison Population growth from 2020-23
Zooming in
1-5% 6-10% 11-15%
The slightly slower growth was traced to fewer people moving in from elsewhere in Texas and the U.S.; that migration trend reached modern lows. Around 118,000 people moved to Central Texas from within the U.S. from 2020-2023. However, in Travis County, about 2,000 more people exited than entered over that period—making it the only Central Texas county to experience negative net domestic migration. It was the first time Travis County saw that trend since the early 2000s. Williamson County kept pace as one of the nation’s fastest-growing counties, and the sixth-fastest growing in Texas, a more than 13% population increase between 2020 and 2023. Bastrop and Hays counties also saw more than 10% growth, Caldwell County grew by 8.52%, while Travis County grew by less than 3%.
Williamson 13.26%
Central Texas remains one of the fastest- growing regions in the country, although the pace of Austin and Travis County’s annual population growth are slowing. The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro area—Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties—saw population growth of 7.53% between July 2020 and July 2023 with more than 173,000 residents added. The five-county region ranked 26th nationally, based on new U.S. Census Bureau data, behind others in Texas including the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Greater Houston and the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro. The region added about 50,000 people from 2022-2023, a more than 2% population increase. However, the Austin area slipped to the second fastest-growing major metro in the U.S. behind the Jacksonville, Florida area. Central Texas had been the fastest- growing for more than a decade.
Travis 2.96%
Bastrop 12.97%
Hays 14.97%
Caldwell 8.52%
What’s next
For now, Valencia said Austin staff will be reviewing the patterns of those entering and leaving Central Texas following Travis County’s recent dip. “Historically, the Austin metro area receives about 50% of domestic migrants from other parts of Texas and about 20% from out of state. When we receive additional data on migration flows, we’ll have a better understanding of the number and origins of domestic migrants to the Austin metro area,” Valencia said.
Austin Demographer Lila Valencia said the new census estimates show the metro area is continuing its trend of growth, even after falling from its previous top spot. The information helps paint a picture of regional trends, but is also essential for allocating federal funding across a variety of areas as well as setting boundaries for local, state and federal political representation. The Census Bureau is expected to release city- and town-level population estimates, and new information on local housing trends, after press time.
Austin metro’s growth
7.53% increase from 2020-2023
2.47M
2.42M
2.36M
2.3M
2020
2021
2022
2023
SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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Government
BY HANNAH NORTON
Federal courts have so far blocked a Texas law that would allow police officers to arrest people they suspect are in the country illegally. State lawmakers passed Senate Bill 4 in November with support from Gov. Greg Abbott and other top Texas Republicans, who have said the law is necessary to curb an “invasion” at the border by migrants and drug cartels. The Biden administration, El Paso County and several immigrant advocacy groups later sued Texas, arguing the controversial law undermines the federal government’s ability to enforce immigration restrictions and harms relations with foreign countries. Divisive Texas immigration law caught in courts
Senate Bill 4 timeline
What happened
2023
Dec. 19: El Paso County, two immigrant rights groups sue Texas over SB 4 Nov. 14: Texas lawmakers pass SB 4
Texas officials are currently prohibited from enforcing SB 4 after a series of whiplash court rulings in March. At a March 20 hearing before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Texas Solicitor General Aaron Lloyd Nielson argued the state has “a right to defend itself” against record illegal border crossings. “SB 4 is a modest but important statute,” Niel- son said. “It’s modest because it mirrors federal law; it’s important because it helps address what even the president has called a border crisis.” The law briefly took effect March 19 under a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, but it was blocked a few hours later. The 5th Circuit Court ruled March 26 that SB 4 would not take effect amid an ongoing legal battle. The appeals court heard additional oral argu- ments April 3 but did not issue another ruling before press time.
2024
Jan. 3: U.S. Department of Justice sues Texas over SB 4. The suits were later combined. Feb. 29: U.S. District Judge David Ezra temporarily blocks SB 4 March 1: 5th Circuit Court overturns Ezra’s ruling, allows SB 4 to take effect March 10 March 4-18: U.S. Supreme Court pauses SB 4 as justices deliberate the case March 19: SB 4 effective under Supreme Court; 5th Circuit Court later blocks law March 20: 5th Circuit Court holds last-minute virtual hearing on SB 4 March 26: 5th Circuit Court upholds Ezra’s ruling, keeping SB 4 blocked April 3: 5th Circuit Court hears oral arguments during in-person hearing in New Orleans
SOURCES: 5TH U.S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS, U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, U.S. SUPREME COURT/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Breaking down the law
Senate Bill 4 would give Texas officials unprecedented power to enforce immigration restrictions and deport migrants.
Looking ahead
State and local law enforcement could arrest migrants suspected of crossing the Texas-Mexico border. Those arrested could face six months in jail or a $2,000 fine. Repeat offenders could face felony charges. Judges could deport migrants by ordering them to return to Mexico, regardless of their nationality.
“Nevertheless, under Texas law they would be removed to Mexico. The United States would have no voice in the matter.” Mexican officials have said they will not accept deportations from Texas. Once the 5th Circuit Court issues another ruling, the case may return to the Supreme Court.
If SB 4 takes effect, Texas judges would have “unilateral power” to order undocumented migrants to cross into Mexico without input from federal immigration officials, Chief Judge Priscilla Richman of the 5th Circuit wrote in the March 26 ruling. “A large number of noncitizens who crossed into Texas from Mexico are not citizens or residents of Mexico,” the order reads.
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Austin ISD rolls out police motorcycle unit As Texas school districts work to comply with House Bill 3—the requirement that all schools have at least one armed o cer on campus—Aus- tin ISD o cials are doing so “their way” with a new motorcycle unit for the district police department. What’s happening? The district is actively recruiting, with the goal of 70 o cers in the motorcycle eet, AISD Police Chief Wayne Sneed said. The o cers will be tasked with tra c enforcement, patrolling and more. Superintendent Matias Segura said the new unit will help attract recruits to the AISD police department and be competitive in the region. How we got here Passed during the 88th legislative session,
Oak Hill Elementary renovations begin Construction at Oak Hill Elementary School began March 19, as one of the four AISD schools that will undergo renovations funded by the $2.44 billion November 2022 bond. The gist The school, located at 6101 Patton Ranch Road, Austin, was constructed in 1974 and was designed with an open-concept oor plan. This means the school was built without doors or full walls between many classrooms. The renovation will enclose the classrooms, create new spaces for small groups and a new front entrance. The project is estimated to be complete in 2025. One of the most important goals and bene ts of the project is to make the school safer, Oak Hill Elementary principal Lori Komassa said in a news release.
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school district o cials are required to decide on changes to comply with HB 3, which went into e ect Sept. 1. In August, the AISD board of trustees voted to place one o cer at each campus. In order to do so, o cials need to hire 89 additional o cers and support sta . The 70 motorcycle o cers will contribute to that total of 89 the district is working toward, Segura said. Since January, about 25 o cers have joined the AISD Police Department.
DSISD families to see after-school care cost rise Families of students participating in Dripping Springs ISD’s after-school program, Kids Club, will see a $25 increase to the monthly tuition rate, following action by the board of trustees March 25. Additionally, both before- and after-school pro- grams will ask for half of the monthly rate of tuition for children enrolled in August, which previously came at no cost. The overview department and held at elementary schools. The price increase comes amid sta ng chal- lenges the community services department is facing, which has pushed o cials to limit the enrollment to the after-school program. Kids Club and the before-school program, Club Crash, are run by the district’s community services
2024 25 school year rates
The before- and after-school program charges vary for district employees and nonemployees, and next year’s will include cost changes.
Tuition rates Kids Club monthly
Employees
Nonemployees
$70
$250
$35
$125
Kids Club August
$40
$185
Club Crash monthly
$20
$42.50
Club Crash August
SOURCE: DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT
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BY KATY MCAFEE
By the end of 2024, Texas drivers could look over to see a semitruck traveling down the highway with no one in the driver’s seat. Leading the charge in the Austin area is autonomous truck company Kodiak Robotics, which is already hauling IKEA furniture and Tyson Foods chicken daily on Texas roads. Currently, Kodiak trucks have a “safety driver” monitoring the truck as it carries freight for hundreds of miles. By the end of the year, Kodiak will send trucks out unmanned. Kodiak joins the likes of other autonomous vehicle companies in Austin, including Waymo which debuted on March 6. Cruise was also operational in Austin but ceased its taxi operations in October. Driverless semis take on Texas
The breakdown
Dan Go , head of policy at Kodiak, said autono- mous trucks di er from cars as they have more pre- dictable driving patterns and fewer obstacles, such as pedestrians, cyclists and stop lights, compared to taxis. Cruise and Waymo also have larger eets than autonomous truck companies do. “The Kodiak system doesn’t get tired, it doesn’t get distracted, it doesn’t check its phone, it doesn’t have a bad day and take it out on the road,” he said.
Autonomous vehicle companies are required to self-report any crash incidents to the National Highway Tra c Safety Administration. Waymo and Cruise take the lead in collisions among 39 companies with 240 and 151 crashes respectively, according to data collected from July 2021 to Feb. 15 by the NHTSA. Third in line is Gen- eral Motors, which owns Cruise, with 144 crashes, according to NHTSA.
Autonomous vehicle crashes
Waymo
240
Cruise
151
Car
Semitruck
General Motors
144
From July 2021 to Feb. 15, Waymo, Cruise and General Motors self-reported the most crash incidents among the autonomous vehicle companies that self reported nationwide.
Kodiak 3 5 Aurora
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150
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SOURCE: NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIONCOMMUNITY IMPACT
The why
What's next?
Go said Texas’ roads have been an ideal place to launch autonomous truck technology as the state covers some of the most lucrative freight routes in the nation. November data from the American Trucking Associations revealed trucks will haul 3 billion more tons of freight annually by 2034, securing trucking as the dominant mover of goods in the nation. Despite those projections, Go said the grow- ing industry faces a “signi cant” labor shortage that autonomous vehicles could remedy. Go said autonomous vehicle companies have also been well received by Texas legislators. Texas’ supportive regulatory culture sprouted from Senate Bill 2205, a law passed by the Texas Legislature in 2017 that prohibits cities from regulating autonomous vehicles due to their economic potential. We face real challenges around trucking, around people not wanting to drive trucks and there being a shortage of truck drivers. ... If you can automate those 1,000-mile stretches, it will have a real impact on our economy.” DAN GOFF, HEAD OF POLICY AT KODIAK
Gatik, which specializes in medium-length trips from single digits to 150 miles long, will also begin going “freight only” in Texas by the end of the year. The company already transports goods for Walmart, Tyson, Kroger and others without a driver in Ontario and Arkansas. Autonomous truck company Aurora will chart a similar path by year’s end, removing drivers. The company currently has routes in Houston, Fort Worth and El Paso with plans to expand to Central Texas. To accommodate the in ux of driverless semis in the Austin-area, the Texas Department of Transportation has a plan to establish a "smart corridor" on SH 130 from Georgetown through Del Valle. The stretch will be equipped with sensors and cameras to help the vehicles navigate road conditions and hazards, according to road technology company Cavnue. “SH 130 is one of many advanced toll roads in Texas with several technologies already like ber, cellular, cameras and tolling facilities,” said Darran Anderson, TxDOT’s director of strategy and innovation. Details on when the smart corridor will o cially launch have not been announced.
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Georgetown
35
183
79
Hutto
Round Rock
45 TOLL
Smart Corridor Technology along SH 130 will assist navigation of autonomous trucks.
130 TOLL
290
Manor
MOPAC
183
Austin
Del Valle
71
35
Buda
45 TOLL
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SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CAVNUE COMMUNITY IMPACT
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