AUSTIN, Texas, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — RFD’s Cloud Companies group is happy to welcome Damian Ostrander to the group. Damian will lead the proficient Cloud Companies group as its newly appointed Director of Cloud Companies. For over twenty years Damian has been instrumental in defining and driving cloud service groups, and has been on the forefront of cloud adoption. His progressive and analytical method towards cloud migration, and managed companies, coupled together with his deep understanding of the core tenants of “As A Service” options have allowed many tier 1 and a pair of purchasers to expertise a dramatic lower in overhead and will increase in efficiency and scalability. When he is not main RFD’s innovative Cloud Companies group you could find Damian working together with his fingers, climbing, or watching his two daughters dance.
With 15 years of expertise main Skilled Companies groups in various ranges of maturity, Josh Allen brings a centered, intentional method to the enterprise growth operations at RFD. Because the Director of GTM Technique and Operations, Josh will concentrate on increasing RFD’s business scope by accomplice enablement, resolution portfolio updates, and enterprise unit growth. Josh’s success in establishing and managing Alliance and Channel Partnerships with Apple, Google, Uncover, Fiserv, and Microsoft, in addition to his analytical method to market tendencies and actions are a welcomed addition to the RFD group. When he is not deep in dialog with potential companions or buried within the newest business information you could find Josh out on the path working or chauffeuring his two daughters to the following extra-curricular exercise.
“RFD is happy to proceed its dedication to excellence by bringing on Damian and Josh. Their business management and confirmed monitor file will bolster RFD’s continued success in its Cloud Collection line of enterprise and allow us to broaden our business finest options and companies into further industries.” Scott Glover – COO, RFD & Associates, Inc.
About RFD
RFD, headquartered in Austin, TX, has been a trusted IT vendor to Public Sector Shoppers since 1986. They’ve developed and carried out applied sciences from mainframe to cell to cloud — and every part in between. RFD companions with better of breed options to assist to their very own growth efforts together with supporting giant enterprise functions. At present, RFD’s prospects span from public to personal multi-service organizations. They’ve helped tons of of organizations design, construct, buy and implement the optimum know-how options to realize their enterprise targets.
FOX 7 Austin’s Dennis de la Pena and producer Julian Martinez talk about the College Football Playoff semifinal matchup between the Texas Longhorns and the Ohio State Buckeyes!
ARLINGTON, Texas – The Texas Longhorns and Ohio State Buckeyes will face off in Arlington, Texas on Friday in the College Football Playoff semifinal.
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The winner of the game between Texas (13-2) and Ohio State (12-2) will go on to play Notre Dame in the national championship.
Texas vs Ohio State: How to watch, stream
Texas Longhorns vs. Ohio State Buckeyes
Where: AT&T Stadium – Arlington, Texas
Date: Friday, Jan. 10
Time: 6:30 p.m. (CT)
TV: ESPN
Streaming: ESPN, DirecTV, Hulu with Live TV, Fubo, YouTube TV (with subscription)
Key Players
Quarterback matchup
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Neither quarterback in this game is a stranger to playing in Arlington.
Ohio State quarterback Will Howard and Ewers both won Big 12 championships the last time they played at AT&T Stadium.
Texas won the Big 12 in its last season in the conference last year. Howard transferred to Ohio State from Kansas State. He led the Wildcats to a Big 12 championship win over then-undefeated TCU two years ago.
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Stopping Smith
The best matchup of the game could be Texas All-American senior cornerback Jahdae Barron vs. standout Buckeyes freshman receiver Jeremiah Smith. Barron won the Thorpe Award, which is given to the nation’s top defensive back. But Barron gives up four inches and 15 pounds to Smith, the second-team All-American who may be the most electric freshman in the country. Smith has 70 receptions for 1,224 yards and 14 touchdowns. Smith has four touchdowns in these playoffs.
Predictions
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Pick Against the Spread: Texas (+6)
Pick Over/Under: Under (53.5)
Prediction: Ohio State 27, Texas 22
Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.
FOX Sports Analyst Joel Klatt went with Ohio State in his prediction for the Cotton Bowl. Klatt says the Buckeyes are playing the best football in the country right now and the fact that the game is being played in Texas is keeping the line (Texas +6) lower than it should be.
Klatt: Ohio State 35 – Texas 21
National Championship Game
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The winner of the Longhorns and Buckeyes game will take on Notre Dame in the championship game.
The game will be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, where the Longhorns played in the SEC Championship and against Arizona State in the College football playoff.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Texas Longhorns/Ohio State Buckeyes
Date: Monday, January 20
Time: 7:30 P.M. (CT)
Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, Georgia
The Source: Information in this article comes from the College Football Playoff, the Associated Press and FOX Sports.
TEXAS — The 89th Texas Legislature will start on Jan. 14 with 181 lawmakers.
The House of Representatives’ organization will be managed by Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson, who will also select temporary officers. The Secretary leads until a Speaker of the House is elected.
Secretary Nelson announced that Walter Fisher and Sharon Carter were appointed as parliamentarians for the House’s session inauguration.
Secretary Nelson announces that Walter Fisher and Sharon Carter will serve as parliamentarians for the House opening of the 89th Texas Legislative Session. #txlegehttps://t.co/kjbNeTRkxM
“This is a duo with extensive parliamentary knowledge and the experience to guide the opening of the 89th Legislative Session,” said Secretary Nelson. “With the support of these individuals, we will make sure the organizing of the House is a fair, transparent and orderly process.”
The 150 members of the Texas House of Representatives and the 31 members of the Texas Senate will be sworn in as the 89th Legislature on Tuesday. The legislature will meet until June 2.
You are able to watch the Senate proceedings on opening day at this website.
This story is part of the KXAN Data Hub, where numbers help tell the whole story. We’ve created several data-driven stories and databases on topics including weather and climate, politics, education, sports and growth in Texas. Each story in the KXAN Data Hub is updated as new data becomes available.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN is keeping track of the number of homicides in Austin.
As of Jan. 9, two homicides have been reported thus far in 2025.
Last year, 70 homicides were reported, down from 75 in 2023 and 71 in 2022. A record 88 homicides were reported in 2021.
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The charts below will be updated as we learn new information. Scroll down for a map of where each homicide occurred.
The chart below shows how the number of homicides reported in recent years changed through the year.
Below is a map showing where homicides occurred in 2025. The map is interactive, so clicking on or hovering over a dot will reveal information about that incident. You can also click on a month in the top left to show only homicides that occurred during that month.
The chart below shows the number of homicides reported each month in 2025.