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Uber And Lyft Returning To Texas?

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Uber and Lyft, the two ride-hailing firms that left several Texas markets over controversy tied to fingerprint background checks, may be coming back. The bill, in this case, eliminates local mandates, including a fingerprint directive in Austin, and had been the impetus for the two firms’ departures.

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Moving Services Use The Gig Economy To Simplify Pricing For Consumers

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But services such as Bellhops are disrupting the market — and making a challenging time for consumers easier — by bringing an on-demand pricing model to the moving industry. Currently, the service is in 22 cities and metro areas expanding across the Southwest, South and Mid-Atlantic regions from Austin, Texas, to Washington, D.C.

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