Didn't Austin get rid of Uber and Lyft because of the entrenched/encumband 'taxi' industry and the big finance industry owning and financing taxi 'licenses'? h

Didn't Austin get rid of Uber and Lyft because of the entrenched/encumband 'taxi' industry and the big finance industry owning and financing taxi 'licenses'? http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/11/cab-medallion-owners-sue-nyc-blame-uber-for-ruining-business/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/11/cab-medallion-own... http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenbertoni/2014/09/08/wish-you-could-invest-in-uber-and-lyft-heres-a-clever-way-to-get-rich-off-rides/#146ff825772a http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenbertoni/2014/09/08/wish-yo...