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💰 A look at AISD’s budget woes
June 27, 2024 · Kelsey Bradshaw
☕ Good morning, I have lots of news for you today. To start: Travis County Attorney Delia Garza announced on Wednesday that criminal trespassing charges filed against 79 protestors after the April 29 protests at the University of Texas will be dropped.
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🚓 Grand Jury ‘No Bills’ Austin Policeman
Charges have been dropped against Austin Police Department officer Christopher Taylor in connection with the April 2020 death of Michael Ramos. This week, a grand jury chose not to indict Taylor on aggravated assault, deadly conduct, manslaughter, and murder charges. [KXAN]
🧑🎄 Santa and Mrs. Claus Visit Barton Springs Pool
I cannot get enough of these Sara Diggins photos of Santa and Mrs. Claus visiting Barton Springs Pool on Tuesday. The pair were apparently checking up on Zilker Park to make sure everything is in good shape for the 60th anniversary of the Trail of Lights in December. It’s also a good half-year reminder to be nice or you’ll end up on the naughty list! 😉[Austin American-Statesman]
✈️ Austin Airport Sees Record-Breaking May
More passengers traveled through Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in May than ever before — a total of 2,068,404 passengers, up 4.37% from May of 2023. Until now, July 2023 held the record for most ever passengers in a month, with 2,040,981 passengers. [City of Austin]
🍓 🫐 🍉 🍋 How To Win at Grocery Shopping 🍋 🍉 🫐 🍓
Today on the City Cast Austin podcast, host Nikki DaVaughn sits down with grocery store expert Emily Hill to talk about summer fruit, specialty sodas, experimental chips, and other seasonal items to look out for on the shelves. [City Cast Austin]
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What To Do
Thursday, June 27
- 🎨 Just For Teens: Mini Figure Painting at Central Library | 1:30 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🎟️ Austin Asian American Film Festival at Austin Film Society | 4:55 p.m., 7:20 p.m. and 9 p.m. | $20 and up | St. Johns
- 🏊 Trans, Enby, Intersex, and Queer Swim at Barton Springs Pool | 8 p.m. | $5 | Zilker
Friday, June 28
- 🎟️ Austin Asian American Film Festival at Austin Film Society | 5 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. | $20 and up | St. Johns
- 🌼 Bands in Bloom: San Gabriel at Zilker Botanical Garden | 6 p.m. | Free | Zilker
- 🎉 Pride Celebration at Austin Public Library's Central Library | 7 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 💿 Camilla Cabello Listening Party at Waterloo Records | 7 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🎥 “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Paramount Theatre | 9 p.m. | $12 | Downtown Austin
👋 That’s all for today! I am reading this Daily Texan story about Sunday’s SEC party at UT and taking notes! I, for reasons unknown to me, must see Pitbull on Sunday. Am I OK? Unclear! Will I actually get the energy and courage to brave campus on Sunday? That’s still to be seen.
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