City Cast Austin
❗Doggett calls for open convention after Biden drops
July 22, 2024 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🌞 Good morning! To help start your week off right: Look at these adorable Mikala Compton photos of animals taken in by Austin Wildlife Rescue during Hurricane Beryl. I need the baby opossum pictures framed in my house!
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What's CITY Talking About?
🇺🇲 Biden Drops Out
Whew. Anyone catch the news yesterday? President Biden announced he’s no longer running for re-election. I’m reading this story and revisiting the distant memory from earlier this month of Austin’s U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett being first in Congress to call for Biden to step down. [Austin American-Statesman]
- Doggett, one of Texas’ 200+ delegates to the Democratic National Convention in August, is now calling for an open convention. Other Texas delegates are backing Vice President Kamala Harris. [The Texas Tribune]
🎙️ Play Ball!
The University of Texas at Austin is in the Southeastern Conference. What does that mean? City Cast Austin Host Nikki DaVaughn is joined by Austin American-Statesman Sports Reporter Danny Davis to break down the university’s move to the SEC. [City Cast Austin]
🤔 City Council Approves Public Bank Study, Climate Bond Election
Austin City Council on Thursday approved a resolution to allow research creating a public bank for the city [Austin Monitor]
- Council also approved a resolution to hold a bond election to fund climate-related infrastructure projects. [Austin American-Statesman]
⚾ Could the MLB Come to Austin?
Groups in the Austin area are working to bring Major League Baseball to town. [Austin Business Journal]
Where Is This?
Congratulations to Theresa Laguna for guessing last week’s photo correctly! Laguna was the only one to guess Windy Point Park on Lake Travis.
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What To Do
Monday, July 22
- 🚗 Park ‘N’ Hang at Kinda Tropical | 7 p.m. | Free | East Austin
- 🦸 Marvel Trivia at Punchbowl Social | 7 p.m. | Free | The Domain
Tuesday, July 23
- 📗 Graphic Novel Book Club at Austin Public Library Central Library | 6:30 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🎤 Priya Ragu at the Parish | 7:30 p.m. | $20 | East Sixth Street
- 😆 Little Titty Tuesdays at the Creek and the Cave | 8 p.m. | $10 | Downtown Austin
👋 Before we part, a quick Missy Elliot review from City Cast Austin Executive Producer Eva Ruth Moravec: “Missy Elliott's Out of This World Tour show, with Timbaland, Ciara and Busta Rhymes on Thursday was a slightly disappointing night of nostalgia for this elder millennial. The Moody Center was packed and vibrant, and the tour dancers, stars, and special effects were incredible, but it felt more like a club spinning early 2000s-era hits than a concert as Elliott flipped through segment after segment of her many hits rather than showcasing full songs. Even so, Elliott performed incredibly well on her first-ever headlining tour, and on a uterus-shaped stage, to boot.”
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