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🚨 Austin police chief vote is today
August 6, 2024 · Kelsey Bradshaw
👮 Morning! City Council members are set to vote on the selection of Lisa Davis, an assistant chief for the Cincinnati Police Department, as Austin’s next police chief. The vote is at 1 p.m., and if approved, Davis will be the second ever female chief of the department.
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🥇 A Paris Update
University of Texas athletes, including alumni and current students, have won 12 medals at the Paris Olympics so far. Medalists include golfer Scottie Scheffler, runner Julien Alfred, shot put extraordinaire Ryan Crouser, and lots of swimmers. The university has 30 athletes total at the Games. [Fox 7]
- Important reporting: Simone Biles can jump over Spurs legend Tim Duncan, among other items. [Texas Monthly]
🎙️ The Truth About Erik Maund
Today’s podcast episode is all about a podcast: Texas Monthly’s Katy Vine is dishing on City Cast Austin today about her series that follows the criminal saga of Austin car dealership mogul Erik Maund. [City Cast Austin]
🌳 Austin Looking to Dallas for Park Inspo
Austin officials are looking at Dallas’ Klyde Warren Park, a green space built atop a highway in the city’s downtown, in considering Austin’s future as a project to sink Interstate 35 starts. [KUT]
🐦 X Headed to Bastrop
X, formerly Twitter, is hiring to fill jobs at a new safety support center coming to Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Plaza in Bastrop. The news comes after Musk said he was moving X headquarters to Texas due to a California gender law. [Austin Business Journal]
What To Do
Tuesday, Aug. 6
- 🌈 LGBTQ2S+ Family Pride at the Thinkery | 4 p.m. | Free | Mueller
- 🎥 “Set It Off” at Paramount Theatre | 7:30 p.m. | $12 | Downtown Austin
Wednesday, Aug. 7
- 🦎 Kids Make & Create: Texas Horned Lizard Magnet at Bullock Texas State History Museum | 11 a.m. | $9 and up | Downtown Austin
- ✂️ Elsie's Craft Club at Blue Owl Brewing | 6:30 p.m. | $30 | East Austin
- 🦸 Marvel Cinematic Universe Trivia at the Brewtorium Brewery & Kitchen | 7 p.m. | Free | North Austin
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