
City Cast Austin
🪩 How to make the most of Fourth Street
August 22, 2024 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🥳 Good morning, good morning! It’s almost Friday, and we’ve got our official playing field for Austin’s next mayor. A total of five people are in the running. 👀
Thank you to Tecovas, our exclusive launch sponsor and Western wear favs for their support!

What's CITY Talking About?

🎙️ Can Someone Please Explain the City Budget?
Yes! The Austin Common Editor-in-Chief Amy Stansbury is on the podcast today breaking down the city’s newly adopted $5.9 billion budget. [City Cast Austin]
🚲 East Austin Center Asking for Help After Theft
The Lorraine "Grandma" Camacho Activity Center in East Austin is asking people in the area to check their surveillance cameras for footage of a possible trailer after 16 bikes, worth $25,000, were stolen early Sunday. [KVUE]
🪪 Transgender Texans Can No Longer Update Driver’s Licenses
A new state policy was rolled out this week that blocks transgender Texans from changing their sex on their driver’s licenses. [KUT]
🏈 UT’s Move to SEC Good for Ticket Sales
The University of Texas’s move to the SEC is proving expensive. Season tickets and individual game tickets are officially sold out as of this week. [Texas Longhorns]
- Resale tickets to Longhorn football games are the highest in the country, according to data from Stubhub. [Axios Austin]
📃 Documents Show Daniel Perry Assaulted His Sister
Records obtained by Texas Monthly revealed that Daniel Perry, the man who murdered a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020 and was pardoned earlier this year, was arrested for assaulting his sister when he was 18. [Texas Monthly]
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What To Do
Thursday, Aug. 22
- 🏗️ Teen LEGO Design Club at Austin Public Library Central Library | 5 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🎤 Sierra Ferrell at Stubb’s | 7 p.m. | $84 and up | Downtown Austin
Friday, Aug. 23
- 🎉 Love Is Love: an Austin Pride month celebration! at the Rivian Showroom | 6 p.m. | Free with RSVP | Bouldin Creek
- 🎤 Shaboozey at PBR Gambler Days at the Moody Center | 6:30 p.m. | $26 and up | UT Campus
- 🌈 Neon Rainbows: HOMOCOMING & the Gay Ole Opry Drag Show at Cheer Up Charlie’s | 9 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🐴 Club 90s Presents Pink Pony Night - Chappell Roan at Emo’s | 9 p.m. | $20 and up | Riverside
📸 Bye! I’m playing with this Austin American-Statesman feature showing photos of the city now compared to 20 years ago. It really is wild how much Austin has changed!
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