City Cast Austin
🚨 What City Council is talking about today
August 29, 2024 · Kelsey Bradshaw
☑️ Good morning! Fun news: Seven voting sites in Travis County will have extended hours during early voting, the Travis County Clerk announced. Austin Permitting and Development Center, Ben Hur Shrine, Carver Branch Library, Lakeway Activity Center, Pflugerville Rock Gym, Southpark Meadows, and the UT Union will be open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Halloween and Nov. 1.
Thank you to Tecovas, our exclusive launch sponsor and Western wear favs for their support!
What's CITY Talking About?
🚃 Lawsuit Aims To Stop Project Connect
A new class-action lawsuit against the city of Austin says residents are being illegally taxed every year for Project Connect. The lawsuit aims to stop the city from collecting property taxes for the public transit project. [KVUE]
🎙️ Get Ready for Labor Day Grilling
KG BBQ Pitmaster Kareem El-Ghayesh is on the podcast today sharing his best tips for Labor Day grilling. Hot tip: This episode includes the surprising barbecue joint that made El-Ghayesh want to move from Cairo to Austin permanently 👀 [City Cast Austin]
☀️ 14 AISD Campuses Go Solar
Using a $15 million federal grant, Austin Independent School District is adding solar panels to 14 of its campuses, a move that could help save $1.2 million annually. [Austin American-Statesman]
🚓 APD Facing Excessive Use of Force Suit
A man Austin police officers shot four times while responding to a disturbance call sued the department this week, saying officers used excessive force. [KUT]
- An Austin mother is calling for APD to hold a man who shot her son in July accountable. [KXAN]
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What To Do
Thursday, Aug. 29
- 🎤 Slightly Stoopid and Dirty Heads at Germania Insurance Amphitheater | 6 p.m. | $19 and up | Circuit of the Americas
- 🎶 American Pie Emo Night: Celebrating 25 Years at Parish | 6:30 p.m. | $20 | East Austin
- ❓ “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Trivia at Full Circle Bar | 8 p.m. | Free | East Austin
Friday, Aug. 30
- 🧑🎤 Thirty Seconds to Mars at Germania Insurance Amphitheater | 6:30 p.m. | $22 and up | Circuit of the Americas
- 🎤 Big Freedia at Mohawk Austin | 8 p.m. | $27.50 | Downtown Austin
🥪 News to marinate on until I talk to you tomorrow: Katz’s Deli could make a return to Downtown Austin. Bring me alllll the matzo ball soup, please!
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