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🤠 How Bevo prepares for game day
September 4, 2024 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🎂 Happy Beyoncé’s birthday to all who celebrate! Yes, my birthday is the day (and a few years) after Beyoncé’s, which means something to me, OK?! Anyway, go listen to her song “Virgo’s Groove,” thank you!
Thank you to Tecovas, our exclusive launch sponsor and Western wear favs for their support!
What's CITY Talking About?
🚫 Policy Blocks Trans Texans From Changing Birth Certificates
A new policy rolled out ahead of Labor Day weekend blocks transgender Texans from updating the sex listed on their birth certificates. [KXAN]
- The policy comes just days after another rule that blocks transgender Texans from changing their driver’s licenses was enacted. [KUT]
🎙️ How Music Drew a Local Artist to Austin
Local singer and songwriter Julie Bouchard is on the podcast today talking about why she moved to — and fell in love with — the Live Music Capital of the World. [City Cast Austin]
📃 13 Proposed Amendments Taken Off November Ballot
Thirteen proposed charter amendments will not be on the November ballot after a judge ruled that Austin City Council members violated the Texas Open Meetings Act. [Austin Monitor]
🪧 UT Protesters Warily Return to Campus
Students who participated in April’s pro-Palestinian protests on the University of Texas campus are experiencing anxiety as they return for the fall semester. [Austin American-Statesman]
What To Do
Wednesday, Sep. 4
- 📚 All Ages Storytime at Austin Public Library Central Library | 10 a.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 💬 High Noon Talk: Mexican American Art and Culture at the Bullock Texas State History Museum | Noon | Free | Downtown Austin
Thursday, Sep. 5
- 👱 Taylor Swift Trivia at Volstead Lounge | 7 p.m. | Free | East Sixth Street
- 🏊 Trans, Enby, Intersex & Queer Swim at Barton Springs Pool | 8 p.m. | $5 | Zilker
👋 That’s all for today, y’all!
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