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September 20, 2024 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🚓 Happy Friday, pals! Big news to kick off the weekend: Dallas Police Department Chief Eddie García has accepted a job as an assistant city manager overseeing public safety for the city of Austin.
Thank you to Tecovas, our exclusive launch sponsor and Western wear favs for their support!
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🏥 Central Health Budget Vote Delayed
Travis County commissioners have postponed voting on Central Health’s proposed budget of roughly $889 million while they work through concerns about the health district’s payments to the University of Texas Dell Medical School. Central Health’s new fiscal year starts Oct. 1. [KUT]
🎙️ HAAM Day, Barton Springs Pool Is Back, and What Is Ken Paxton up To?
Happy Friday News Roundup to all who celebrate! Rikki Hardy from the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians joins the City Cast Austin podcast today to discuss all the big news out of this week. [City Cast Austin]
📃 Need for Homelessness Services Up in 2023
More than 24,000 people received homelessness resources from Austin agencies in 2023, including 8,000 people who sought such services for the first time, a new report from the Ending Community Homeless Coalition says. [KXAN]
🍻 Where To Drink in Austin
Cheers! Statesman restaurant critic Matthew Odam has released his list of the 40 best bars in town. [Austin American-Statesman]
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Don't Go Gently, Go In Tecovas
There’s truly something for everyone in our Don’t Go Gently tip for this weekend — Sunday is the 27th annual Austin Museum Day, when it’s absolutely free to visit more than 30 area museums. Now of course, all of the well-known museums in town are participating, like the Bullock Texas State History Museum, the Blanton Museum of Art the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum, and the LBJ Presidential Library, but you are also free to peruse through our lesser-known museums, like the Austin Museum of Popular Culture, the Texas Music Museum, and Save Austin’s Cemeteries. And, if you haven’t yet made it to the Texas Science & Natural History Museum, now’s your chance! Join the fun and be on the lookout for special activities and exhibits all throughout town. Don’t go gently, go in Tecovas!
What To Do
Friday, Sep. 20
- 💃 Dance it Out at The Capitol | 5 p.m. | Free | Texas State Capitol Grounds
- 🎶 Frida Friday ATX at Rivian Showroom | 6 p.m. | Free | South Congress
- 💃 Early: A Dance Party at Dusk with DJ Mel at ACL Live at 3TEN | 7 p.m. | $15 and up | Downtown Austin
- 🚬 Cigarettes After Sex at the Moody Center | 8 p.m. | $25 and up | UT Campus
Saturday, Sep. 21
- 🐶 Doge ATX Parade 2024 at Pease Park | 10 a.m. | Free | Clarksville
- 💇 Burgers, Books, & Barbers at The Village Place | 6:30 p.m. | Free | North Austin
- 🌈 Unite The Fight at Fairmont Austin | 6:30 p.m. | $175 | Downtown
- 🎤 Omar Apollo at Moody Amphitheater | 7 p.m. | $22.50 and up | Downtown Austin
- 🧡 The 2nd Annual Pumpkin Spice Legend Pageant at Cheer Up Charlie’s | 10 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
Sunday, Sep. 22
- 🖼️ Austin Museum Day at participating locations | All Day | Free | City-wide
- 🎉 Hispanic Latino Heritage Month Celebration at Austin Public Library Central Library | Noon | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🏳️⚧️ All Trans Drag Show at Cheer Up Charlie’s | 1 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🎤 Gracie Abrams at Moody Amphitheater | 7:30 p.m. | $98 and up | Downtown Austin
🥰 Have a great weekend, y’all! I am gobbling up this story about supermodel Bella Hadid and her Texas cowboy boyfriend Adan Banuelos.
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