City Cast Austin
⭐ Why Carmen Llanes Pulido wants to be mayor
October 7, 2024 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🗳️ Happy Monday! Today is the last day to register to vote in Texas for the November election. We’ve got you covered: Everything you need to know about registering is in here.
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What's CITY Talking About?
🚓 APD Officer Found Guilty in 2019 Shooting Death
Austin Police Department officer Christopher Taylor was found guilty over the weekend of deadly conduct in the 2019 shooting death of Mauris DeSilva, marking the first time an officer in Travis County has been found liable in an on-duty fatal shooting. [KVUE]
🪪 Need To Renew Your License? Do It on a Saturday.
Some driver’s license offices will be open for half days every Saturday in October, the Texas Department of Public Safety said. [Austin American-Statesman]
🍸 Another Bar Planned for Rainey Street
Construction on Palace Laundry, a 5,500-square-foot “mid-century/retro” addition to Rainey Street, is expected to start before the end of the year. [Austin Business Journal]
🚀 Travis County Diversion Program Launches Today
Travis County’s Crisis Care Diversion Pilot Program, which provides an alternative to jail or the emergency room for people experiencing mental illness, starts today. The pilot will cost more than $23 million over the next three years. [KUT]
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Visit your local Austin Tecovas store today!
Howdy, Austin. If you're in the market for new boots, come on by your neighborhood Tecovas Store on South Congress, at the Domain, and now north of Austin in Georgetown. Stop by, grab a cold one, and shop for a new pair of boots. Don't Go Gently, y'all!
Where Is This?
Congratulations to Nicole R. who has won our “Where Is This?” segment for the second week in a row! This photo was taken on top of The Contemporary Austin downtown.
Who is going to beat Nicole this week?! 😉
Do you know where this is? Reply to this email with your best guess to be featured in next Monday’s newsletter.
What To Do
Monday, Oct. 7
- 🗣️ Community Conversation: Mexican American and Latino/a/e/x Identities at Austin Public Library Hampton Branch at Oak Hill | 6 p.m. | Oak Hill
- 🎤 Usher at the Moody Center | 8 p.m. | $108 and up | UT Campus
Tuesday, Oct. 8
- ☕ Cooking Club - Coffee Talk Series with Desnudo Coffee at Austin Public Library Central Library | 6 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🧑🎨 Crafting To Get Out The Vote at The Mosaic Workshop | 6 p.m. | $40 | East Austin
- 🎤 Usher at the Moody Center | 8 p.m. | $69.50 and up | UT Campus
👋 Bye! I’m off to quadruple-check that I’m registered to vote!
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