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⭐ Why Kathie Tovo wants to be mayor
October 15, 2024 · Kelsey Bradshaw
☀️ Good morning and happy Tuesday! Is everyone doing OK after the Texas-OU game and Austin City Limits Music Festival? We had a big weekend!
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What's CITY Talking About?
🌳 Austin Gets Five New Parks
Last week, Austin City Council approved an ordinance to transform five tracts of land into city parks. The new parks will be located in East Austin, Windsor Hill, and Northwest Austin. [Austin American-Statesman]
🤔 Musk Uproots Austin Life in Effort To Elect Trump
I’m reading this story about Elon Musk’s efforts to return former President Donald Trump to office. He’s moved his base of operations to Pennsylvania ahead of the November election, donated millions of dollars to the cause, and talks to Trump on the phone weekly. [The New York Times]
🎉 Fall Temps Expected This Week
Hip, hip, hooray, y’all! Fall weather is expected this week with high temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s and low temperatures in the 50s. [KVUE]
🤖 Austin Turning to AI in Construction Projects
Austin’s Development Services Department will use artificial intelligence to evaluate some building plans starting next summer. [KUT]
What To Do
Tuesday, Oct. 15
- 🐝 Winter Prep for Native Texas Bee Habitats at Zilker Botanical Garden | 10:30 a.m. | Free | Zilker
- 🩸 We Are Blood - Blood Drive at Austin Public Library Central Library | 11 a.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🦸 Marvel Cinematic Universe Trivia at Bouldin Acres | 7 p.m. | Free | Bouldin Creek
Wednesday, Oct. 16
- 🦺 Emergency Preparedness Pop-Up Event at Austin Public Library Twin Oaks Branch | Free | 4 p.m. | Bouldin Creek
- 🎶 KAYTRANADA at the Moody Amphitheater | 6:30 p.m. | $52 and up | Downtown Austin
- 🎤 Chayanne at the Moody Center | 8 p.m. | $45 and up | UT Campus
- 🎵 Y La Bamba, Kiltro at Parish | 8:30 p.m. | $25 | East Cesar Chavez
👋 Talk to you tomorrow! I'm off to watch the U.S. Senate debate between Ted Cruz and Colin Allred.
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