🎃 3 perfect Halloween drinks to make

❗ Austin Comedians Make Headlines With Trump

On his Austin campaign stop, former president Donald Trump recorded a three-hour podcast episode with Joe Rogan. The pair discussed the 2020 election, life on Mars, and Trump’s distrust of pollsters, among other topics. [The New York Times]

• Tony Hinchcliffe, another Austin comedian, warmed up Trump’s NYC crowd in Madison Square Garden on Sunday with racist jokes about Latinos, Jewish people, and Black people, and called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.” [The Associated Press]

🎙️ Cold Beers for a Warm Austin Fall

Ruvani de Silva, a beverage and food writer, is on the City Cast Austin podcast today sharing her favorite seasonal stouts, a list of iconic Austin-made beer, and what makes Austin’s breweries unique. [City Cast Austin]

🤔 County Commissioners Try To Fix Garza Security Concern

Travis County commissioners last week passed a motion to retroactively approve security funding for District Attorney José Garza, in a possible attempt to stymie a state lawsuit alleging government transparency law violations. [Austin American-Statesman]

🗳️ More Voting Records Possible!!

Y’all, so many people are early voting! More than 20% of Travis County’s nearly 1 million registered voters cast a ballot during the first week of early voting. As of Oct. 25, more than 200,000 people voted, the Travis County Clerk said. I ❤️ voting! [KXAN]