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🏠 UT is getting a housing endowment
December 4, 2024 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🚨 Morning! The Texas Department of Public Safety got a new director this week, the agency’s 14th.
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💰 Travis County Gets Grant To Fight Opioid Epidemic
The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded Travis County a $1.6 million grant this week to fund a program that helps people with substance abuse after they are released from jail. The grant is part of a federal effort to fight the opioid epidemic. [CBS Austin]
🎙️ Why ‘Ready Player One’ Author Ernest Cline Loves Austin
Author and Austinite Ernest Cline, who wrote “Ready Player One,” is on the City Cast Austin podcast today talking about his latest work, “Bridge to Bat City.” Cline discusses his love of bats, technology, and, of course, Austin. [City Cast Austin]
🧑⚖️ Roberson Judge Has Recused Herself
Senior state District Judge Deborah Oakes Evans has recused herself from death row inmate Robert Roberson’s case after signing an execution warrant for him this year. [The Texas Tribune]
🏠 UT Will Have a Housing Endowment
Plans are underway at the University of Texas at Austin for a new housing endowment funded by donors, President Jay Hartzell said. The endowment will go toward housing scholarships for students and creating new complexes, including one for law school students. [Austin American-Statesman]
What To Do
Wednesday, Dec. 4
- 🖼️ Free Week at the Jones Center | Noon to 9 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🧑🎄 Santa Photos & Holiday Movies at Meanwhile Brewing Co. | 4 p.m. | Free | Southeast Austin
- 🧷 Deck the Diapers at Austin Diaper Bank | 5 p.m. | $30 | North Austin
- 💡 The Moth Mainstage at Paramount Theatre | 7 p.m. | $39 and up | Downtown Austin
- 🪈 Trans-Siberian Orchestra at the Moody Center | 7 p.m. | $59 and up | UT Campus
- 💬 A Conversation with Larry David at Bass Concert Hall | 7:30 p.m. | $159 and up | UT Campus
Thursday, Dec. 5
- 🎥 Movie in the Park: “The Grinch” at Balcones District Park | 4:30 p.m. | Free | Far Northwest Austin
- 🌇 Sunset Tour at Laguna Gloria | 5:30 p.m. | Free | Tarrytown
- 🖼️ Free Week at the Jones Center | Noon to 6 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- 🎤 Alabama at the Moody Center | 7 p.m. | $69 and up | UT Campus
- 🎶 An Evening with Wilco at ACL Live at the Moody Theater | 8 p.m. | $48 and up | Downtown Austin
- 🧑🎄 18th Annual Santa Crawl Dance Party at Volstead Lounge | 10 p.m. | Free | East Austin
🎄 🍺 Bye! I’m off to figure out when I’m getting out to Donn’s Depot this month!
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