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🚧 APD Wants To Reopen East Sixth Street to Traffic

Several city departments, including the Austin Police Department, are discussing reopening East Sixth Street between Congress Avenue and Interstate 35 to traffic on the weekend to help curb crime in the area. [Austin American-Statesman]

🎙️ Why KUT Producers Spent 24 Hours Around Town

Can you imagine spending 24 hours on Sixth Street? KUT producers did just that for their new podcast “24 Hours in Austin.” KUT’s projects editor Matt Largey is on the City Cast Austin podcast today talking about the show and why Austinites should always talk to strangers. [City Cast Austin]

🚓 APD Officer Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Fatal Shooting

Christopher Taylor, the Austin police officer who fatally shot Mauris DeSilva in 2019, was sentenced to two years in prison this week. Taylor is the first Austin officer to be convicted for an on-duty shooting. [KUT]

🐢 UT Turtles Relocated

The University of Texas at Austin’s famous on-campus turtles have been relocated to the J.J. Pickle Research Campus in North Austin so officials can repair a leak in their pond. The turtles are expected to return by mid-December. [The Daily Texan]