✅ Need February plans? Read this

🏫 How AISD Is Handling Immigration Raids

Austin Independent School District officials say protocols are in place in case immigration authorities show up at a school, including a process to vet the agents. The district is also preparing counselors to provide support for students related to the raids. [KUT]

• I’m reading this thorough story about how Austin’s immigrant community is reacting to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the area. [Austin American-Statesman]
• People who have been rounded up by ICE, including roughly two dozen detained here since Sunday, are reportedly being held in the J.J. Pickle Federal Building downtown. [KXAN]

✅ Your February To Do List

February includes Black History Month, Lunar New Year, and Valentine’s Day, among other holidays and events. Celina Zisman, Austin’s Arts Commission Chair, shares how to make the most out of the month and not go bankrupt doing it. [City Cast Austin 🎧]

🤝 City Council Is Back Today and the Agenda Is Loooong

Austin City Council members will tackle 114 agenda items in their first regular meeting of 2025. Items include wildfire mitigation and a parking overhaul. [City of Austin]