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✍️ Know your Barbara Jordan history
February 5, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🏃 Happy Hump Day! I’ve got a hot tip for you: Volunteers are needed for April’s annual Statesman Cap10K race.
What's CITY Talking About?
📰 ICE Activity in Austin Not Widespread, City Leaders Say
U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement agents are targeting people in Austin who are either considered violent offenders or who have final deportation orders, and have so far not conducted raids on job sites or elsewhere, city leaders including Mayor Kirk Watson and Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said. [Austin American-Statesman]
- Demonstrators gathered in North Austin on Monday night to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. [KVUE]
✈️ 2024 Was ABIA’s Second Busiest Year
A total of 21,762,904 people traveled through Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in 2024, marking its second-busiest year. The airport’s top year was in 2023, when it saw more than 22 million travelers. [City of Austin]
🧐 What You Should Know About Austin’s Black History
This Black History Month, City Cast Austin is challenging you to learn about our town’s deep and complicated racial history. Deelah Muhyee, the events coordinator for the George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center, is here to share how Austinites can connect to their roots and keep the past alive. [City Cast Austin 🎧]
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What To Do
Wednesday, Feb. 5
- 🐦 Barton Springs Bird Walk at Barton Springs and Zilker Park | 7:30 a.m. | $10 | Zilker
- ❓ “Friends” Trivia at The Brewtorium Brewery & Kitchen | 7 p.m. | Free | North Austin
- 🎭 “Les Misérables” at Bass Concert Hall | 7:30 p.m. | $35 and up | UT Campus
- 🎤 Volstead Karaoke at Volstead Lounge | 9 p.m. | Free | East Austin
Thursday, Feb. 6
- 🎤 A Conversation with State Rep. Dade Phelan at Bass Lecture Hall | Noon | Free | UT Campus
- 🎊 Exhibition Reception - Beauty and the Beads at Austin Public Library Central Library | 5:30 p.m. | Free | Downtown Austin
- ❤️🔥 Looking for Love at Gibson Street Bar | 6 p.m. | Free | Bouldin Creek
- 🏮 Lantern Tour at Laguna Gloria | 6 p.m. | Free | Tarrytown
- 🎥 “A Most Beautiful Thing” at the George Washington Carver Museum | 6 p.m. | Free | East Austin
- 🩰 Ballet Folklórico de México at the Long Center | 7:30 p.m. | $24 and up | Bouldin Creek
- 🎭 “Les Misérables” at Bass Concert Hall | 7:30 p.m. | $35 and up | UT Campus
- 🏀 Texas Women's Basketball vs. Vanderbilt at the Moody Center | $9 | 8 p.m. | UT Campus
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