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🥟 The best dumplings in Austin
February 6, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🏫 While you were signed off: Last night, the Texas Senate passed a school voucher bill that could provide families access to public funding for private school tuition, one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s priorities. The bill now heads to the Texas House.
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⚖️ NPR: ICE Arrested Cedar Park Teen Who Entered U.S. Legally
An 18-year-old in Cedar Park was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents last month, despite having come into the country through a legal process, his mother said. [NPR]
- Protestors on Wednesday were at the Texas Capitol to speak out against President Donald Trump’s policies, which include ramping up immigration-related arrests. The event was part of a national demonstration against Trump and Project 2025, a conservative plan to reshape the federal government. [KUT]
🐍 Where To Find the Best Dumplings in Austin This Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year runs through Feb. 12, and we’ve been looking for the best spots for dumplings, noodles, and more to celebrate. Nicolai McCrary, senior staff writer at The Infatuation, is sharing his top Austin eateries for all your Lunar New Year needs. [City Cast Austin 🎧]
⚽ Women’s Sports Bar Acquires Location
A bar dedicated to women’s sports, aptly named “1972: ATX Women’s Sports Pub” after the year Title IX was signed into law, has acquired a space near the University of Texas at Austin. The owners plan to open the bar in time for March Madness. [KXAN]
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What To Do
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
Friday, Feb. 7
- 🐦 Reimers Ranch Park Wild Weekday Bird Walk at Reimers Ranch Park | 7:30 a.m. | Free | Dripping Springs
- 🐶 Community Volunteering: Make Dog Toys with APA! at Austin Creative Reuse | 1:30 p.m. | Free | Windsor Park
- 🎭 “Les Misérables” at Bass Concert Hall | 8 p.m. | $35 and up | UT Campus
- 🎷 Mardi Gras Bash at Antone’s Nightclub | 8 p.m. | $20 | Downtown Austin
- ❣️ Wonderland Burlesque Presents: Rebel Hearts at Radio/East | 8 p.m. | $24.54 | Southeast Austin
🎭 Before we part: Who else is seeing “Les Misérables” at Bass Concert Hall this week? I saw it the other night, and the singing was wildly, wildly good. The whole time I was thinking, “If this talent is happening here on the national tour, what could possibly be happening on Broadway?” The singing was wildly, wildly good.
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