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🏠 You May Need a City License To Run an Airbnb in Austin Soon

City Council will soon consider an ordinance that would require people who utilize their homes as short-term rentals to get a roughly $800 city-issued license. Officials say that more licenses would allow the city to better enforce nuisance violations. [KUT]

🎙️ Can Texas Democrats Get Anything Done?

Texas Democrats, who currently have little power, have promised to fight a school voucher bill among several other potential laws this session. City Cast Houston Host Raheel Ramzanali is getting the scoop from State Rep. Gene Wu, chair of the House Democratic Caucus, on how Democrats can make a difference this session. [City Cast Austin 🎧]

🤠 2025 CMT Awards in Austin Canceled

The County Music Television Awards, which were moved to Austin in 2023, is among the shows canceled this year in the wake of a merger between its parent company Paramount Global and David Ellison's Skydance Media. [Austin American-Statesman]

🏀 Austin Officially Submits for WNBA

The Women’s National Basketball Association has received 10 bids for an expansion team, including from a group out of Austin. The group includes Fran Harris, a Longhorn basketball legend, and NBA star Kevin Durant, among others. [USA Today]