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March 11, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
☀️ It’s Tuesday! Are y’all ready for summer-like weather? Temperatures will climb into the high 80s and 90s starting tomorrow.
What's CITY Talking About?
✂️ Texas Has Its Own DOGE
Texas lawmakers have created their own Delivery of Government Efficiency committee in the House after President Donald Trump tapped Tesla’s Elon Musk to head up a similar federal initiative. The Texas version of DOGE aims to reduce the state government’s size and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse. [The Texas Tribune]
- I’m reading this story about the Big Bend National Park employees who were fired as part of Musk’s DOGE efforts. [Texas Monthly]
🛣️ How Bad Is Austin’s Tolling Authority?
Austin drivers have lots of reasons to despise our local toll road authority, TxTag, and the investigative team at KXAN knows all about it. Recently, reporters revealed that even after the dysfunctional authority admitted how bad it was and transferred authority to another agency, the problems continued. KXAN investigative reporter Matt Grant is here explaining what’s next. [City Cast Austin 🎧]
🚂 Zilker Eagle Is Back
Fun news: The Zilker Eagle Mini Train is operating daily again. The train runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. [Zilker Eagle ]
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What To Do
Tuesday, March 11
- ✨ SXSW Conference at Austin Convention Center | Various | Downtown
- 🎥 SXSW Film and TV Festival at Various Locations | Various | Citywide
- 🎶 SXSW Music Festival at Various Locations | Various | Citywide
- 🪩 It’s A Van Fest 2025 At VINYL Beauty Bar | 1 p.m. | Free | East Austin
- 🎷 Lafayette Live at C-Boy’s Heart & Soul | 5 p.m. | Free | South Congress
- 🤠 Ahh Rodeo Showcase at RichesArt Gallery | 6:30 p.m. | Free | East Austin
Wednesday, March 12
- 📻 KUTX Live at Scholz Garden | 8 a.m. | $10 | Downtown
- ✨ SXSW Conference at Austin Convention Center | Various | Downtown
- 🎥 SXSW Film and TV Festival at Various Locations | Various | Citywide
- 🎶 SXSW Music Festival at Various Locations | Various | Citywide
- 🎉 South by San Jose at Hotel San Jose | Noon | Free | South Congress
- 🎨 Arts & Crafts Night: Sip & Paint a Pot at Meanwhile Brewing Co. | 6 p.m. | Free | McKinney
- 🎤 Deftones at the Moody Center | 7 p.m. | $134 and up | UT Campus
👋 Farewell! I’m considering copying Seth Rogan and grabbing some La Barbecue during South by Southwest festivities this week!
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