🍑 Where to get peaches before the season ends

🤝 Community Rallies for Local NPR Stations

The Trump administration recently cut federal funding for public media, leaving local Austin stations with an estimated annual loss of $1.2 million. In a letter to members, Debbie Hiott, the executive director and general manager of KUT and KUTX, said it has raised more than half of that $1.2 million through donations, mostly from new members. [KUT]

• We spoke to Hiott last week about the effects of the funding cuts and the outpouring of support from Austinites. [Hey Austin 📰]

🎙️ The Volunteers Helping Texans Recover

Hundreds of volunteers have flocked to Central Texas and the Hill Country to help with flood relief, at times ignoring officials’ requests not to show up unannounced. From rescuing pot-bellied pigs to reuniting people with lost belongings, relief efforts are still ongoing and will be for a while. [City Cast Austin 🎧]

💾 Elon Musk Announces Deal With New Chip Factory

The $16.5 billion deal with Samsung will source semiconductor chips for Tesla vehicles from a factory set to open just northeast of Austin in 2026. Samsung had paused the completion of the Taylor factory after struggling to find customers for its chips. [Austin Business Journal 🔒]

🧑‍🚒 Austin Rethinks Fire Crew Requirements

The city has been considering a change to some firefighting staffing requirements to reduce overtime pay in 2026, but the bigger problem might be firefighters missing work. The union pushed back on that idea. [KXAN]