🎸 Your guide to August is here!

💗 ‘Love Is Blind’ Now Casting Austin Singles

Want to be on Netflix? The streaming service’s popular reality show, “Love is Blind,” where contestants date each other without seeing one another, is now looking for single Austinites. [mySA]

• I peeked at the casting application and it has nearly 100 questions, including some on why you think you’re still single. 😦 [Love is Blind]

📅 What To Do in August

Flood benefits, yummy snacks, concerts, and so much more are on the docket for August. It’ll be hard to choose what to do! [City Cast Austin 🎧]

🚨 APD Investigating Assault on Trans Woman

Austin police are investigating after a transgender woman, her friends, and a male bystander were physically attacked at Barton Springs Pool over the weekend, with a man telling the woman he didn’t agree with her lifestyle, witnesses say. The police department’s Hate Crime Review Committee is looking into the incident. [KXAN]

✏️ Proposed Congressional District Map Released

A redistricted congressional map of the state filed by lawmakers this week would give Republicans five more seats in Congress and would split Travis County into four districts. A House committee hearing on the proposed map is set for 10 a.m. Friday. [CBS Austin]

It’s my new favorite day of the week! Thursdays mean member shout outs. Here’s what everyone is loving this week:

• 📣 Kevin G. wants to shout out Llano Estacado Winery, a favorite that he can always find at H-E-B.
• 📣 Jessica S. is a fan of First Take, for empowering actors with real business tools to build lasting, thriving careers in Austin.

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