City Cast Austin
🗣️ Free speech committees created
September 17, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
😆 If you’ve felt like Austin’s comedy scene has exploded in recent years, you’re not alone! The New York Times has this great feature on how comedy in Austin has changed since the pandemic.
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📰 Free Speech Committees Created After Kirk Killing
Citing the killing of right-wing podcaster Charlie Kirk, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said the state has formed committees to study free speech on college campuses. [Office of the Lieutenant Governor]
- Texas Education Agency officials are looking into 180 complaints that have been made against teachers and staff across the state, accusing them of making negative comments about Kirk. [The Houston Chronicle]
🛒 A Guide to Austin’s Best International Grocery Stores
It’s Welcoming Week in Austin, a campaign to showcase places working to be welcoming places for everyone. Enter: Grocery stores other than H-E-B. This city is full of great international grocery stores. [City Cast Austin 🎧]
♻️ Audit: City Won’t Be Zero Waste by 2040
Inconsistent recycling and composting messages are part of the reason auditors say Austin Resource Recovery won’t reach its goal of being zero waste by 2040, according to a report the City Council Audit and Finance Committee will review today. [The Austin Monitor]
🖼️ Where To Go on Austin Museum Day
More than 30 museums will be free to enjoy on Sunday’s Austin Museum Day! Visit one of many art museums or tour an opera house or castle. [Tribeza]
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What To Do
Wednesday, Sep. 17
- 🇨🇴 BALTHVS at Historic Scoot Inn | East Cesar Chavez
- 🎻 Andrew Bird with Orchestra at Bass Concert Hall | UT Campus
- 🎤 Lorde at the Moody Center | UT Campus
- ❓ “Breaking Bad” Trivia at Pinthouse Brewing | McKinney
- 🎥 Experimental Response Cinema’s Seventh Annual Local Filmmakers’ Showcase at Hyperreal Film Club | East Austin
🎶 By the way, we’re hosting our first members event on HAAM Day! You still have time to become a member and come hang out with us at Central Machine Works! It’s just $10 a month. 👀
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