🍔 New food at ACL Fest

👏 Huston-Tillotson Receives Huge Financial Gift

Marking the most money ever given to a historically Black college or university in the U.S., the Moody Foundation is donating $150 million to Huston-Tillotson University for building upgrades, new student housing, and student scholarships. [KUT]

🤔 What’s Happening With THC Laws in Texas?

THC has been through a lot lately. After Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill banning THC, lawmakers failed to pass a new ban in two special sessions. Abbott ended up issuing an executive order stopping minors from purchasing consumable hemp products this month. Could other regulations be coming? [City Cast Austin 🎧]

📰 Indictment Delays Are Down

No felony defendants in Travis County have been held in jail for more than 90 days without an indictment since June, marking a drop from 2024, when District Attorney José Garza’s office missed the deadline to indict jailed defendants 263 times. [Austin American-Statesman]

🌭 New Food Vendors Announced for ACL Fest

Seventeen new food vendors will be at Austin City Limits Music Festival this year, including: Saigon Le Vendeur, San Ginés, and JABS Burgers & Fries. [CultureMap Austin]

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