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🚨 Yogurt shop killer ID'd

September 29, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw

👏 Incredible news! Austin police are expected to close the 1991 yogurt shop killings of four teenage girls, thanks to genealogy DNA testing. Investigators identified Robert Eugene Brashers, who died by suicide in 1999, as the suspected killer. Police will speak on the case today.

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⚽ Austin FC To Play in U.S. Open Cup Final This Week

Austin FC will take on Nashville SC on Wednesday night for the U.S. Open Cup Final. The game will be played at Austin’s Q2 Stadium and tickets are still available. [Austin FC]

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📰 How Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Changing Austin

Life under President Donald Trump’s immigration policies has changed life for many Austinites. Law enforcement presence is up, the Travis County Sheriff’s Office will have to participate in immigration enforcement soon, and many now fear routine immigration check-ins. [City Cast Austin 🎧]

🎭 Shakespeare Replica Theater Is Closing

The Curtain Theatre, a replica of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, has been sold and will close after its final performance on Oct. 25. “Much Ado About Nothing,” which runs Oct. 2-25, will be the last show performed at the site. [KVUE]

🏗️ Convention Center Construction Moves Into Second Phase

Demolition on the city’s convention center downtown is nearly done and Austin City Council members have approved a plan to install utility connections, infrastructure upgrades, street improvements, and more. [Austin Business Journal]

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Where Is This?

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Julius Whittier. (Kelsey Bradshaw/City Cast Austin)

Congratulations to Dana S., the only person to guess last week’s “Where Is This?” correctly! This bronze statue of Julius Whittier, The University of Texas at Austin’s first Black letterman and member of the 1970 National Championship team, is located outside Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, near the intersection of Robert Dedman Drive and Deloss Dodds Way.

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