
City Cast Austin
🌈 Abbott wants rainbow crosswalks gone
October 10, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
🏈 Hello! This story about Arch Manning from The Athletic has an insane headline asking if the Longhorn quarterback is, “college football’s first flop.” Why are they being so mean to our boy?!

What's CITY Talking About
🌈 Abbott Wants Rainbow Crosswalks Gone
Gov. Greg Abbott this week said Texas cities have 30 days to remove “any and all political ideologies” from streets or risk losing state transportation funding. [Axios Houston]

💰 AISD Properties Worth Millions
The 13 campuses Austin Independent School District officials have proposed closing are worth roughly $296 million, according to records from the Travis County Central Appraisal District analyzed by KUT News. If the campuses are closed, the district could repurpose, lease, or sell them. [City Cast Austin 🎧]
🍔 Glen Powell Is Selling a Burger at a Local Restaurant
Actor and Austinite Glen Powell’s Smash Kitchen Hot Honey BBQ Burger is available at Austin’s Mighty Fine Burgers locations for a limited time. The burger is part of the promotion for Powell’s new condiment brand. [Austin American-Statesman]
📉 Austin’s Unhoused Population Has Decreased, Report Says
Last year, Austin saw its first decrease in five years of the number of people who became homeless, the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition announced. [CBS Austin]

What To Do
Friday, Oct. 10
- 🎉 Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park | Zilker
- 🌮 Hooky Hour Launch Party at Torchy’s Tacos | Dittmar-Slaughter
- ⭐ The Real Drag Queens Of Austin at Highland Lounge | Downtown Austin
- 🎤 Jordan Klepper at Paramount Theatre | Downtown Austin
- 🐰 Bebecita: A Bad Bunny Tribute Show at Cheer Up Charlies | Downtown Austin
- 🎶 Trout Fishing in America with Special Guest Dana Cooper at The 04 Center | South Lamar
- ✍️ Legacy Memoir Workshop at Austin Public Library Pleasant Hill Branch | Dittmar-Slaughter
- 🕺 Bee Gees Songbook at The Highball | Zilker
- 🎃 Pumpkin Nights in ATX: Carve & Connections at Aria Grand | Riverside
Saturday, Oct. 11
- 🎉 Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park | Zilker
- 🍺 Austin Oktoberfest at the German Texan Heritage Society | Downtown Austin
- 🍅 SFC Farmers' Market at Toney Burger Center | Sunset Valley
- 🥕 Barton Creek Farmers Market at Barton Creek Mall
- 🏋️ Popup Outdoor Gym at Zilker Park | Zilker
- 👟 Dadspace Run Club at Lady Bird Lake Hike and Bike Trail | East Austin
- 🧙 Austin Witches Market at Cosmic Saltillo | East Cesar Chavez
- 🖤 Twilight In Concert: 15th Anniversary Celebration at Bass Concert Hall | UT Campus
- 🪇 Hispanic Latino Heritage Month Concert at Austin Public Library Windsor Park Branch | Windsor Park
- 🥞 The Austin Pancakes & Booze Art Show at The Far Out Lounge & Stage | South Austin
- 🎸 Beatles Sunset Concert Benefiting Clarksville Community Development at Haskell House | Clarksville
- ♥️ Her City Limits: Festival Pop-Up at Mira Mira Studio | Holly
Sunday, Oct. 12
- 🎉 Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park | Zilker
- 🎪 OVO Cirque du Soleil at Moody Center | Downtown Austin
- 🫛 Farmers Market at The Lawn at The Domain | North Austin
- 🐦⬛ Black Bird Redemption Song at Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum | Zilker
- 💪 Weekly Trans Femme Workout at OutWellnessATX | St. Edwards
- 🎃 Austin Pumpkin Festival at Peter Pans Backyard | Barton Hills
- 🍌 Salty Bananas: An Experience Through Metadrama at Sterling Stage Austin | St. Johns
- 🎸 Where the Girls Are at 1972 Pub | Central Austin
- ⚡ iLuminate at Bass Concert Hall | UT Campus
- 👻 Little Gay Shop of Horrors Halloween Festival at Distribution Hall | East Cesar Chavez
- 📚 Stephanie Garber: “Alchemy of Secrets” at BookPeople | Downtown Austin
👋 Have a great weekend!
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