🪧 'No Kings' protest this weekend

🛒 Wheatsville Expansion Canceled

Wheatsville Co-op is not moving forward with plans to acquire two Fresh Plus stores after the co-op determined the stores are not financially viable.

• In other Austin food news, Torchy’s Tacos wants to add 75 new locations over the next five years. [Austin Business Journal]

⛔ Prepare for Traffic This Weekend

It’s about to be another busy weekend in Austin, y’all. With the "No Kings" protest set for Saturday, and F1 happening all weekend, carve out time for traffic slow downs if you’re leaving the house! [City Cast Austin 🎧]

• Gov. Greg Abbott has deployed the Texas National Guard and the Texas Department of Safety to Austin ahead of the "No Kings" protest. [Office of the Governor]

📰 Prop Q, Explained

A proposition to raise property taxes for Austinites is on the November ballot. The city says the increase will bring in $110 million, which would pay for housing for Austin’s homeless community, an expansion of the city’s mental health team, and vaccination and senior programs, among other items. [KUT]

🐦 Birding Hotspot Drying Out

A pond in Beverly Sheffield Northwest District Park is “rapidly drying out,” Travis Audubon officials say. The group is hosting a meeting next week to discuss the pond’s shrinking water level. [Travis Audubon]