🖼️ Art fest coming to Willie Nelson’s ranch

🖼️ A Neon Art Experience Is Coming to Willie Nelson’s Ranch

Surreal Luck, which is seven days of neon art installations, food, and music, is coming to Willie Nelson’s Luck Ranch. The experience runs Nov. 7-9 and 13-16. [CultureMap Austin]

📰 How Possible AISD Closures Are Impacting Families

A final vote on whether or not to close 13 of Austin Independent School District’s campuses is scheduled for Nov. 20. Families are not necessarily pleasd, but there might be some silver linings. [City Cast Austin 🎧]

🚒 Austin Firefighters Start Petition for More Staffing

The Austin firefighters union is seeking at least 20,000 signatures on its petition to change the city’s charter so it stipulates that four firefighters are on every emergency truck. If the petition is successful, the measure would be put on the May 2026 ballot. [Austin American-Statesman]

🚫 SNAP Benefits Could Be Cut Off With Government Shutdown

If the federal government shutdown continues past Oct. 27, Texans could lose access to food benefits from the Supplemental Food Assistance and Nutrition Program. Families were notified of this last week. [The Texas Tribune]

Congratulations to Kathie B. for guessing our last “Where Is This?” correctly! So many of you guessed where this photo was taken but only Kathie got it right! This is the Henry G. Madison cabin in Rosewood Park. The cabin was built in 1863 by Madison, Austin’s first Black City Council member. He was born into slavery in Tennessee before moving to Austin in the early 1860s.

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