🌈 Can Austin save its rainbow crosswalks?

🌈 City Pursuing Exemption To Keep Crosswalk, Roadway Art

Mayor Kirk Watson said in a city message board that he’s asked City Manager T.C. Broadnax to request an exemption from the Texas Department of Transportation to keep Austin’s street art, which includes rainbow crosswalks and the “BLACK ARTISTS MATTER” mural. The move comes after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered such artworks be removed in the state. [KVUE]

📈 Why Some Say the City’s Proposed Tax Increase Is Good

Prop Q, a measure to increase property taxes to fund the city’s $6.3 billion budget, has proven to be controversial. The proposition would raise $110 million for the city. [City Cast Austin 🎧]

📰 Abbott Targeting Austin Homeless Camps

At least 48 homeless camps in the Austin area have been cleared out in the last week after Abbott directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to target the area. Officials have arrested 24 people as part of the initiative. [KXAN]

🍷 North Loop Is Getting a New Wine Bar

A part-wine-bar-part-plant-shop will open in North Loop on Friday. The new spot, called Flourish Plant Shop & Wine Bar, is on Airport Boulevard just south of 51st Street. [Eater Austin]