🍔 Would you spend $38 on a burger?

🍔 The Best Burgers in Austin

Austin may be known for its barbecue and tacos, but we should be considered a burger city, too. Delicious cheeseburgers ranging from $5 to a whopping $38 are available all over the city. But who serves up the best one?! [City Cast Austin 🎧]

⚖️ DA To Drop Murder Charges Against APD Officer

Travis County District Attorney José Garza is expected to drop the murder and deadly conduct charges against Austin Police Officer Karl Krycia. The officer was charged after Mauris DeSilva was fatally shot while having a mental health episode in 2019. [KVUE]

💰 Millions Sunk Into Campuses AISD Wants To Close, Records Show

Roughly $19 million was spent on improvements for the schools Austin Independent School District now wants to close as part of its consolidation plan. The money came out of the district’s $2.4 billion bond program that voters approved in 2022. [CBS Austin]

📰 Austin Finishes Its Homeless Encampment Cleanup Initiative

City officials spent three weeks cleaning up homeless encampments around Austin, and ended up removing more than 1.3 million pounds of debris and connecting 181 people to shelters, the mayor announced. [Mayor Kirk Watson]