🤑 Austin's latest budget drama

📅 New Budget Meeting Delayed

City Council’s first post-Prop Q budget meeting is now set for Tuesday, after attorneys warned that notice of the original Thursday meeting may have violated the Texas Open Meetings Act. [KXAN]

• Catch up on what Austinites can expect to happen next after Proposition Q’s failure. [City Cast Austin]

📰 Austin’s ‘No-Kill’ Status Struggles

Local animal shelters are overflowing and stray animals are on the rise — all while the city searches for a new department director. Will Austin be able to hold onto its status as the nation’s largest “no-kill” city? [City Cast Austin 🎧]

🚛 Musk Wants More People To Move to Austin

Tech billionaire Elon Musk posted a local endorsement on social media this week, touting our rapidly growing metropolis over cities like L.A. and New York, saying: “Move to Austin! It gets better every year.” [🔒 Austin American-Statesman]

🚲 Get Ready for the Red Line Parkway

A new 36-mile trail system is aiming to become the largest trail system north of Lady Bird Lake. The Red Line Parkway Initiative will stitch together 45 neighborhoods and feature a variety of public spaces along Capital Metro Red Line rail stations. [Community Impact]