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November 21, 2025 · Kelsey Bradshaw
✅ Happy Friday! Austin City Council members approved a revised budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year last night. The new budget has $95 million in cuts after voters rejected Proposition Q.
What's CITY Talking About
📰 5 AISD Staff Detained by ICE
Education Austin, a local teachers union, has confirmed that five Austin Independent School District employees have been detained by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, including a bus driver and a teacher. [Austin American-Statesman]
😋 Which New Austin Restaurants To Try
Topping off a busy news week, Austin Monthly just released its list of the best new restaurants in the city. Parish Barbecue, Siti, and Loudmouth all made the cut! [City Cast Austin 🎧]
🛍️ Prototype Vintage Expands
After roughly 20 years on South Congress Avenue, Prototype Vintage is opening a second location on North Loop Boulevard next month. The store will host its grand opening on Dec. 6. [Prototype Vintage]
💬 Some UT Faculty Considering Leaving Over SB 37
A survey conducted by The Daily Texan found that hundreds of undergraduate faculty members at The University of Texas at Austin have changed their syllabi and/or have considered leaving over last legislative session’s Senate Bill 37, which gave some politicians more oversight at Texas colleges. [The Daily Texan]
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What To Do
Friday, Nov. 21
- 😆 HASAN HATES RONNY RONNY HATES HASAN at Bass Concert Hall | UT Campus
- 🎶 The Damn Torpedoes (A Tribute to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) at ACL Live at the Moody Theatre | Downtown Austin
- 🎤 A Day To Remember & Yellowcard at the Moody Center | UT Campus
- 👂 MASS Ambient x Pease Park Soundbath in the Treehouse at Pease Park | Old Enfield
- 🎵 Earl Sweatshirt at Stubb’s Bar-B-Q | Downtown Austin
Saturday, Nov. 22
- 💡 Mozart’s Festival of Lights Kickoff at Mozart’s Coffee Roasters | Tarrytown
- 🤼 Slam Portal Wrestling Presents: SLAMINATOR at Central Machine Works | Govalle
- 🛍️ The Front Market – Day 1 at the Moody Amphitheater | Downtown Austin
- 🎉 Art Smart: Native American Celebration at Austin Public Library Central Library | Downtown Austin
- 📖 Stories on the Go with Austin Bat Cave: Camp Fire Edition at Pease Park | Old Enfield
- 🎻 Austin Camerata Musical Storytime at BookPeople | Downtown Austin
Sunday, Nov. 23
- 🤠 Boot Scootin' Brunch at Central Machine Works | Govalle
- 🏐 Volleyball Open Free Play at Meanwhile Brewing Co. | McKinney
- 💿 Community Physical Media Swap at Hyperreal Film Club | East Austin
- 🛍️ The Front Market – Day 2 at the Moody Amphitheater | Downtown Austin
- 🎤 Playboi Carti at the Moody Center | UT Campus
- 📚 Native American Storytelling with Amy Bluemel at Austin Public Library Central Library | Downtown Austin
- 🎶 First Light Presents: Tiny Vipers and Little Mazarn at First Light Book Shop | Hyde Park
- 🦕 H-E-B Free Fourth Sunday at Texas Science & Natural History Museum | UT Campus
👋 Have a great weekend!
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