🎆 Which NYE events to try

📰 The State Is Keeping a List of Trans Texans, Records Show

The Texas Department of Public Safety has a list of 110 Texans who requested their sex be changed on their driver’s licenses between August 2024 and August 2025, records obtained by The Texas Newsroom show. State officials will not say what the list is for. [City Cast Austin 🎧]

• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened a tip line for reports of people violating the state’s newly enacted bathroom bill, which restricts public bathroom use based on a person’s sex assigned at birth. [The Texas Tribune]

🚣 McConaughey Uses Lake Austin To Stay Fit

Local actor Matthew McConaughey apparently paddleboards on Lake Austin to stay fit for his movie and TV roles. He says he gets out on the lake during the week when it’s less busy. 👀 [Men’s Health]

🥯 Bagels Coming to Windsor Park

Rosen’s Bagels will open a third location in Windsor Park near Hank’s Austin this spring. The shop’s two other spots are near The Domain and at Republic Square downtown. [CultureMap Austin]

🚒 City and Firefighters’ Union Reach Labor Agreement

Austin City Council signed a four-year labor agreement with the Austin Firefighters Association this week that includes yearly wage increases and a schedule that allows firefighters to have more time off between shifts. [KXAN]