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🏃 Your February itinerary
February 3, 2026 · Kelsey Bradshaw
📣 Morning! You may have noticed I arrived in your inbox today with a new name attached. The Hey Austin Newsletter is now the City Cast Austin Newsletter!
Don't worry: You’ll still find me each weekday morning in your email, just now with a new name!
What's CITY Talking About
🪧 Abbott Wants AISD Investigated Over Protests
Gov. Greg Abbott wants Mike Morath, the Texas Commissioner of Education, to investigate the Austin Independent School District after many students walked out of class last week to protest recent activity by federal immigration agents. Abbott said AISD does not get to use taxpayer money to, “help students skip school to protest.” [KVUE]
- Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked AISD for information on the protests, including whether or not district staff helped facilitate any of the events. [Austin American-Statesman]
📸 City To Decide Whether or Not To Put Cameras in More Parks
Austin Parks and Recreation Department officials will ask City Council if it can expand a program that puts security cameras in local parks. But amid concerns about mass surveillance and data privacy, will council members off? [City Cast Austin 🎧]
🚌 Tap-to-Pay Lands at CapMetro
Austinites can now use tap-to-pay on any of Capital Metro’s more than 400 buses. The service has been slowly rolled out since December. [KUT]
✅ McConaughey Trademarks Himself To Stop AI
Matthew McConaughey has had eight trademark applications approved by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in an effort to stop artificial intelligence fakes of the actor. [The Wall Street Journal 🔒]
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What To Do
Tuesday, Feb. 3
- 🎥 “Hidden Figures” at Hyperreal Film Club | East Austin
- 🏮 UMLAUF After Dark: Lunar New Year at UMLAUF Sculpture Garden + Museum | Zilker
- 🐶 Barking Book Buddies: Read to Hank! at Austin Public Library John Gillum Branch | North Shoal Creek
- 💬 Reuse on the Runway: The Exhibit - Artist Talk at Julia C. Butridge Gallery | Bouldin Creek
- ❓ “Game of Thrones” Trivia at Pins & Wheels at Playland | North Shoal Creek
Wednesday, Feb. 4
- 🎥 “You’ve Got Mail” at Hyperreal Film Club | East Austin
- 🌱 Plant Swap at Austin Public Library Terrazas Branch | East Cesar Chavez
- 🎤 Yacht Rock Karaoke at Volstead Lounge | East Austin
- 🎶 Experimental Music Night at Radio East | McKinney
🍿 I have an Alamo Drafthouse report for y’all. I went to the Mueller location over the weekend and experienced a version of the theater’s new mobile ordering policy. We could place an order via phone before the movie started, but during the movie, they wanted us to still order by paper and pen.
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