🥥 The food trends taking over

📹 Vote on Security Cameras in Parks Postponed

City of Austin officials have pulled from Thursday’s council agenda a $2 million contract for mobile security cameras that would have been used in city parks. The move came as public outcry about the contract had grown louder, including in a protest at City Hall Tuesday evening. [KVUE]

🚓 APD Clarifies How It Works With ICE

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis told the city's Public Safety Commission that officers must now report to their commander when they call an administrative warrant into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The commander will then decide if the department has time to wait for ICE to arrive. [KXAN]

🥥 The Food Trends Taking Over Austin

Local grocery stores are always coming up with something new. Chili lime carrot shakers and milk chocolate coconut truffles are just a couple of the can’t-miss snacks lining shelves right now! [City Cast Austin 🎧]

🪧 After AISD Student Protest, New State Rules

There are new consequences for Texas students, teachers, and schools after Gov. Greg Abbott called for an investigation after Austin Independent School District students participated in a protest last week. Under the new rules, students who walk out must be marked as absent, and teachers and schools facilitating walk outs will be investigated and could be sanctioned. [Texas Education Agency]

❄️ Bee Cave Bob Has Made His Winter Prediction

Groundhog Day was on Monday and in Texas, that means a small armadillo named Bee Cave Bob predicts when spring will start. Bob did not see his shadow and is predicting three more weeks of winter. [KVUE]

😞 Longtime South First Street Restaurant To Close

Little Mexico Restaurant will close on Feb. 28, when the owner retires, officials with the restaurant have announced. The restaurant has been open for nearly 40 years. [CultureMap Austin]