🐴 5 great Lunar New Year events

3 Painted Crosswalks Removed

Three crosswalks, including a rainbow one in Crestview, have been repainted across Austin as the Texas Department of Transportation implements its SAFE ROADS Initiative. Abbott directed state transportation officials to remove such crosswalks in October. [City of Austin]

New Braunfels Woman Wins Gold at Winter Olympics

I truly can’t get enough of this story! Elana Meyers Taylor, a 41-year-old New Braunfels resident, won gold in the monobob event at the winter Olympics this week. How does one train for bobsledding in the middle of Texas?! [City Cast Austin 🎧]

Parent Files Bathroom Bill Complaint Against AISD

In a complaint filed on Tuesday, a parent claims Austin Independent School District is violating state law by allowing an Austin High School student to use a bathroom that does not match their sex assigned at birth. A law that went into effect in December says students must use the bathroom that matches their reproductive organs. [Austin American-Statesman]

Pool Fees To Start Soon

OK, Austinites. Just a few weeks of free swimming at some city pools remain! Fees will return to Barton Springs, Deep Eddy, Bartholomew, and Spicewood pools on March 14. [City of Austin]