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🚆 Project Connect costs how much?!
May 26, 2026 · Kelsey Bradshaw
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What's CITY Talking About
Project Connect Costliest Public Transit Project in Texas History
Austin’s light rail project’s cost has increased from $5.8 billion to $8.2 billion since it was introduced during the pandemic. That price tag makes it the costliest public transit project per mile in the state’s history and the seventh most expensive light rail project per mile in the country. [The Texas Tribune]
Hot Luck Festival Moves To Fall
You foodies may have noticed that Memorial Day weekend came and went with no Hot Luck Festival. The annual food event has been moved to Oct. 16-17, organizers announced. [Hot Luck Festival]
Waymo Pauses Highway Routes
Autonomous vehicle company Waymo has paused its operations on highways as officials improve how the vehicles navigate construction zones. [KXAN]
Another Yogurt Shop Murder Documentary Episode Is Out
A new episode of the HBO documentary series “The Yogurt Shop Murders” is out on the streaming service and details what happened after the city announced the case had been solved last September. Robert Eugene Brashers was identified as the killer through fingernail clippings and a shell casing. [The Austin Chronicle]
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What To Do
Tuesday, May 26
- 🦇 Sharing the Night: Myths, Facts, and Living in Harmony with Bats at Austin Public Library Southeast Branch
- 💃 "Moulin Rouge!" 25th Anniversary at Paramount Theater
- 🌈 The Drag Queen Game Show at the Highball
- 😆 Cherrywood Chuckle at Cherrywood Coffehouse
- 🎭 "Fat Ham" at Austin Playhouse
Wednesday, May 27
- 🍿 "The Truman Show" at Paramount Theater
- 🎥 Reel Science: "Andre Is an Idiot" at Rollins Studio Theatre
- 🥁 Beginners Drum Class at Austin Public Library Carver Branch
- 🍝 Erin O'Brien: "Dig In" at BookPeople
- 🤓 Geeks Who Drink at the Highball
Thursday, May 28
- 🎶 The Drop-In at the Long Center
- 📖 "Tales of Terror" by Texas Women at First Light Books
- 🐘 Ice Age Night at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- 📚 C.S. Jennings: "My Big Book of Texas" at BookPeople
- 📻 Music Bingo at Punch Bowl Social
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