🤫 Secret council votes

City Council Has Been Voting on Austin Energy in Secret

Austin City Council members have been taking secret votes on issues involving Austin Energy for years. Part of the Texas Open Meetings Act allows the council, which oversees Austin Energy, to vote in secret on competitive matters. The votes do not appear in any public record and council members are defending the practice. [KUT]

Cheap Drinks To Sip on This Summer

We could all use a reprieve from overpriced cocktails and this guide has 10 drinks in the Austin area that are under $5. See you at Whisler’s for a 75-cent martini? [Austin American-Statesman]

Free Vet Services Expanding With City Funding

Emancipet’s free mobile clinic will operate three days a week instead of two, starting July 2 through September due to additional funding from the city. The mobile clinic offers free spray and neuter services and low-cost or free wellness exams, vaccines, and microchips. [Emancipet]

Family of Man Killed by Falling Tree Files Suit

Kirk Foyle was killed last month after a tree fell on him at Green Mesquite BBQ and now his children have filed a lawsuit against the restaurant and nearby property owners. The family alleges in the suit that the restaurant never addressed the tree, which had signs of disease and decay. [Fox 7 Austin]