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What To Know About Austin’s City Council Races

Five Austin City Council seats are up for election in November. Here’s what you need to know:

• The deadline for filing a ballot application was on Monday at 5 p.m. About two dozen people filed applications to run for one of the council’s five open seats. [City of Austin]
• Seats for council districts 1, 3, 5, 8, and 9 will be on the November ballot. Each race includes an incumbent except for District 1. Council member Natasha Harper-Madison has reached her term limit for the district and will leave office at the end of the year. [Community Impact]
• Paige Ellis, who represents District 8, is petitioning for a third term. Council members are typically only allowed two, four-year terms. The city is currently verifying more than 3,000 signatures on a petition to let Ellis run. [Austin American-Statesman]

KUT Names New Morning Edition Host

Ben Philpott has been named the new host of Morning Edition on KUT. Philpott is currently managing editor of the newsroom and will start as host in September. [KUT]

UT Wants To Change Its Core Curriculum

University of Texas at Austin President Jim Davis wants to update the university’s core curriculum for the first time in 20 years. The proposed changes, which include consolidating 10 Core course areas into three pillars, could begin to take effect as early as next fall. [The Daily Texan]

Rocco’s Has Opened a Wine Garden

North Loop Italian restaurant Rocco’s has opened a wine garden behind its restaurant on Airport Boulevard. The garden seats 35 and is called Roccito’s. [Austin Monthly]

Peoples Pharmacy Sold to New Owner

After 46 years under the same management, Peoples Pharmacy has been sold to a new owner. Operations are expected to stay the same at the pharmacy’s four locations with the addition of nurse practitioners, and access to GLP-1s and peptides. [CultureMap Austin]