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TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2025

Compiled by Matt Mackowiak

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TODAY’S WEATHER

H: 89° / L: 71°: Another rainy outlook for the week, per Fox 7 Austin.

TOP NEWS

“Power outages impact thousands of Austin Energy customers after Monday night storms” KVUE

“Austin's airport knows it's over capacity. How can it fix that to secure its future?” AAS ($)

THE BLOTTER

“APD SWAT resolves NE Austin barricaded situation after overnight standoff” CBS Austin

“Austin Fire Department battles attic fire that started in garage of NW Austin house” CBS Austin

“Roads reopen in Leander after major crash” CBS Austin

“San Marcos drug bust finds thousands of pills, 846 grams of cocaine and more” Fox 7 Austin

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

“Council moves to expand Austin's solar generation capacity” Community Impact Austin

BUSINESS NEWS

“High-rises likely to rise near Lamar, 183” ABJ ($)

“Trader Joe's Bee Cave location confirmed” ABJ ($)

TEXAS SPORTS

TEXAS SOFTBALL: “Longhorns advance to eighth Women’s College World Series” KXAN

TEXAS BASEBALL: “Longhorns seeded No. 2 overall in NCAA baseball tournament” KXAN

QUICK LINKS

Council looks to change the ‘unhappy experience’ of DB90 - Austin Monitor

Austin leaders aim to improve to improve efficiency with increased local government collaboration - Community Impact

New policy for voter-approved tax hikes in Austin set ahead of possible election - Community Impact

Barking Armadillo Brewing in Georgetown to add coffee shop - Community Impact

Georgetown ISD continues campus construction, moves custodial services in-house - Community Impact

Memorial Day storms: Photos, videos of severe weather impacting Central Texas - FOX 7 Austin

Three mosques in Texas's Austin attacked during one night - The New Arab

Baseball earns No. 2 national seed for NCAA postseason - University of Texas Athletics

Central Texas honors veterans on Memorial Day - Austin American-Statesman

'Light of the room' lost: Tribute planned for San Marcos teen killed in shooting - KVUE

BLOG: Rainfall intensity drops in the Austin Metro - KXAN Austin

PHOTOS: Hail-producing thunderstorms hit Central Texas on Memorial Day - KEYE

3 Texas cities land on US News' top 10 best places to live list — and they're all suburbs - Austin American-Statesman

Austin doctor studying a new kind of medication for major depressive disorder - Austin American-Statesman

AUSTIN CULTURE

~ DINING: “The Best Seafood Restaurants in Austin” Eater Austin

~ FREE SUMMER CONCERTS: “Austin fun on a budget: Blues on the Green and 7 more free concerts coming this summer” AAS ($)

WHAT TO DO TODAY / TONIGHT

~ BLOOD DRIVE: Score pancakes for a cause with Kerbey Lane and We Are Blood. KVUE

~ FUTURE OF DOWNTOWN: Future of Downtown hosted by the Downtown Austin Alliance. ACL Live. 4-5:30pm. Tix $150 here.

~ EVENTS: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders on tour. Paramount Theater. Doors 6pm, show 7pm. Tix $80 here.

~ LIVE MUSIC: Owen Temple. Saxon Pub. 8pm. Tix $20 here.

WHAT TO DO TOMORROW

~ AUSTIN FC: Salt Lake at Austin. 7:30pm. Q2 Stadium. Sold out, Re-sale tix $26 and up here. Airs on Apple TV.

COOL JOB ALERT

~ Project Coordinator. Apple. No salary info. Info / apply here.