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Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Mayor Kirk Watson urges parents to consider school closures amid possible Austin ISD takeover (kvue.com) — Austin families in Burnet and Webb middle schools are being urged by Mayor Kirk Watson to consider a parent-led petition that could close their campuses but potentially prevent a state takeover of Austin ISD's elected board. After five years of failing ratings, the Texas education commissioner must intervene, and Watson argues this legal option lets local parents shape what happens next.
2. An Austin Program Helps Pay Musicians' Premiums as Self-Employed Workers Face Pricier Plans and a Shorter Signup Window (medicaldaily.com) — Austin musicians and other gig workers may qualify for major help paying ACA health insurance premiums through the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians and Central Health, even as marketplace costs spike. The story explains how HAAM's subsidies work, who qualifies, and why Texas' lack of Medicaid expansion leaves many residents uninsured, while urging self‑employed Austinites to prepare early for a shorter 2027 enrollment window.
3. Gurriers + Radium Dolls (do512.com) — Levitation returns to Austin this weekend, September 10–13, 2026, filling Red River, the East Side, and other venues with four days of psych, punk, metal, indie, and electronic music. With a multi-venue format, Radio/East as the central hub, and both 4-day passes and single-show tickets available, locals can tailor their own festival adventure.
4. Man arrested in South Austin deadly shooting connected to other crimes (fox7austin.com) — Austin police have arrested 21-year-old Santana Gonzales in connection with a deadly South Austin shooting near Woodland Avenue and say he's also a suspect in several other recent shootings. Gonzales is jailed in Travis County on murder and deadly conduct charges, while a defense attorney notes his alleged pattern of violence and gang ties could influence how prosecutors pursue the case.
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