Austin, TX
Weekend sports wrapup
🗓 Friday
🔷 Blue Man Group
The worldwide phenomenon efficiency troupe, the Blue Man Group, will cease in Austin this weekend as a part of their bigger North American Tour. The present is certain to have colourful acts and visually gorgeous leisure.
Showtimes differ |📍Bass Live performance Corridor
🗓 Saturday
🎊Viva la Vida Parade
This weekend the Metropolis of Austin and the Austin Conference Middle co-present the Día de Los Muertos festivities. The occasion will kick off with the colourful procession from 12 -1 pm and the remainder of the occasions after, that includes distinctive artwork made by native artists, scrumptious meals, and extra.
12 p.m – 6 p.m | 📍100-200 Blocks East and West 4th St. Austin, TX 78701
🎨 Boo and Brew
If you happen to’re on the lookout for some free Halloween festivities, cease by the Arboretum to get pleasure from reside music, face portray, balloon artwork, raffles, swag luggage, and extra enjoyable goodies. As regular, costumes are inspired!
4 p.m – 6 p.m |📍10000 Analysis Blvd., Austin, TX 78759
🧛 Goth Night time at Outdated Thousand
Have a good time the Spooky season with a one-night-only Goth Night time menu at Outdated 1000’s. The particular menu will function Damned Dumplings made with American Gothic Pork and Black Vinegar; Sacrificial Lamb Bao, Espresso & Cigarettes Black Sesame Creme Brulee, and enchanting restricted version cocktails. Safe your reservation prematurely.
5 p.m – 11 p.m | 📍Outdated Thousand – eleventh St. Location
🗓 Sunday
🧙 Display screen on the Inexperienced
Cozy up on the grass with the traditional Halloween film, Hocus Pocus, and your favourite blanket. Come early to safe a great place and revel in seasonal concessions provided by distributors on the venue together with $4 joyful hour drinks, cotton sweet, popcorn, and extra.
8 p.m | 📍Fareground Austin – 111 Congress Avenue Plaza Degree Austin, TX 78701
🗓 Subsequent Week
🎶 Chicago the Musical
Expertise the Smash Broadway hit, Chicago, for a restricted time in Austin subsequent week and weekend. Because the longest-running American musical on Broadway, the present is certain to thrill with its signature theater magic. Tickets are on sale now.
8 p.m November 1st – sixth | 📍 Bass Live performance Corridor – 2350 Robert Dedman Austin, TX 78712
💧 Savor the Outside *
The heartbeat of Texas lies with its rivers, however none carry the importance of the Colorado River. This Texas treasure conjures up us for our subsequent Savor the Outside dinner, happening at McKinney Roughs Nature Park. Take pleasure in delicacies by Roaming Fireplace, drinks by Treaty Oak and Richard’s Rainwater, music by Josh Grider, views of the Colorado River, and stargazing. Tickets priced at $125.00.
5:30 – 8 p.m. Friday, November 4th | 📍McKinney Roughs Nature Park, 1884 State Freeway 71 West, Cedar Creek, TX, 78612
📚 Texas Guide Pageant *
The twenty seventh annual Texas Guide Pageant Weekend will happen in and across the State Capitol in downtown Austin. The Pageant Weekend is FREE and open to the general public, that includes almost 300 authors ofthe 12 months’s greatest books throughout all ages and genres.
10 – 5 p.m. Saturday, November fifth & 11 – 5 p.m. Sunday, November sixth |📍 Texas State Capitol (click on right here for pageant map)
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Austin, TX
Here are some of the strangest Texas laws that are still on the books
In Texas, it’s illegal to milk somebody else’s cow.
AUSTIN, Texas — When the 2025 session of the Texas Legislature opened on Tuesday in Austin, it was another round of our lawmaking body facing 21st Century problems under a state constitution that’s 149 years old.
The Texas Legislature meets only every other year, while most state legislatures in the U.S. meet every year. Add to that the fact that the Texas legislative session is relatively brief for a state so big and with so many challenges. Lawmakers meet for just 140 days, while most other state lawmakers meet anywhere from six months to a full year. However, Texas lawmakers can be called back to Austin by the governor for a special legislative session.
While a lot of the state’s business still manages to get done, throughout Texas history what counted as important state business now seems, well, weird.
Here are a few of the strangest laws approved by the Texas Legislature in days gone by:
It’s illegal to milk somebody else’s cow.
Since horses are a form of transportation, they are required to have working taillights when being ridden after dark.
Texas requires that all vehicles have working windshield wipers but does not require that vehicles have windshields.
One Texas bill that almost became a law said that if criminals intend to commit a crime, they are supposed to give their victims oral or written notice 24 hours in advance.
Finally, one of the weirdest things the Texas Legislature did in 1971 was to unanimously approve a resolution honoring Albert de Salvo for being an exemplary citizen. De Salvo was also known as the “Boston Strangler,” who killed several women in New England.
The lawmaker who got that resolution approved said he did it as a joke and quickly withdrew it.
Perhaps it was a good example of why it’s important to actually read to bill or resolution that you’re voting on.
Austin, TX
Seven arrested in Austin crime spree involving carjackings and burglaries
In total, there were eight separate incidents over a span of two days.
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police arrested a group of people accused of going on a crime spree.
According to police, five young people and two 17-year-olds, identified as Javonni McDowell and Rashon Mosee, were involved in a string of auto thefts, violent carjackings and burglaries at several businesses, including a Tiny Pies Bakery location and The Gents Place barbershop in northwest Austin.
Police said one of the carjackings involved an on-duty security guard whose stolen vehicle and equipment was used in two more carjackings.
The crimes happened over two days starting on Jan. 12. In total, there were eight separate incidents:
- Stolen vehicle
- Security officer carjacking
- Vape shop burglary
- Failed carjacking
- Honda Civic carjacking
- Tiny Pies Bakery burglary
- The Gents Place burglary
- Vehicle pursuits
The suspects were taken into custody around 1:15 a.m. on Jan. 14. Several agencies were involved in the arrest, including Austin police patrol, air, K-9 and robbery units, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Travis County Sheriff’s Office.
“In doing so, they ended an ongoing violent threat to the Austin community and prevented further victimization of our citizens and visitors,” police said.
The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are expected in the near future, police said.
Austin, TX
Texas legislative session begins: Both chambers to gavel in, House to elect speaker
Lawmakers are back at the Texas State Capitol in Downtown Austin to kick off the 89th legislative session.
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