Good vaccine news: Texas' allocation continues to grow and shots are getting easier to find. Bad vaccine news: Austin has wasted more doses than any other city in the state except Houston. Energy sector fallout continues: ERCOT appears to have overcharged its customers during the winter freeze disaster (Georgetown is a stark example), and Austin Energy's GM has stepped down from the ERCOT board of directors. Austin City Council adopts a formal apology for its role in inequities faced by Black Austinites and sets a plan to make amends, takes steps to help Austin Water customers in a bind over the freeze and the pandemic, and bans the declawing of Austin's cats. And it's Amplify Austin Day! Find a great cause to support before 6pm on Friday evening.
