The UT sports and Westlake communities mourn Texas football player Jake Ehlinger, who has died at 20. The Texas Legislature presses forward on bills related to voter access restrictions, abortion restrictions and punishment for Texas cities that cut policing budgets, while a state lawmaker who has been vaccinated since February tests positive for COVID. Prop B's passage has the City of Austin scrambling to find temporary encampment space for Austin's homeless. Dr. Mark Escott of Austin Public Health transitions into a new position. A second Tesla operation is announced for eastern Travis County. U.S. Women's Soccer will officially break in Austin FC's new home stadium. Austin Animal Center reopens to public visits after over a year as they exceed capacity for medium and large dogs. And two new Moody family-supported Austin music venues - neither open yet - issue concert announcements.
