Local COVID measurements dip into Stage 3 range - but as was the case last week, the City wants to see consistent decline before reducing officially to that level, which would mean vaccinated people could go largely unmasked. Texas schools have now reported more COVID cases than from all of last school year, in just the first two months. ACL Fest Weekend One dodges rain, but doubts are cast on their Friday stats regarding COVID admission protocols - if you lost something at the park, you might find it on ACL's Virtual Lost And Found. Today is the last day to register in time to vote in the November 2 election, including Prop A - which has found new opponents in the Austin Firefighters Union and billionaire activist George Soros. An arrest is made in the attempted firebombing of the offices of the Travis County Democratic Party. Upwards of 10 thousand protestors converge on the Capitol in Saturday's Women's March against new Texas abortion laws. A large group of Austin tech executives issue a statement in opposition to abortion restrictions and other controversial legislation. Austin FC gets a win over Real Salt Lake, while the U.S. Men's National Team plays Jamaica at Q2 this Thursday. Texas beats TCU (which is surprisingly rare) and gets ready for OU in Dallas on Saturday. And mildly warm and dry weather settles in for the week.
