Contentious bills continue winding their way through the Texas Legislature towards the desk of Governor Greg Abbott: an abortion "trigger bill" that will allow Texas to immediately adopt new restrictions dictated by the U.S. Supreme Court, the permitless open carrying of handguns, punitive measures against cities that reduce police budgets, and new requirements for Texas schools to display "In God We Trust" signs, and for professional sports teams in Texas to play the National Anthem. Leaders of Austin's Black and Hispanic communities react to the first draft of a map of alternate homeless encampment sites, which they find inequitable. Q2 Stadium will admit full capacity for the inaugural Austin FC home MLS match, while ticket sales for the actual opening game featuring the U.S. Women's National Team begin this week. Willie Nelson will headline the Outlaw Country Festival this summer at COTA, with tickets going on sale Friday, while several Austin live music spots come back online this Memorial Day weekend. Texas Longhorns Baseball begins play in the 2021 Big 12 Tournament. And, looks like all this rain might actually come to an end - not that we're complaining.
