In a possibly unintended side effect to his monumental purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk saw shares in Tesla take a $125 billion nosedive yesterday as investors worried he might sell off Tesla shares to finance his Twitter buy.
APD and the justice system are all over the news today: Travis County Judge Julie Kocurek has recused herself from four cases involving Austin police officers in use of force complaints related to the George Floyd protests, citing irregularities in the indictment process on the part of Travis County D.A. Jose Garza's office.
Meanwhile, jury selection has begun in the first trial under Garza's administration involving an Austin police officer: former APD officer Nathaniel Stallings is accused of violating department use-of-force policies during the arrest of a woman four years ago.
Also in local law enforcement justice, the girlfriend of Mike Ramos, whose police-involved 2020 killing served as a local flashpoint during the George Floyd period, has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the City of Austin.
89-year-old Willie Nelson is not slowing down in the studio department - he's set to release a yet another new album this week in "A Beautiful Time", and a listening party will be held on Friday afternoon at Waterloo Records, hosted by Texas Monthly writer and podcaster John Spong.
Michael Buble has announced a return to Austin, after cancelling his last scheduled show here over COVID-19 policy conflicts with the University of Texas - he'll play the new Moody Center on September 14, tickets go on sale May 6.
Austin ISD's Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy (or LASA) moves up significantly in this year's ranking of the best public schools in the country from U.S. News and World Report, rising from #41 to #34 overall and #4 in the state.
Visual Capitalist.com has identified Texas as far and away the national leader in wind energy production, over doubling #2 Iowa - further, they find that Texas generates and also consumes more electricity than any other U.S. state.
Eater.com has identified and mapped what it considers to be the 17 most iconic burgers in Austin, their homes range from Top Notch up north to Leroy and Lewis down south.
Recent rains have brought some relief to one of the worst allergy seasons in memory, as warmer spring weather returns with a high of 80 today, and mid to upper 80's Thursday through the weekend - we also have a 25-35% chance of seeing more rain during that time period.
