Local developments on guns: Travis County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution asking Governor Greg Abbott to call a special legislative session aimed at preventing future mass shootings yesterday, while Texas Democratic House members hosted town halls on gun violence prevention in both Round Rock and San Marcos. And, the Austin City Council is set to vote on Thursday on raising the minimum age for the purchase of semiautomatic firearms from 18 to 21 locally.
The Austin City Council has unanimously approved a proposal from a Dallas real estate developer to execute significant changes in the East 6th Street bar district, including raising the maximum building height along the street.
An updated design for the Project Connect transit plan calls for removing vehicle traffic from Guadalupe Street along the western edge of University of Texas campus, making the area open only to people who are walking, biking, riding a bus or using the street's planned light rail system.
Trouble continues for the Austin Animal Center as it has significantly exceeded its housing capacity for dogs - an urgent plea for fosters and adopters has been issued.
Texas Baseball's opening College World Series game against Notre Dame has been set for Friday night at 6pm - catch it on ESPN.
NFL ex's in local business: former Longhorn Kenny Vaccaro is launching a new boutique fashion outlet called Konnect from his South Congress social performance club The Kollective, and former NFL QB Tim Tebow has been named chief mission officer for Austin-based snack bar company NuSkool Snacks.
Travis County has been named the second-wealthiest county in Texas by SmartAsset, ranking only behind oil-rich Midland County.
