A Round Rock Hospital has been on lockdown all night as police search for a shooting suspect. Austin Public Health plans to try again on Thursday following the crash of its COVID vaccination appointment site on Monday - meanwhile there are alternative options in Williamson County, and via a cool Slack workspace designed to help users find appointments. A survey finds that Austin's Black community is more reluctant about vaccinations than other groups in the city. Southwest Austin neighbors are concerned about a proposed concrete plant at the ACC Pinnacle property. After a glitchy start, this year's virtual SXSW got underway yesterday with a keynote from Stacey Abrams - and a reminder that many Austin businesses are still without the boom SXSW normally brings, so please try and support them this week.
