Austin demands no local police collaboration with ICE

Austin, TX – On Sunday, February 22, around a dozen people gathered in front of Austin City Hall to demand that the city create a policy preventing local police from collaborating with ICE. People driving by honked and shouted in support as they saw the group holding a banner reading, “ICE out! Legalization for all.”

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/austin-demands-no-local-police-collaboration-with-ice-522v

#NowPlaying #AustinTX #SaturdayOnStage #AlternativeRock

#TheTexasInstruments - "Don't Give Your Life" (live at the SXSW music festival, 1993)

Saw this often overlooked but inspired band play half dozen times at least around this time in Austin - they always made my night. Note gtrist Clay Daniel's #EdHall t-shirt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0J_T8csEaM

Who up Fenstering they Freitag?

#Fensterfreitag #WindowFriday #NeonSign #13thFloor #austintx

Sir Douglas Quintet, Live From Austin TX, 2006 on New West

Doug Sahm’s Sir Douglas Quintet recorded in 1981 but released in 2006 (on CD/DVD) / 2018 (vinyl) – live on Austin City Limits. (In 1981 that means the old Studio 6A at UT Austin, not the new Moody Theater).

This was part of a reunion tour after the quintet split up in the early 70s when Sahm put out his solo album.

My copy via a private sale is the 2018 three-sided LP version with one side etched, pressed by MPO.

The City of Austin recently installed these car ticklers in the middle of the bike lane. Stellar work, guys.

#cycling #AustinTX #WTF

Tesla's 'Fleet' Of Unsupervised Robotaxis In Texas Appears To Have Been Cut From 8 Cars To Only 4

the number of unsupervised Tesla robotaxis in the fleet maxed out at a whole eight vehicles. At least four of those haven't been seen in the last 30 days

#tesla #AustinTX #Texas #robotaxi #automotive #auto #cars #transportation

https://www.jalopnik.com/2122796/tesla-unsupervised-robotaxis-texas-cut-to-4-cars/

UT Austin students rally against bogus charges

Austin, TX – On Friday, March 13, around 20 students rallied in front of the Student Services Building at the University of Texas at Austin (UT) in support of students targeted by UT administration for protesting against Trump’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” and the consolidation of ethnic and gender studies departments.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/ut-austin-students-rally-against-bogus-charges