Hurricane Ida + Tesla Wants To Sell Power To TX + ATX High Rent - Patch.com

Ladies and gentleman, the weekend.

Happy Saturday, Austin! I am your host Austin editor Meagan Falcon. Let's get this weekend started off right by starting off with everything you need to know.

First, today's weather: Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 90 Low: 74.

Sunday's weather: Some scattered showers and thunderstorms. High: 92 Low: 74.

Monday's weather: Isolated showers and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 95 Low: 75.

Here are the top stories in Austin today:

  1. Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott readies resources as Hurricane Ida travels through the Gulf of Mexico this weekend. (Office of the Texas Governor)
  2. Tesla wants to sell power in Texas following grid failure. (The Hill)
  3. Austin PD Officer Indicted On 1st Degree Murder In 2019 Case (Austin Patch)
  4. 'I think I almost cried.' Above-average rent increases pricing renters out of Austin (KXAN.com)
  5. City of Austin requiring enhanced COVID-19 mitigation efforts for special events permits (KVUE.com)
  6. Remembering Nanci Griffith, the greatest Austin-raised singer-songwriter ever (Austin American-Statesman)

Today in Austin

  • Jonathan Kite: Live In Austin (7 p.m.)
  • dadageek Exhibition – Summer 2021 (7 p.m.)
  • Hot Summer Nights 4 - DJ Zapot & The Golden Gogos Showcase at Empire Garage 8/28 (8:30 p.m.)
  • Silent Party: Trap Wars (9 p.m.)

Austin Patch Notebook

  • Austin ISD: "#AISDProud of Ruben Gonzales, groundskeeper who was at Brentwood ES mowing the field when he noticed a fifth-grade student was playing tetherball...


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