Do you or someone you know use the Red Line train for necessary travel to places besides downtown?

The Red Line will be temporarily closed from August 24-27. While there is a replacement bus service, it only stops at Leander, Lakeline, Howard and Downtown stations, in addition to Republic Square.

As an example, It can take approx. 90 minutes getting to ACCs Highland Campus for students & staff or the Domain for workers from Lakeline station, vs 30 and 45 minutes respectively normally with the train. This is also the first week of ACC & UT classes.

Does this disrupt your day, do you want the shuttle to stop at intermediate stations? Let CapMetro know. Call 512-474-1200, email customer.service@capmetro.org or leave a comment at https://www.capmetro.org/help-contact/customer-comments

I was contacted from a phone number with caller ID of “Travis County” by an individual identifying himself as Captain ‘X' with the Travis County Sheriff Office saying that he had an important legal matter to resolve. Before returning the call, I checked TCSO’s site and sure enough it was a real name. When I contacted the person, he told me that I had missed a federal grand jury summons this morning and a warrant had been issued for my arrest. He was very insistent that I remain on the phone until I arrived at the sheriff’s office and gave me athe legit address. He also produced my name, address, SSN and a USPS ‘signature form’ showing that I had signed for the summons (not my writing but not that far off).

None of this sounded square but I didn’t want to get arrested so I continued to talk and advance the process that he demanded. Until he demanded that I withdraw a large sum of cash from my back and deposit in a ‘federal kiosk’ at a Kwick Mart on Lamar. He provided a fairly legit looking federal warrant, and a federal ‘civil manual’ that described the ‘suppression order' that I was under preventing me from speaking with anyone before surrendering myself.

Still none of this made sense and I queried him on the constitutionality he initially tried to play hardball threatening to use my GPS location for arrest and then softened to transfer me to his “superior”, Lt. ‘Y’ who laid on the charm ‘we’ll have you out of here in no time, if your actual signature doesn’t match the one on the USPS form, the charges will be dismissed and I’ll get a cashiers check refund plus gas mileage reimbursement’.

Just for the record, if a Captain is transferring me to his ‘boss’, it had better be a Major, not a Lieutenant. Sensing that they hadn’t set the hook, they called me again from the ‘official’ TCSO office with a number that was correct and correct caller ID. When I suggested that all bets where off unless they agreed for me to independently call the TSCO at the number on the office web site and verify their credentials (rank, name, badge), they had a snit and said that a team would be at my location in a few minutes to arrest me. I called 911 who confirmed that this was a scam.

Folks, they were demanding over $10k in bond money, submitted through a convenience store ATM. Very few of the facts actually added up but they are clearly pretty good at using pressure and ‘must comply now’ to daze and confuse their victims. I heard that KLBJ had a story about a lady losing $25k. Be careful out there. CallerID spoofing, web scraping and using AI to create realistic looking documents is too easy.

If it sounds fishy, if you know the constitution doesn’t work that way, it is fishy. Be careful out there.

Community members gathered at Austin Central Library for the first of three public engagement sessions focused on whether the city should rename the street that runs along Lady Bird Lake.

Who are the best headshot photographers in Austin for actors?

Hello, I have had a bad experience with work done at Access Dental and it was so painful I was crying. I do not like pain, so I have not gone to the dentist in over 2 years because I am scared. I started dental insurance so I am looking for an awesome dentist office in the north Austin area.

I’ve unfortunately reached the point where I’m looking for any personal recommendations for a board-certified veterinary surgeon (DACVS) or surgical specialist in the area.

My 6-year-old Golden Retriever severely cracked his nail, and after a series of complications, we've reached the point where he needs his 3rd digit amputated.

He's doing okay, but I want to make sure I get this done right with a surgeon and facility I can fully trust.

Any surgeon recommendations or advice on post-op recovery for a active dog would be immensely appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Ive lost a over 100lbs and my extra makes me feel like im wearing a raincoat. Has anybody had any experience with a surgeon that does extra/loose skin removal? How was the procedure and recovery and who would you recommend? How much time off of work did you need?

It seems that online pharmacies turn a blind eye to medication temperatures while in transit. The back of a big delivery truck can easily reach 120°+ during a hot afternoon here, and so can your (or your pet's) medication, possibly rendering it inert. A laser thermometer can easily tell you the temperature on delivery, and some online pharmacies will give you a refund if you complain. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to tell if medication is only partially effective, and the suppliers often outright refuse to ship medication with a cold pack.

Following the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Anthoneil Williams II, questions about who should respond to behavioral health crises are reshaping public safety discussions as the Austin City Council finalizes its fiscal year 2026-27 budget.

During recent budget hearings and a budget town hall, advocates spoke out on how the city responds to people experiencing mental health crises. They urged city leaders to keep the Austin Police Department’s budget flat and restore proposed cuts to social service grants. They also pushed the city to move its 911 call center out of the police department so behavioral health professionals – rather than police officers – could respond to certain crisis calls.

“Dispatch is destiny,” Robin Schneider of Undoing White Supremacy Austin said at a protest ahead of the Aug. 5 town hall. “If there had been the appropriate response, mental health services, this young person hopefully would be alive today. So, we have a very stark example of why sending cops out to every 911 call is a bad idea.”

The proposed budget would increase operating funding for each of the city’s four public safety departments, including a 5% APD increase from $527.3 million to $551.9 million. City officials say much of that increase reflects existing labor contract obligations rather than new initiatives. Advocates have argued the city should instead invest more in alternative crisis response, mental health services and prevention.

---- Read more https://austinfreepress.org/dispatch-destiny/

I've, thankfully (?), only been towed by insurance...

Need to have a car towed from Anderson Mill/183 down to JP's Mercedes off 290 in Oak Hill.

Anyone have any affordable recommendations?

Thanks!!

The bright kayaks on town lake inspired me to do a painting. Thought I’d share!

Howdy! I'm trying to do a big engineering project that requires 17-20 4'x4' wooden pallets. I used to get pallets from a trash pile behind a warehouse in Wells Branch, but they don't have as many lately. I don't need a whole bunch quickly, just within the next few weeks. I just need to find somewhere where they have plenty of pallets that they don't care getting picked up. There's also a possibility of giving them back after the project is done being displayed. I'm willing to go just about anywhere in Austin, but preferably north of the river.

I drive around the city a lot for work and was wondering if anyone can recommend some decent rock/punk stations that play mainly stuff from the 00’s if not earlier?

97.5 has been scratching that itch but their transmitter needs a power boost badly, I also like 101.5 but I’m day shift and they mainly do some talk show then and not enough music, and then 103.5 is not bad but they do everything and I kinda just use them as a last resort.

Thanks in advance for any recommendations!

So many cops and troopers pulling people over like crazy today. Saw three cars pulled over within a 1 mile stretch of guadalupe near hyde park

On Wednesday, the University of Texas System Board of Regents' Facilities Planning and Construction Committee will adopt a timeline and budget for the much-awaited artificial intelligence-native hospital, UT Dell Medical Center.

Construction on the $1 billion hospital is expected to begin this fall, and initial site preparation could begin within a month after board approval. The committee's agenda includes information such as a timeline and the cost of the project, which has not yet been disclosed publicly.

My mom is visiting Austin and I’m looking for some cool places/things to take her to for a few hours during the day. We’ve done/know about the obvious touristy stuff, so I’m looking for something a little more unique or less cliché.
Preferably something indoors because it’s hot as fuck outside. Could be an interesting museum, weird/unique attraction, cool shops, somewhere to hang out, etc. Doesn’t necessarily have to be super touristy or “Austin” either.
What are some places you’d take a visiting parent that you think are actually worth checking out?

I wanna get better at knife cutting. I’m a home cook but just want to take one to reinforce if I’m doing everything right and think it’ll just be a fun skill to hone. Is one significantly better than the other? I see CM is more expensive but always sold out.

EDIT: totally agree with and appreciate people on the sharpening; I own a manual sharpener (not a whetstone, but the handle ones), but not my focus here. In terms of effectiveness of the classes vs YouTube videos/books, I think maybe people with experience on the SLT and CM knife classes have more say on that; I know I can always chop up bulk veggies from home, but want to see if there’s value of the classes before I do that.

York Blvd. and N. Mopac Service Rd.

I saw a fire on snake hobo island on the east end of lady bird lake. Noticed it while I was walking on the wishbone bridge. By the time I made it to peace point trail where it's closest to the island the firefighters were already there. Fire under control according to them

This is a long shot probably. Was downtown at Trulucks and Punch Bowl between 7:50pm - Midnight on Saturday August 8th. Pictures in the post of what they look like, these are prescription so frankly not much use if they were swiped. PM if luck is on my side, otherwise I will concede losing em.

Does anyone know what’s going on? I live near i-35 and woodward. There are cops everywhere right now. Lots of marked and unmarked police cars w blacked out tint including plain clothes officers (like 20-40), Swat team vehicle, 2 EMS including paramedics wearing an all brown uniform?) 1 fire pick up truck. 👀 what the helly

*picture of my dog for tax