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| What Austin's Talking About |
| Lammes Candies Is Closing | After 141 years in business, Lammes Candies is shutting down. The store’s Round Rock location is already closed and the flagship on Airport Boulevard will be open “a bit longer,” a note from the business says. [Austin Business Journal] | | APD’s Rules on ICE Have Changed | The Austin Police Department changed its rule on how officers deal with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in order to keep several public safety grants Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to pull. Officers and supervisors are now being told they “should, when operationally feasible” contact ICE if a person has an ICE administrative warrant. [KUT] | | Texas’ New Congressional Map Upheld by Supreme Court | The U.S. Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling on Monday, allowing Texas to permanently use its new congressional map in the 2026 midterms and future elections. The map split Travis County into four districts and moved District 35 out of the area completely. [The Texas Tribune] | | Burger Bash Tickets on Sale | Tickets for Austin Monthly’s annual Burger Bash event on June 13 are now on sale. Tickets start at $45 and include 25 burger tastings, fries, dessert, and non-alcoholic drinks. [Austin Monthly] |
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| Austin Is Now Offering On-Demand Clothing Pickup |
|  | Spring cleaning season is here! (Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty Images) |
| We all have a lumpy bag full of unwanted clothes for donation living in our cars or in the corner of a room. I’ve got great news if getting to a donation center has been last on your to-do list for too long: The city will pick up those clothes for you. | | Austin Resource Recovery customers can now schedule appointments for clothing and textile pick-up. You can make an appointment by calling 311, in the Austin Recycles app, or online. You’ll be required to put your items in one, 13-gallon bag and set them outside by 5:30 a.m. on pick-up day. | | “This program helps keep clothing out of the landfill,” the city said. | | What’s Accepted? | You can put almost anything in your donation pile: | | - Blankets
- Clothing
- Coats
- Curtains
- Non-soiled linens
- Fabric accessories and scraps
- Footwear
| | The following items are not accepted: | | - Undergarments, including socks
- Pillows
- Appliances
- Electronics
- Dishes and cookware
- Lamps
- Rugs
- Toys
- Furniture
| | Where Do the Items Go? | After your donation is picked up, it is taken to the city’s Recycle and Reuse Center. From there, Goodwill picks the items up for reuse or recycling, officials say. | | “Usable items may be resold in stores, while others may be repurposed into materials like cleaning rags,” the city said. | | Austin Resource Recovery customers can also schedule pick-ups for bulk items, brush, and hazardous waste materials. | | ♻️ Happy recycling, y’all! |
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