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| What Austin's Talking About |
| | APD Will Treat Delta-8 Possession as a Felony | A Texas ban on Delta-8 THC and similar compounds goes into effect tomorrow. Austin police say they plan to treat possession of Delta-8 as a state jail felony, which is punishable by up two years in jail and comes with a fine of up to $10,000. [KUT] | | Demonstrators Gather Outside DA’s Office After Fatal Police Shooting | More than two dozen people marched to Travis County District Attorney José Garza’s office this week to call on him to arrest three Austin police officers who fatally shot 17-year-old Anthoneil Williams II. Friends and family members of the teenager have disputed police’s account of the event, saying it was not a “suicide by police” incident. [Austin American-Statesman] | | Still Austin Whiskey Co. To Open New Concept | Still Austin Whiskey Co. will open a 15,000-square-foot space on its property in South Austin this September. The new space will include an atrium, vinyl lounge, live music room, and an event space. [CultureMap Austin] | | Willie Nelson Speaks Out Against Data Centers | In a statement released this week, Willie Nelson urged Texans to fight against data centers as one is being eyed for Abbott where he grew up and still has a home. Nelson said: “The strength of rural America has never come from big industrial footprints.” [KVUE] |
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| Austin Wants Your Feedback on Cesar Chavez Street |
|  | East Cesar Chavez Street. (Kelsey Bradshaw/City Cast Austin) |
| The city of Austin is asking for feedback on renaming Cesar Chavez Street following sexual assault accusations made against the labor leader in a New York Times investigation earlier this year. | | The street runs east from MoPac Boulevard (Loop 1) to U.S. 183. Previously named Water Avenue and then First Street, it was renamed for Chavez after he died in April 1993. El Concilio Mexican-American Landowners de East Austin, a local nonprofit, originally organized a call to rename First Street to honor Chavez. Now, the group is among several Austinites who want the street changed back to its original name or renamed completely. | | The city has created a survey for residents to take about the possible renaming. The survey includes questions about a person’s relationship to Cesar Chavez Street and what factors the city should consider in renaming it. | | Two names the city is considering because of their historic ties to the road are La Primera Street and First Street. You can also submit your own ideas for what the street should be named, with a couple of rules: | | - The name can only include 20 characters
- No names already in use or reserved
- Nothing similar to a nearby street
- Cannot contain numbers, complicated words, or unconventional spellings
- No offensive, libelous, derogatory or copyrighted words can be used
- Cannot be too long or hard to remember
- Only characters of the standard English alphabet are allowed
| Updating the current street signs and highway signs, and notifying impacted businesses and residents would cost between roughly $413,700 and $1,223,700, the city says. | | In addition to the survey, the city is hosting three meetings throughout August to gather community feedback on the renaming: | - Aug. 11 at 5 p.m. at Austin Public Library’s Central Library
- Aug. 15 at 2 p.m. at Sanchez Elementary School
- Aug. 18 at 6 p.m. on Zoom
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