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| | | Fall Drawdown at Lake Austin Canceled | The city has canceled its planned drawdown at Lake Austin in October and November, citing business and event concerns in a city memo. [City of Austin] | - What is a drawdown? A drawdown is when officials lower lake levels so property owners in the area can do maintenance on their docks, boat slips, bulkheads, and other shoreline structures. A drawdown also gives property owners a chance to remove debris and sediment. [City of Austin]
- The drawdown would have lasted a month and a half. City officials planned to lower the lake by 10 feet between Oct. 12 and Nov. 30. It would have been the first drawdown for the lake in about 10 years. [Austin American-Statesman]
- Event concerns led to the cancellation. Businesses and events happening along the lake would have been affected by the drawdown, the city said. The fall wedding season, University of Texas at Austin football, and Formula 1 are among the events the city heard concerns about. [City of Austin]
- A drawdown won’t happen in 2026. While the Lower Colorado River Authority found that a drawdown could be done Dec. 1 through Jan. 15 or in January and February, officials ultimately decided against it because of 2021’s Winter Storm Uri. The lake needs to be full during possible winter storms to keep hydroelectric generators along the Highland Lakes running. The generators help support the state’s power grid. [City of Austin]
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| What Austin's Talking About |
| Guadalupe Street Just Got a New Thrift Store | The Bins, a secondhand store that sells clothes by the pound, is now open at 2915 Guadalupe St.,across from Buffalo Exchange. Clothing is $5 a pound on Mondays, $3 a pound on Tuesdays, $2 on Wednesday, and $1 on Thursdays. Prices go up to $10 a pound Friday-Sunday. [CultureMap Austin] | | New Culinary Concept Coming to Bryker Woods | The hospitality groups behind restaurants like Paperboy, Loudmouth, Hestia, and Canje, among others, have purchased a building at 3411 Glenview Ave. in Bryker Woods for a new culinary and hospitality concept. The groups — Emmer & Rye Hospitality Group, Topo Development Group, and Daybreak Hospitality — have not said what the concept is, but plan to open it next year. [Austin Business Journal] | | How ACL Fest Highlights Austinites | DJ Cassandra, who made history in 2025 as the first woman to win “Best DJ” at the Austin Music Awards, is one of the many local acts on this year’s Austin City Limits Music Festival lineup. She calls the festival “an iconic gig” and said one of her best tips for other local artists who want to perform at ACL Fest is to stay consistent with their work. [City Cast Austin] | | AISD Is Expecting Lower Enrollment Numbers | Enrollment is down for the Austin Independent School District, which could affect an already strained budget for the 2027-28 school year. The district projected 68,329 students to be enrolled this year, but recorded 65,951 students earlier this month. [Austin American-Statesman] |
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