🌱 TX Abortion Law + ATX Unemployment Drops + HS Student Stabbed

Austin TX

22 October, 2021

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Up and at 'em, Austin! Meagan Falcon here with the Saturday copy of the Austin Daily. There's a lot of things you can do this weekend in Austin and in the surrounding area (check our guide below), but first — here's what you need to know to get your day started off right. Here's what's in the forecast today: Humid with clouds breaking. High: 87 Low: 71. Sunday's forecast: Sunny partly cloudy skies are in the forecast on Sunday in Austin. Expect temperatures reaching a high of 87 degrees and a low of 69 degrees in the early morning and evening. It's early voting season! Here's what you need to know. Early voting kicked off this week on Monday and will run through Oct. 29. Election Day will be Nov. 2. Here are a few things you should know before you head to the ballot to cast your vote. Elections 2021: What's On The Nov. 2 Ballot In AustinTX Elections 2021: What To Know About 8 Propositions On Ballot Here are the top stories in Austin today: A day after Texas urged the Supreme Court not to block its abortion law, the court has agreed to hear arguments in the case in early November. (Austin Patch) Austin unemployment rate continues to decrease, hits another pandemic low, officials said. (KVUE.com) Two students at Akins Early College High School got into a fight Thursday when one of the students "injured the other with a knife," district officials said. (Austin Patch)North Austin business owner was told by police to 'gather his own evidence' after a burglary at his store. (KVUE.com) A man pleads guilty to a downtown Austin gas station shooting and attempted robbery. (KEYE TV CBS Austin) What's in store for the weekend? There's a plethora of activities going on for the kids and families in the Austin Metro this weekend. To get it started off right, we gathered a list of some of the top things you can do for Oct. 22-24.Racing fans from across the globe will be heading to Austin this weekend for the Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix. Here's 5 Reasons Why You Should Go.Halloween is just around the corner, but we know it's already time to find some good trick-or-treating spots in town. To make your life easier, we've gathered a list of some Halloween 2021: Trunk Or Treat Events In Austin Metro.Looking for family-friendly fun this October, including festivals and pumpkin patches in Austin Metro? Visit the Patch guide to Fall 2021: Festivals, Pumpkin Patches In Austin Metro. Today in Austin: Run for the Hills 5K/10K. (8 a.m.) Vacation Manor x Night Traveler at Empire Control Room on Oct. 23. (9 a.m.) Phantom Fest & Atown Fall Market — Austin Pets Alive! (noon) "The Lost Boys" Movie Party & Market w/ Easy Tiger. (7 p.m.) The Office: Halloween at the Globe Drive-In in Manor. (9:20 p.m.) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Add your business here Events: Online auction of surplus office furniture and supplies (October 27) Add your event Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday! I'll see you around on Tuesday. If you're enjoying these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. You can send them this link to subscribe. Your friendly neighborhood journalist,Meagan Falcon Meagan covers local news for Patch in downtown Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Leander and Pflugerville. About Meagan: I was born and raised in Corpus Christi and spent three years covering breaking news and things to do in South Texas before I moved to the Austin Metro. When I am not reporting the news, I am enjoying a good book, tending to my garden and spending time with my pup.I am a green thumb novice so if y'all have gardening tips, I would love some. Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Austin Daily? Contact me at [email protected]. Quote of the Day: "There is nothing permanent except change." — Heraclitus via BrainyQuote.com.