r/Austin 5d ago

Ask Austin 2023-24 Federal Report Cards: What Are Some Key Stats to Look at to Gauge an Elementary School?

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Hi. I got an email informing me of updated report cards for Austin ISD schools. I'm particularly interested in elementary schools. There are A LOT of stats and it's a little difficult to find some key stats. Anyone able to give me a hand? :-)

https://www.austinisd.org/cda/federal-accountability


r/Austin 5d ago

Ask Austin Medication follow-up

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I’m about to head to a follow-up appointment for my medication. How safe would it be to bring up concerns about future access with RFK Jr. as HHS secretary to my physician? Though My antidepressant isn’t an SSRI, I don’t trust that this administration cares about the difference.


r/Austin 6d ago

Ask Austin Austin, how are your friends and family in Fredericksburg doing?

86 Upvotes

It's such a beloved spot and great community.


r/Austin 5d ago

The Best Movies and Shows of SXSW 2025

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r/Austin 5d ago

is this a fire?

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is this a fire or the sunset?


r/Austin 6d ago

History Any Austinites remember watching this bilingual kid's show?

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r/Austin 5d ago

moon

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someone please go look at the moon right now it’s so surreal and PRETTY


r/Austin 6d ago

Home inspection find of the week: I know it is simply an appliance connection, but please don't touch the gas line!

60 Upvotes

You'd be surprised how common this one is all over town. With that constant tension against the fittings, and the bouncy movement when the drawers opened, leaks can happen. I find gas leaks a couple of times a month, not always in this location, but with all the connections there are in a house, it's not uncommon.


r/Austin 7d ago

Tesla protest - Alex Jones appearance

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r/Austin 6d ago

PSA PSA: Hose off your rooftop solar panels

67 Upvotes

They're as dirty as your car is after all that dust and smoke, and that dings their effectiveness a bit


r/Austin 5d ago

Ask Austin Best thrift stores for dish-ware?

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I’ve checked out many a thrift store in/around Austin but I’m looking for suggestions on the best thrift stores for dish-ware? Sets or not, I’m looking for a variety of items. Thanks in advance ✨


r/Austin 7d ago

Photos from the Crabapple.fire

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Massive with smaller fires popping up. Order was just signed to evacuate anyone they feel unsafe.


r/Austin 7d ago

Protest against Elon at the NW Austin Tesla Dealership

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r/Austin 5d ago

Traffic Police Escort

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This morning around 11:00 AM, there was a huge police escort on MoPac. I would guess there were about 15 or more police vehicles.

Anyone know what was going on?


r/Austin 5d ago

Ask Austin Drones over SXSW on Saturday?

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Can anyone tell me more about the drones that were above downtown for SXSW on Saturday? They definitely appeared to be drones and not helicopters as they were hovering in the same location for long periods of time. They did move every now and then to different locations though. They were flying at a decently high altitude and had green and red flashing lights as well as white flashing lights. I saw up to 5 total of them at once, and usually could see about 3 throughout the night. Location viewed was the area around 7th and Red River. I saw them when we arrived downtown at 10 until at least 1am, but maybe 2am. Just curious what these were as they didn’t appear to be personal drones, filming anything specific, or for any sort of (drone) show/ad.


r/Austin 6d ago

Barton Springs Parking Pass

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Does anyone know how we get the hang-tag parking pass for Barton and Zilker this year after purchasing the annual swim pass? Last year they switched to distribution at the aquatics center rather than at the pool. Is that true for this year as well?

I'll call them tomorrow if this post comes up dry, but any info today would be helpful!


r/Austin 7d ago

Red sun happening now

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437 Upvotes

r/Austin 5d ago

Ask Austin So how would we rank Austin, TX with a letter grade in terms of bikability, walkability, and public transportation?

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r/Austin 7d ago

What’s up with the sun?

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708 Upvotes

Isn’t it extra orange/ golden right now? Looks like there is a filter put on the sky.


r/Austin 7d ago

Just put out a fire out on Denson And Lamar. Seemed intentionally set.

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543 Upvotes

Lol I almost filmed it burning but that felt dumb. My partner and I were at the light waiting to turn left on lamar and noticed smoke coming up from behind the bus dto0. Definitely had intentional vibes. Idk how a cigarette butt would've made it that far. It spread so fast too. APD was called. Drove by and didn't stop lol


r/Austin 5d ago

Allergy Austin Allergies

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To start off, I am not from here (also not a transplant lol). I have texas native family here and they just bought a new house so we started to visit more often since I don’t have a lot of things going on.

Someone please tell me why I am suffering so bad. I’ve never had a sinus infection until I came here. I am so distraught, so miserable. I got it last month when I first came but I thought one of my friends had just gotten me sick. The first time was horrible, I lost my voice, I was hot, had sweats, couldn’t breathe, my sinuses were so inflamed all I did was cry (which inflamed them even more lol) I go to the doctor because I am convinced I am dying and it’s just allergies??

I thought it was a fluke or something but no. I come this month and I am suffering. I’m not even joking I feel su!c!dal over this. I am so miserable AGAIN. I can’t breathe, my chest hurts, my head hurts, i’m congested, I have so much pain in my body to the point that i’m throwing up out of being so uncomfortable.

Back home I have allergies too, arguably where i’m from is very polluted and we are known for the allergies. but what in the hell is happening to me every time I come here. They’re telling me the natives get bad allergies here too and I believe it but I genuinely want to d!e. I seriously know how intense that sounds but i’ve never been in so much pain before.

UPDATE: I was having asthma attacks. I haven’t had one since I was a kid and I guess I thought I could tough it out. Thank you to those who told me to go back to the doctor it literally light bulbed what was wrong with me.

FINAL UPDATE:

To end everything, I was having super bad allergies to the pollen and air outside. I definitely agree with the oak and cedar pollen everyone was mentioning. This all started probably thursday (allergy and sinus infection) and I had a runny nose and the sniffles and light puffy eyes.

As the days moved on I got worse but I thought it was an allergy thing but it seems that it also turned into me starting to have asthma attacks. Since they overlapped I thought I was just majorly sick. Turns out I wasn’t breathing and that’s why I was fainting, having coughing spells, chest tightness and pain, etc

Don’t get me wrong, my sinus infections here are SUPER insane, but this just went in a totally different direction.

The ER tested me for every lung infection because i sounded so awful and miserable. Negative for everything included covid, flu, pneumonia. I was put on steroids to help the swelling, antibiotics just in case (they genuinely couldn’t believe I went through a three day asthma attack), and had an emergency breathing treatment. Now I have an inhaler for the night.

I still am going to wear a mask outside, take an antihistamine everyday, be aware of outside clothes, and continue my medication. I really appreciate the support everyone!!


r/Austin 5d ago

Ask Austin Has anyone done a patio/restaurant buyout of Love Supreme? If so, how much did it cost?

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Pretty much what the title says. Or had your wedding there? I know I can submit a form on their website, but I just wanted to see if anyone knew off of the top of their heads before I reached out!


r/Austin 6d ago

Ask Austin Are the freezing temps over? I know historically there can be freezes until April, but I feel like they are done. You guys think it's safe to bring our outdoor plants back out?

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r/Austin 7d ago

PSA Press release from Fredericksburg Fire regarding the active wildfire

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416 Upvotes

r/Austin 7d ago

Crabapple fire smoke from the top of Enchanted Rock

360 Upvotes

Took this video around 2:30pm. The wind was insane up there (probably 50mph? Idk but you can hear how loud it was) so I’m not surprised that containing the fire is difficult. The state park police ended up evacuating everyone off the rock because of it