r/Austin • • 3d ago

Weekly Stuff To Do In Austin thread - Week of 10/12

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What's going on in our great city?

List cool events, concerts, parties, or secret beach orgies.

Include description, time, cost, location and website if applicable.

If you submit a band's show, please include their genre and one or two examples of their songs.

Event Sites:


Please comment below with the event you'd like to highlight this week! Want something to be considered for the recurring list? Message the moderators


r/Austin • • 2d ago

FAQ Weekly Real Estate / Housing and Moving to Austin Post

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This is a weekly Tuesday post for question/answers regarding properties in Austin or surrounding areas along with moving to Austin questions. The following are examples of items that should be asked in here (but not limited to just these):

Housing / Real Estate Questions

  • Ask where to live
  • What neighborhood is right for you
  • Advice on apartments / asking about specific apartment reviews
  • General thoughts/views on the housing market
  • Questions about real estate prices/going up/general home buying advice
  • Advice on realtors
  • General property questions rants/complaints about pricing
  • "Is this neighborhood safe" questions / crime related questions
  • Tax / Mortgage related questions
  • Questions on developments / bidding processes
  • Have a place to rent / looking for a roommate
  • Commute times from specific locations
  • General housing repair questions / upgrade questions / solar / etc
  • Questions regarding contractors for housing repairs, upgrades
  • Memes regarding housing
  • How specific schools are in an area / general school questions
  • Questions regarding utilities
  • Questions regarding apartment services

Moving to Austin Questions

  • Is it safe?
  • Are there jobs for me?
  • Is it a good idea to move?
  • Is X salary good enough?
  • How is Austin for my background?
  • Generic should I move there?
  • Do I need a car?
  • Is X or Y transport sufficient?

Over the last year, we have seen a major uptick in prices in the area, along with a steady flow of new people coming into Austin. Use this weekly post to ask your questions, try to get advice, etc on an upcoming move or questions about real estate in Austin.

Many apartment questions have always been removed on here, and we always suggest people to contact an apartment locator. Those rules still stand. But, you are welcome to ask those questions on here if you still feel the need for it.

Along with that, any new open ended question on Austin properties and real estate will be removed and asked to move to here (based on mod discretion). Many of the questions being asked have been asked many times before, which is why we would rather compile these posts into one place for people to ask and get their answers.

If you are having issues as a tenant in Austin, we highly recommend reaching out to the Austin Tenants Council here: https://www.trla.org/atc/. They may be able to help you resolve issues related to renting property in Austin.

We also recommend searching older "Weekly Real Estate" posts as well, to find answers on previous week's questions.

As always, there is a whole section on moving to Austin in our FAQ page:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/wiki/movingtoaustin


r/Austin • • 6h ago

Pics Visited by a baby woodpecker this morning!

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I thought I had discovered a new species of zebra bird until I looked it up! Who knew baby woodpeckers were this cute?!

Lil guy flew away shortly after sizing up my cat šŸ˜‚


r/Austin • • 56m ago

News Customer sues after finding cow tooth in taco from Torchy's Tacos

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r/Austin • • 4h ago

News Cold front timeline: Here's when it starts blasting through Texas. When will it hit Austin?

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A major cold front will move through North Texas today and into Central Texas after midnight. Here's a breakdown of when that will happen.


r/Austin • • 19h ago

A stranger helped me change my tire downtown. Can we help him find work?

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A stranger helped me change my tire downtown. Can we help him find work?

I was driving near 9th and Congress when I felt something wrong with my tire. At the stoplight, a guy sitting on a bench pointed it out: I was driving on the rim.

I pulled over, and before I could even figure out what to do, he was already helping me put on my spare.

His name is David. We talked while he worked, and I learned that he’s currently homeless and was recently laid off. He said he’d sent his rĆ©sumĆ© to about 26 companies in the past two days.

It took him just five minutes to change the tire. When he finished, he said, ā€œAlright, you’re all set,ā€ and started walking away. He never asked for money.

I stopped him so I could send him some money through Cash App to thank him. But after hearing about his job search, I wanted to see if I could help with that, too.

David mentioned previously working for AAA and is looking for work, including custodial or maintenance jobs around Austin. I work remotely in software, so I don’t have an office where I can ask about an opening, but I do have his number.

If anyone knows of a custodial or maintenance position, or has another job lead I could pass along, please comment or message me.

He went out of his way to help a stranger on the side of the road. I’d love to return the favor.

This is why I love Austin.


r/Austin • • 6h ago

News Elizabeth Holmes documentary follows her family, new ambitions in Austin

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A24's new documentary "You Can See Everything" follows Elizabeth Holmes and her partner in Austin.

The nearly three-hour film, co-directed by Lance Oppenheim and Nathan Fielder, follows Holmes and William ā€œBillyā€ Evans as they prepare for her imprisonment, then picks up two years later as Evans settles into life in Austin and attempts to carry forward what he sees as Holmes’ legacy.


r/Austin • • 4h ago

MICROCENTER STOP PLAYING WITH MY HEART

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r/Austin • • 5h ago

News Valorant 2027 Championships in Austin

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Riot is hosting the 2027 Valorant International Champions event in Austin next year, from September 16-October 10.

The playoff stage will most likely be on the same weekends as ACL, so expecting a lot of traffic and tourists.

Probably will be in Moody Center, since the CSGO major was hosted there.


r/Austin • • 6h ago

Lost pet FOUND DOG - Airport & Oak Springs Dr

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I was driving this morning and came across a brown, shaggy dog - appears to be in good health - but no collar and wandering through heavy morning traffic around 9am. I was able to successfully get him into my car.

If there are any leads on potential owners or immediate foster situations please reach out ASAP.


r/Austin • • 14h ago

I-35 @ 2:25 AM

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All 3 lanes just suddenly got taken u


r/Austin • • 35m ago

Patrick Nagel art matt serigraphs

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Pick up only


r/Austin • • 2h ago

Pics Views from Town Lake

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r/Austin • • 6h ago

Ask Austin Austin creatives, where are y’all hanging out?

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Hey y’all! I’m a local Austin artist šŸ‘©ā€šŸŽØ , and I went to a creative networking event yesterday that honestly inspired me to get out there and find more communities in the creative space.

It wasn’t just artists, either. There were people working in film, production, marketing, and all kinds of other creative industries. It was really cool being around people who are passionate about what they do, and it reminded me how much I’d like to be more connected to that world.

Lately, I’ve been wanting to push myself and my art further, but I’ve felt a little stuck. I think meeting more people, exchanging ideas, and being around other creative minds could help with that.

Funny enough, my friends always tell me I’m a connector of people. I happen to know a lot of really rad people across different industries, and I genuinely love connecting people when I see an opportunity. But when it comes to putting myself out there and finding the connections I’m looking for, I’m not as good at it šŸ˜‚

I’d love to hear where people in Austin’s creative community are finding their people. Are there any meetups, events, groups, or spaces you’ve enjoyed? I’m interested in connecting with all kinds of creatives, whether you’re an artist, filmmaker, photographer, musician, designer, producer, or something else entirely.

Would love to meet more good people doing cool things around Austin!


r/Austin • • 4h ago

Misleading Where do I vote?

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Just a heads up, different search engines give you different results when looking up places to vote, when early voting is and information about the candidates…. Check it out! G$$gle vs y$hoo it’s kinda scary! Do your own research thanks!


r/Austin • • 5h ago

News The Court Finally Approved the $28M Settlement Between National Instruments Corporation and Its Investors over Undisclosed Acquisition Offers

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Hey guys, if you missed it, the court finally approved the $28 million settlement between National Instruments Corporation and its investors over issues they had a few years ago. Here’s a quick recap.

In 2023, National Instruments was accused of repurchasing its own stock while allegedly possessing nonpublic information about acquisition offers from Emerson Electric Co. Investors claimed that shareholders who sold during those repurchases were not informed about the acquisition interest and sold their shares at artificially depressed prices.

After this information came to light, investors filed a lawsuit over their losses.

The good news is that the company recently agreed to settle $28 million with them, and the court has approved this settlement.

So, if you sold National Instruments stock in 2022, you can check the details and file your claim here.

Anyway, has anyone here sold National Instruments stock at that time? How much were your losses, if so?


r/Austin • • 21h ago

News DCE finally came to Austin in Apple Maps

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So cool to see DKR and other Austin landmarks finally get featured in the new DCE in Apple Maps. Which landmarks are y’all’s favorites?


r/Austin • • 40m ago

Ask Austin Good Place to Hang Downtown Solo?

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Recently single (40s M) heading out to Modest Mouse at ACL Live tonight. What’s a good place nearby to grab a drink or light dinner on my own before the show? Somewhere where I wouldn’t feel weird being alone?


r/Austin • • 22h ago

Pics Full double rainbow over the Capitol today!

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r/Austin • • 22h ago

PSA Cybercabs are only auto taxi that keeps driving in the rain.

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I just had Waymo cancel a ride because it started raining hard. In my human uber home I noticed that other self driving vehicles types were parked with hazard lights on, seemingly waiting out the rain. I also noticed more than 10 cyber cabs in a 10 minute ride were still driving, both with and without customers.

Tesla refuses to adopt lidar and is 100% less safe in the rain but apparently has the policy of driving in weather anyways.

I want autonomous cars, I am 100% for the technology, but I do not like the risk for no reason that cybercabs take. Just freaking adopt Lidar.


r/Austin • • 15h ago

Ask Austin Recommendation for single people with nowhere to go for thanksgiving

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Im trying to figure out what to do for Thanksgiving this year and I dont have any friends in state or family left now and I dont want to spend Thanksgiving alone this year


r/Austin • • 1d ago

News Muny has been SAVED!

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r/Austin • • 23h ago

Ask Austin Anyone else in the middle of a Biblical downpour rn?

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78704 and it's raining buckets


r/Austin • • 10h ago

The surprising number of scorpions in my apartment

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I've lived in Austin for years and never really noticed them. But the past few weeks I've seen at least one every other day inside my apartment. It's a bit unsettling. Is this normal for this time of year or is something else going on?


r/Austin • • 20h ago

F1 in Austin = Boeing 747 gathering at AUS

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Love seeing all these quad engine heavies stopping by in Austin to deliver all the F1 gear. Will never get tired of seeing these giants. This is the 1 month a year where there’s a rotation of these almost daily. Singapore Cargo, Cargolux, Silkway, Atlas, National.