Austin Star

Why it matters Downtown movie night while the Paramount is dark.

The State Theatre screens Jerry Maguire for the 30th anniversary (Paramount Summer Classic Film Series). Austin Theatre notes the Paramount is closed for restoration.

Why it matters Sunday afternoon for families, if seats open at the door.

The State screens The Goonies (Family Film Series). The ticket page says the movie is sold out; limited walk-up seating may be available, capacity permitting. Jet’s Pizza is giving away complimentary pizza.

Why it matters The club match this Saturday is not at Q2.

Austin FC is away at the Portland Timbers at Providence Park. Stream on Apple TV. Radio: Alt 97.5 (English) and TUDN Radio Austin (Spanish).

Why it matters The home baseball weekend.

Round Rock hosts Albuquerque tonight at Dell Diamond, then Sunday’s home game. Sundays are Kids Day, presented by H-E-B.

Why it matters Sunday comedy on campus.

Two stand-up shows at McCullough Theatre. Recommended for ages 16+.

Why it matters Cedar Park’s new store opened Saturday.

SCHEELS opened a 300,000-square-foot store at 2150 Cedarview Dr. Doors 9:30 a.m. Saturday; hours 9:30 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday–Saturday and 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Sunday. Giveaways run August 29–November 1. Phone 512-840-7180.

Why it matters Outdoor films at The Contemporary’s Laguna Gloria, tonight only in this window.

Front Festival 2026 is Saturday, Aug. 29, 7–11 p.m. at Laguna Gloria.

Thursday, Sept. 10: Tim McGraw at Moody, 7 p.m. and Imagine Muny V / Tanya Tucker at ACL Live, 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11: Comedy Bang! Bang! at Riverbend, 8 p.m. and The Midnight at ACL Live, 8 p.m.

Why it matters Rooms Scout could open this hunt that are not Moody, ACL Live, or the State.

Zach Theatre: Come From Away at the Topfer through Sept. 12. Long Center: Oita Japan Summer Festival Sunday, Aug. 30, 11 a.m.; Austin Symphony / Peter Bay, Brahms, Dell Hall, Friday, Sept. 11, 8 p.m. H-E-B Center: Undertale symphony Wednesday, Sept. 2, 8 p.m.

Antone’s: Bilal Thursday, Sept. 3, 8 p.m., all ages; Bob Schneider Friday, Sept. 11, 8 p.m., 21+. 3TEN: Fragile Rock Thursday, Sept. 3, 8 p.m. Stubb’s Gospel Brunch Sunday, Aug. 30 and Sept. 6, 10:30 a.m., all ages. Concourse: Gareth Emery LSR/CITY Saturday, Sept. 12, 9 p.m., 21+. Emo’s listing: Black Veil Brides Monday, Aug. 31; Channel Tres Wednesday, Sept. 2; Sex Pistols Saturday, Sept. 12.

Why it matters First home Saturday, then Ohio State the next.

Football at DKR is sold out. Eli Young Band plays Longhorn City Limits on the LBJ Lawn, free. Family Fan Journey (Little Longhorns) is the gameday profile that day.

Ohio State is Saturday, Sept. 12, 6:30 p.m., ABC, also sold out.

Why it matters A week of home baseball after Albuquerque.

OKC homestand at Dell Diamond. Wednesday, Sept. 2 is a 6:45 p.m. game (the team page is the game, not the civic preparedness night).

Sunday, Aug. 30: UT soccer vs Incarnate Word, Myers, 7 p.m., SEC Network+. Wednesday, Sept. 2: UT volleyball vs USC, Gregory Gym, 8 p.m., ESPN2. Saturday, Sept. 5: Austin FC home vs San Jose, Luchador Night, Live Oak Park party 4:30 p.m.; kickoff not on the loaded club pages. Wednesday, Sept. 9: home vs Colorado, first 10,000 through the gates get a handheld electric fan; kickoff not posted.

Why it matters Free hillside nights, a holiday pool day, then a packed Sept. 12.

Kung Fu Cowgirl is free at Beverly S. Sheffield Hillside Theater, 8–10 p.m., Sept. 3–6, 9–10, and 12–13. Several remaining city pools list Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7, noon–7 p.m. on their facility pages. Deep Eddy, still open, posts 8 a.m.–8 p.m. through Oct. 31 and does not list a Labor Day line. CABAM! Con at Central Library, Saturday, Sept. 12, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., free. Viva México at ESB-MACC, that Saturday 4–9 p.m., free.

Also: Pooh picnic at Little Walnut Creek, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2–3:30 p.m. Twin Oaks Branch 70th, Sept. 12, 1–3 p.m. History Center family day at Faulk, Sept. 7, 1–4 p.m. (the library page calls it Sunday; Sept. 7 is a Monday).

Why it matters Dated museum days plus a few shows already on the walls. Folded into Weekend / kids — not a new mix key.

Thinkery Carnival Monday, Sept. 7, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Bullock Free First Sunday Sept. 6, Texas Water. Wildflower Center: Sprouts Sept. 9; Family Birding Sept. 12. Round Rock Paint A Pet exhibit opens Sept. 1. Ransom Center: Houdini’s Library through Jan. 24, 2027; closed Labor Day. Mexic-Arte Día de los Muertos from Sept. 11. Blanton: Tammy Nguyen through Sept. 6. LBJ Library last summer evening Wednesday, Sept. 2, until 9 p.m. Umlauf 35x35x35 tours Sept. 4 and 11 (Family Day Sept. 13 is outside this window). Front Festival films at Laguna Gloria are Saturday, Aug. 29, 7–11 p.m.

Why it matters Public boat ramps close and Emma Long swimming is off while the lake is down.

LCRA will lower Lake Austin (Mansfield Dam to Tom Miller Dam) from October 12 through November 30, about 10 feet, no more than about a foot a day. Public boat ramps on the lake close. Swimming at Emma Long is off for the duration. Refill is scheduled to start November 24.

Property owners can repair docks and bulkheads on the exposed lakebed (some work needs City or TPWD permits). Open house: Wednesday, September 9, 6–8 p.m., Permitting and Development Center, 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Room 1407.

Why it matters The city tax rate and FY27 budget are set. The county rate is not. Central Health’s hearing is September 2.

Council adopted the FY 2026–27 budget. The city says a typical combined tax-and-utility increase is $23.82 per month: $9.48 in property tax at $0.579948 per $100, plus $14.34 in electricity, trash, water, drainage, and the clean-community fee. General Fund is $1.5 billion; planned capital is $4.3 billion.

Travis County, separately, posted its 2026 no-new-revenue rate at $0.378179 per $100. Central Health posted a Wednesday, September 2, 5:30 p.m. hearing at 1111 E. Cesar Chavez St. on a proposed 2026 rate of $0.135195 per $100.

Why it matters You can watch the meeting. You cannot yet treat unposted votes as done.

Items 56 / 61 / 65 / 69 · pending posting

Executed resolutions posted for Items 51, 54, and 71. Items 56, 61, 65, and 69 stay pending until the clerk posts them.

Why it matters First systemwide fare change since 2015. The September 16 hearing also covers January service and the FY2027 budget.

CapMetro is taking comment on a two-step increase (January 10, 2027 and January 2029). Local single ride would go $1.25 to $1.50 then $2.00. Hearing Wednesday, September 16, noon, Rosa Parks Boardroom, 2910 E. 5th St. Board vote September 28.

The same hearing covers proposed January 10, 2027 frequency changes and the proposed FY2027 budget.

Why it matters No Rail, UT Shuttle, Night Owl, or Express on Monday, September 7. Prorated bikeshare refunds must be requested before September 1.

Monday, September 7: Sunday-level bus, regular Pickup, no Rail, UT Shuttle, Night Owl, or Express. Transit stores closed.

August’s service change is already live (Route 2 extended, then detoured; UT Shuttle Routes 661 and 670 every 15–20 minutes weekdays; Night Owl ending at Lavaca & 6th).

Bikeshare returned in phases August 11. Nearly one-third of the fleet was available by August 18; all stations are open for docking; full restoration is expected by the end of 2026. Annual passholders get extra membership time automatically. Prorated refunds must be requested before September 1 via bikeshare@capmetro.org or the GO Line (512-474-1200).

Why it matters Second-busiest month on record, with a left-lane closure on Presidential Boulevard.

July 2026: 2,102,655 passengers, up 3.27% from July 2025 — the airport’s second-busiest month on record. Year-to-date through July: 12,904,094. A related AUS newsroom item lists June 2026 as the busiest month (2,102,853).

The far-left lane to the Presidential Boulevard return-loop exit has been closed for Yellow Garage work (about 30 days from August 11). Blue Garage exit ramp: intermittent 1–8 a.m. closures.

Why it matters US 290 / Oak Hill overnight lane cuts start Sunday.

TxDOT’s Oak Hill Parkway alerts list overnight work Sunday through Thursday: US 290 frontage roads reduced to one lane in stretches, William Cannon one lane each way between Escarpment and the NXP driveway, and SH 71 reduced to one lane each way between US 290 and Fletcher Lane.

Why it matters 2027–28 attendance zones are being drawn now. Comment Card 2 opened August 29.

Phase 1 boundary realignment has an open house Saturday, August 29, 10 a.m.–noon at Marshall Middle School, 4401 Tilley St. Comment Card 2 is open August 29–October 29, 5 p.m. Next student holiday: Labor Day, September 7.

Why it matters First confirmed human infection this year, plus a live park alert in Cedar Park.

APH posted the first human case of 2026. Cedar Park logged a positive mosquito sample at Buttercup Creek Park.

Why it matters Hot, dry, and a holiday enforcement window. One open public-assistance request.

NWS Austin/San Antonio: no watches or warnings Saturday morning. Highs in the mid-to-upper 90s through the next week. Slim rain chances early next week, mainly Coastal Plains.

Austin Water is still on Conservation Stage: automatic irrigation one designated day a week, midnight–10 a.m. or 7 p.m.–midnight. No boil-water notice.

APD’s Drive Sober / No-Refusal DWI effort runs every night through September 7. The police newsroom also posted three traffic-fatality releases this week (N. MoPac posted Aug. 27, Anderson Mill posted Aug. 26, SH 71 to US 183 ramp posted Aug. 25) and a public-assistance request after an Aug. 22 left-the-scene collision involving a pedestrian on an e-bike in the 8400 block of Johnny Morris Road (non-life-threatening injuries; case 26-2341460; Crime Stoppers up to $1,000).