BG READS - August 14, 2026
✅ Today's BG Reads include:
🟪 Austin ISD moves closer to state takeover after two schools receive fifth failing ratings (KUT)
🟪 Watson Wire: I Voted No (Mayor Kirk Watson's official blog)
🟪 Delta to launch Austin's first nonstop flight to Paris in 2027 (KUT)
🟪 UT-Austin overhauling core classes but hasn’t detailed how new center relates to the courses (Texas Tribune)
🟪 Data center audit lacks specifics even as Gov. Abbott, industry leaders tout it (Texas Tribune)