BG READS - August 17, 2026
✅ Today's BG Reads include:
🟪 As the only Texas district to trigger potential state takeover, Austin ISD’s future now in TEA’s hands (Texas Tribune)
🟪 Court battle continues over funding for Austin's light rail project (Austin Business Journal)
🟪 Can Austin break the costly cycle of homelessness, jail and crisis? A new program aims to do that. (Texas Tribune)
🟪 Austin voters to weigh $295M parks bond after budget raises typical tax bill $285 (CBS Austin)
🟪 Texas cities eye property tax hikes, spending cuts amid yawning budget gaps (Texas Tribune)
🟪 Greg Abbott threatens Dallas, Houston airports’ grant funds over Islamic washing facilities (Texas Tribune)
🟪 Bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers critical over new border wall Big Bend region construction (CBS News)
🟪 Meta heads to court in a landmark trial about kids and social media addiction (NPR)