BG READS - August 19, 2026
✅ Today's BG Reads include:
🟪 Who's running for Austin City Council? 5 races set for November election (Community Impact)
🟪 Paige Ellis seeks unprecedented third term on Austin City Council (Austin American-Statesman)
🟪 SXSW adds a new category and high-end badges for CEOs (Austin Business Journal)
🟪 San Antonio City Council rejects public vote on $489M Spurs arena contribution (Texas Public Radio)
🟪 New Braunfels to pursue more convention business (San Antonio Business Journal)
🟪 On the ground at ground zero for growth in DFW (Dallas Business Journal)
🟪 Islamophobia’s rise in Texas: ‘I won’t rest until every Muslim is gone’ (New York Times)
🟪 Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities (Associated Press)
🟪 Trump says U.S. and Canada reached deal to delay 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports (NPR)