BG READS - August 27, 2026

✅ Today's BG Reads include:

🟪 Austin leaders poised to ban large data centers, tighten regulations for smaller facilities (Community Impact)

🟪 As transit use rises nationwide, CapMetro ridership drops 6% amid safety, service concerns (Austin American-Statesman)

🟪 ACC sees continued enrollment growth, free tuition proving popular (Austin Business Journal)

🟪 Dueling audits create confusion ahead of November election (Austin Chronicle)

🟪 BG Podcast Ep. 271: Preparing Cities for Air Taxis and eVTOLs with Austin Assistant City Manager Mike Rogers‍ ‍

🟪 Circuit of The Americas to grow with capital from Carlyle (Austin Business Journal)

🟪 Meta to pay Texas $1 billion in child safety case (Texas Tribune)

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