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06/19/2026

Juneteenth celebrations are happening across the city this weekend, like the annual parade and celebration in East Austin.

The events will mark the 161st anniversary of the day Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay to announce that more than 250,000 enslaved people in Texas were free. The announcement on June 19, 1865, came more than two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. June 19 — known as Juneteenth — became a federal holiday in 2021.

From historical bike rides to Austin’s annual parade, here are seven events taking place in Austin.

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From historical bike rides to Austin's annual parade, there are plenty of ways to mark the Juneteenth holiday that start...
06/19/2026

From historical bike rides to Austin's annual parade, there are plenty of ways to mark the Juneteenth holiday that started in Texas.

From historical bike rides to Austin's annual parade, there are plenty of ways to mark the holiday that started in Texas.

No written emergency plans. Stalled evacuations. Chaotic incident management and reunification efforts.Those were some o...
06/19/2026

No written emergency plans. Stalled evacuations. Chaotic incident management and reunification efforts.

Those were some of the main findings included in a new investigative report on Camp Mystic’s response to last year’s historic July Fourth flood that killed 25 campers and two counselors.

A new investigative report paints a troubling picture of Camp Mystic's preparedness before last year’s historic July Fourth floods, which killed 25 campers and two counselors. The 115-page report will now be used by the Texas Legislature to guide future policy changes.

After a legal challenge, the city of Austin can move forward with a plan to help fund the expansion of the Austin Conven...
06/18/2026

After a legal challenge, the city of Austin can move forward with a plan to help fund the expansion of the Austin Convention Center.

The project will nearly double the amount of rentable space at the center. Completion is set for 2029.

Austin ISD students scored above the state average in most courses, according to preliminary STAAR results.But AISD is f...
06/18/2026

Austin ISD students scored above the state average in most courses, according to preliminary STAAR results.

But AISD is falling behind when it comes to students who took the tests in Spanish.

Austin ISD students did better this year on most courses on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness. However, third and fourth grade students who took the test in Spanish are falling behind their Spanish-speaking peers across the state.

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