Central Texas top stories for August 5, 2025. Austin City Council is finalizing its spending plan for the next year. Texas lawmakers are debating a bill that would ban police complaint files from being released to the public. The City of Austin is looking to hire crossing guards. The free concert series Blues on the Green is back for two nights.
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