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  Dear Friends, My new book, The Just and the Good: How Law Made the Western World , is out this month from Georgetown University Press, and I will be holding a book talk for it at First Light Books on Sunday, October 25th at 6:30 pm. The book tells the stories behind the pillars of the rule of law, from Athenian courts to the Magna Carta to the U.S. Constitution. In conversation with my good friend and brilliant classicist Pramit Chaudhuri, I'll dive into Socrates and Napoleon and Abraham Lincoln, and what they teach us about justice. I think it'll be a fun conversation, and I'd love to see you there if you're free. As a plus, my kids will be running around in the background. I've attached the flyer for the event here, and if you'd like to reserve a seat, you can do so on the First Light event page: https://www. firstlightaustin.com/events/ william-magnuson-the-just-and- the-good . Please note that "doors open" at 6 pm, but the conversation will begin...

 Click here for the Direct COMMUNITY IMPACE Article on Wheatsville Grocery's Guadalupe North Central Store Closing  Jessica Mclaren 1 min read Published October 13, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. CT Wheatsville Food Co-op’s Guadalupe Street store, which opened in 1981, will close Oct. 25. (Jessica McLaren/Community Impact) Wheatsville Food Co-op will close its store at 3101 Guadalupe St. on Oct. 25, ending 45 years on The Drag, the co-op announced on Instagram . The store at 4001 S. Lamar Blvd., Ste. E, will remain open. The details The store is closing about two months before its lease ends Dec. 31 to allow time to move equipment and operations to South Lamar, general manager Tanya Carney told Community Impact . “This decision was not made lightly,” she and the co-op’s board wrote in a letter published in the 2026 fall and winter newsletter . “Rising occupancy costs, declining sales and uncertainty about our ability to operate through the anticipated construction along Guadalupe have mad...

 Below is Mayor Watson's WIRE on the SAVE MUNY deal. Here is what I, George Vance McGee personally wrote and emailed to all current City of Austin elected councilmembers:  I am local born Austinite. As a youth my neighborhood friends and I, when were aged around late elementary and middle school during the summers  would get dropped off by our parents to go play beginner golf @ Pitch N Putt and @ MUNY in West Austin. It got us kids outside in green space, it created friendships, it was sporty and it was affordable fun! MUNY was and still is a welcoming public golf course for all ability types from entry level to as good as it gets.  As an adult who still merrily resides, works and raises a family in Austin, TX (St. Elmo SoCo 78745 Zip Code area) I support this deal as described in the various press releases and media. It seems like a WIN for all involved, to my eyes! WIN for Green Space / Nature in Central Austin! The Saved Green Space may keep the urban temperatures...

  Texas homebuyers face less competition, more options in today’s market Texas Realtors' annual survey shows it's a good time to be a buyer. Click here for the direct actual Homes.com Article. New construction, contemporary-style homes are popping up in vacant lots around Southeast Dallas. (Stacey Callaway/CoStar) By Matt Stephens October 9, 2026 10:33 AM ET 137 Views Key takeaways: Texas homebuyers are seeing less competition, as a Texas Realtors' survey found 69% of agents representing buyers faced no competing offers, up from 57% in 2025. Mortgage rates have reached a three-year high, yet Texas buyers are adjusting by avoiding stretching their budgets or overpaying for homes. In the Austin area, the median home price fell 7.8% year over year to $415,000 in August in what one broker called a buyer's market. While higher interest rates and inflation remain barriers to buying homes for many, some Texans taking the plunge into homeownership are facing less competition wi...

  Event Photos: St. Elmo South Brewery Rocks The Vote! via Jonathan Garza Professional Photography. Saturday Night October 3rd 7 pm - 11 pm. Thanks to George Vance McGee Volunteer TCDP Precinct St. Elmo SoCo Chair, The Venue & Host =St. Elmo South Brewery, TCDP Support Staff, Volunteer VDR's who helped citizens sign up to VOTE and check their VOTER Registrations. Thanks the volunteers who worked and sold TCDP Merchandise, Thanks for the people who showed up in person to show their support & have Fun!  Thanks to all of the Public SPEAKERS (7+ I think) who got on the Mic for 3-5 minutes each. Thanks to the 2 Excellent and Good Sounding Live Music Bands: the Willy McGee Band & the Evan Charles Band.  Let's ROCK this VOTE in Fall of 2026, Midterms. --GVM