2021 Top 10s
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Top Austin Headlines of 2021: Abbott’s Anti-Mask Moves Spur Revolts
July 29: Gov. Greg Abbott issues executive order GA-38, which prohibits local governments from mandating face masks to combat the spread of COVID-19
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Top Austin Headlines of 2021: D.A., C.A. – Knock Off the Cophead BS
Aug. 3: The district and county attorneys challenge Austin police intransigence and dishonesty as they attempt to reduce the number of arrests for minor crimes
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Top Austin Headlines of 2021: Abortion? No! Frivolous Lawsuits? Sure!
September 1: SB 8 goes into effect, prohibiting abortion care after embryonic cardiac activity can be detected (around six weeks)
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Top Austin Headlines of 2021: Save Austin Now Learns How It Feels to Lose
Nov. 2: By a more than 2-to-1 margin, Austin voters reject Save Austin Now’s second ballot initiative of 2021, a measure to increase the size of Austin’s police force
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Jay Trachtenberg’s Top Books of 2021
In a lost year, retrospectives and reprints with new context were comfort reads
