The Austin Independent School District is handing over control of three middle schools to a nonprofit in the hopes of avoiding a districtwide state takeover. Dobie, Burnet and Webb middle schools are trying to avoid a fifth accountability rating that could trigger the takeover. Acacia Coronado with the Austin Current has the story.

Austin city leaders have approved a new strategic plan to address some of the issues faced by people experiencing homelessness. The plan calls for more shelter beds, better coordination and increased community partnership. We’ll have more about those ambitions and the costs.

We remember the music and career of local Austin musician, Jon Dee Graham, who died Friday at 67.

And who’s the guy who dances at the corner of Barton Springs Road and South First Street?

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