It’s Friday, June 21st. I'm Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: Today, the Austin City Council rescinded bans on panhandling and sitting or sleeping in public — measures social advocates said wrongly criminalized homelessness. Critics of the rules said they were ineffective, cruel, and only made it more difficult for people with citations to find jobs and housing.