TGIF! Today, host Nikki DaVaughn is joined by Hey Austin newsletter editor Kelsey Bradshaw and executive producer Eva Ruth Moravec for the Friday News Roundup. On today’s list of stories to discuss: The City of Austin’s $5.9 billion budget, why Travis County Commissioners secretly allocated $115,000 to the District Attorney and the iconic Austin businesses that we’re praying for these days.

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