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Drip Swag Shop opens first brick-and-mortar storefront

Drip Swag Shop gained a physical storefront near Dripping Springs this spring after two years of e-commerce, according to previous reporting by Community Impact.

What they offer: Drip Swag Shop provides a range of apparel and accessories, from hair scarves and hats to holiday-themed collections. The team also offers a custom embroidery station.

Meet the owner: Walker has lived in Dripping Springs since her childhood, graduating from Dripping Springs High School. When Walker couldn’t find the Dripping Springs merch that she wanted to wear, she decided to create it herself.

“It's been just amazing to be able to have a place where people can come, pick up their things, but also create,” Walker said.

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State rejects Austin ISD plan to support 3 middle schools to pause state intervention

Austin ISD’s application to partner with a charter school to support three academically struggling middle schools was denied by the Texas Education Agency, district officials announced May 28.

What’s happening: In March, AISD officials chose Texas Council for International Studies to operate Burnet, Dobie and Webb middle schools this fall. Under the three-year-long agreement, TCIS must help the three low-performing middle schools receive a state rating of C or higher by the 2027-28 school year.

On May 28, district officials announced that the TEA denied the district’s initial application to contract with TCIS. However, AISD officials intend to reapply with additional information to be reconsidered.

How we got here: The decision to partner with a charter school came after the schools each received their fourth consecutive F rating from TEA in 2025. If a Texas public school receives five or more consecutive failed ratings, the TEA will close the campus or take over the district. Through Senate Bill 1882, AISD can receive a two-year exemption from state interventions by partnering with a charter school.

 

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Federal court: Texas migrant arrest law can take effect as case continues

Texas’ sweeping immigration enforcement law can take effect for now, a federal appeals court ruled May 29.

The background: Senate Bill 4 gives Texas officials the unprecedented authority to arrest and deport migrants suspected of crossing the Texas-Mexico border illegally. State lawmakers passed the measure in late 2023, and it has largely been tied up in court since.

The latest: In an unpublished order May 29, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed SB 4 to take effect as the case continues, lifting a lower court order that had blocked portions of the law. 

What they're saying: In a joint statement, a trio of civil rights groups decried the May 29 decision as “disappointing and out of step with the Constitution,” saying that they would continue to fight the law in court.

Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated the order as a “major border security victory.” State agencies have not detailed their plans to arrest, detain or deport migrants under SB 4.

 

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