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E-bike rebates offer Austin Energy customers up to $1,300

Thinking about an e-bike? Austin Energy customers can get up to $600 back through the utility's E-Ride rebate program—and income-qualified customers enrolled in the Customer Assistance Program can receive up to $1,300.

Learn more about the rebate tiers, application requirements and what riders should know about battery safety after a fire suspended CapMetro's Bikeshare service.

 
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The Airway Dentists opens South Austin clinic for teeth, jaw issues

Dental clinic The Airway Dentists opened July 20 in South Austin.

The details: The clinic offers specialized dentistry treatments to address a variety of problems that affect breathing and sleeping in adults and children, including sleep apnea, temporomandibular Joint Disorder, or TMJ, and pediatric tongue-tie. The clinic also offers general dentistry and orthodontic services such as teeth cleanings and Invisalign. 

Did you know? The clinic has another location in Bee Cave, which opened in January.

  • 5601 Brodie Lane, Ste. 1325, Austin
 

Your Weekend To-Do List

Check out these weekend events across the metro area.

‘42nd Street’

Quiltfest 2026

July 24-Aug. 30, show times vary
Georgetown

July 24, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; July 25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
New Braunfels

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BBQ Cook-Off

Brick Rodeo

July 24-25, 6 p.m.
Driftwood

July 25-26, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. (Saturday); 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Sunday)
Round Rock

More info

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Statewide News
Texas on track to see record-breaking power demand amid triple-digit heat

With large parts of the state under an extreme heat warning or heat advisory through July 23, the operator of Texas’ independent power grid is projecting record-breaking electric demand this week.

What's happening: As of 3 p.m. July 22, there were 90,027 megawatts of demand on the grid with 113,543 megawatts of power available, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas' real-time supply and demand dashboard. One megawatt of electricity can power about 250 homes during peak times.

This would break ERCOT’s current demand record of 85.5 gigawatts, which was set during an August 2023 heat wave. ERCOT spokesperson Trudi Webster cautioned that this week’s demand records are preliminary.

What it means: Texans should not expect a grid emergency during this week’s extreme heat.

ERCOT previously projected that demand would surpass 92,000 megawatts this summer, due to high temperatures, moderate rainfall and the growth of data centers.

This week's triple-digit temperatures come during the sunniest parts of the day, allowing the state to rely in part on solar energy to power the grid.

 

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