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Browse Old Austin Grouch posts about back to school, Austin nostalgia, and the city habits locals still argue about.
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AISD opened today with free meals at 69 schools, fewer bus stops for older kids, and Paredes Middle closed. I spent the morning remembering the bus driver who ran my childhood on a stopwatch and a glare.
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Texas waived sales tax on qualifying items under $100 this weekend, so I priced a back-to-school list against my own memory. The tax break on a backpack saves you roughly what the backpack used to cost.
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