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Austin FC's first official schedule is out.
Twenty-four days before the league's season opener, the MLS released its full schedule for the 2021 season, including ATXFC's 34-game inaugural schedule. The club will participate in the Western Conference alongside 12 other teams.
Here's the full schedule for Austin FC's first-ever season:
DATE | OPPONENT | TIME (CDT) | TV |
Sat., April 17 | at Los Angeles FC | 4:30pm | Fox (National) |
Sat., April 24 | at Colorado Rapids | 8:00pm | Regional TBD |
Sat., May 1 | at Minnesota United FC | 7:00pm | Regional TBD |
Sun., May 9 | at Sporting Kansas City | 6:30pm | FS1 (National) |
Sat., May 15 | at LA Galaxy | 2:30pm | Univision (National) |
Sun., May 23 | at Nashville SC | 8:00pm | FS1 (National) |
Sat., May 29 | at Seattle Sounders | 3:00pm | Regional TBD |
Sat., June 19 | SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES | 8:00pm | UniMás (National) |
Wed., June 23 | at Minnesota United FC | 7:00pm | Regional TBD |
Sun., June 27 | COLUMBUS CREW SC | 7:00pm | FS1 (National) |
Sat., July 3 | PORTLAND TIMBERS | 8:00pm | Regional TBD |
Wed., July 7 | LOS ANGELES FC | 8:00pm | Regional TBD |
Sat., July 17 | at Sporting Kansas City | 7:30pm | Regional TBD |
Thu., July 22 | SEATTLE SOUNDERS | 8:30pm | ESPN (National) |
Wed., July 28 | at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 9:00pm | Regional TBD |
Sat., July 31 | COLORADO RAPIDS | 8:00pm | Regional TBD |
Wed., Aug. 4 | HOUSTON DYNAMO | 8:00pm | Regional TBD |
Sat., Aug. 7 | at FC Dallas | 7:30pm | Regional TBD |
Sat., Aug. 14 | at Real Salt Lake | 9:00pm | Regional TBD |
Wed., Aug. 18 | VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC | 8:00pm | Regional TBD |
Sat., Aug. 21 | PORTLAND TIMBERS | 8:00pm | Regional TBD |
Sun., Aug. 29 | FC DALLAS | 8:00pm | FS1 (National) |
Sat., Sept. 11 | at Houston Dynamo | 7:30pm | Regional TBD |
Wed., Sept. 15 | LOS ANGELES FC | 8:00pm | Regional TBD |
Sat., Sept. 18 | SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES | 8:00pm | Regional TBD |
Sun., Sept. 26 | LA GALAXY | TBD | ESPN (National) |
Wed., Sept. 29 | at Colorado Rapids | 8:00pm | Regional TBD |
Sat., Oct. 2 | REAL SALT LAKE | 2:30pm | UniMás (National) |
Sat., Oct. 16 | MINNESOTA UNITED FC | 8:00pm | Regional TBD |
Wed., Oct. 20 | at San Jose Earthquakes | 9:30pm | Regional TBD |
Sun., Oct. 24 | HOUSTON DYNAMO | 3:00pm | ESPN (National) |
Sat., Oct. 30 | at FC Dallas | 7:00pm | Regional TBD |
Wed., Nov. 3 | SPORTING KANSAS CITY | 8:00pm | Regional TBD |
Sun., Nov 7 | at Portland Timbers | 5:00pm | Regional TBD |
Austin FC will see its first-ever regular season match at LAFC in a nationally-televised game that will be broadcast on FOX and FOX Deportes on Saturday, April 17. The team will not hit its new Q2 Stadium until Saturday, June 19, where it will play at home for the first time against the San Jose Earthquakes. Before the home matchup, the club will play seven away matches across the West Coast and Midwest.
ATXFC will host defending MLS Cup champions Columbus Crew SC, a club formerly owned by Austin FC owner Anthony Precourt, for their highly-anticipated second home match on Sunday, June 27.
Other anticipated rivalry teams, Lone Star neighbors FC Dallas and Houston Dynamo, for the first time during Heineken Rivalry Week in August. The team will host the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday, August 4 and will travel up I-35 to play FC Dallas on Saturday, August 7.
The league will conclude regular season play on Decision Day, Nov. 7, while the Audi 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs are scheduled to begin on Nov. 19. The season will end with the MLS Cup on Saturday, Dec. 11.
The West-heavy schedule will include only two teams from the Western Conference, the Crew and Nashville SC on Sunday, May 23 in Nashville, Tennessee.
A total of 11 games will be broadcast nationally on channels including FOX, FOX Sports I, ESPN and UniMás. Others will be televised regionally on KXAN, the CW Austin and KBVO. Official regional coverage has not been disclosed.
The team and the MLS released media, including a video short, to their Twitter:
One club, and a whole city behind it.
Your 2021 Schedule.
Come along for the ride. pic.twitter.com/G3SZuR3d3H
— Austin FC (@AustinFC) March 24, 2021
The MLS said another key match for the club will be its matchup at five-time MLS Cup Champions LA Galaxy on May 27.
𝐊𝐄𝐘 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒
Which matchup is your favorite? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/or56OiKh6E
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) March 24, 2021
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Austin police are investigating the killing of Moriah "Mo" Wilson after she was found with gunshot wounds inside an Austin home.
Wilson, a gravel and mountain bike racer, was visiting Austin from Colorado in preparation for the Gravel Locos race on Saturday taking place in Hico, a small town 2 hours from Austin.
On Wednesday, her roommate came home and found Wilson unresponsive with "a lot of blood near her,” police said. It is now being investigated as a suspicious death. No further information on the suspect or motive behind the killing are available at this time.
Wilson recently had become a full-time biker after winning a slew of races in the past year.
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Some of your favorite Instagram filters can’t be used in Texas anymore and Austinites are sounding off on social media.
Meta, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, announced on Wednesday that certain filters would no longer be available in Texas.
The change is a result of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against Meta, alleging the company uses facial recognition technology that violates laws in Texas. A release from Meta says it stopped using facial recognition tech in November 2021 and denies Paxton’s allegations.
Some Austinites bemoaned the shift, saying some of their favorite filters were now unavailable.
This was my FAVORITE filter on @instagram and they done removed it cause I’m in Texas ! Like wowwwwww pic.twitter.com/uX60hdIC0Q
— Pinkyy Montana (@inkstar_pinkyy) May 11, 2022
i heard that instagram filters got banned in texas? what the actual fuck y’all better give me my favorite filter back
— lia 🤍 (@liatootrill) May 11, 2022
loved this stupid filter sm i hate texas pic.twitter.com/DXr9mmUc64
— birthday boy jeno 🎂 (@beabtox) May 12, 2022
But more often than not, locals joked about the ban.
Texas women seeing the filter ban on IG pic.twitter.com/yDMcP3Qtsr
— Christian (Anabolic) Flores (@christian_flo24) May 11, 2022
So, the state of Texas has banned filter use on IG? THE END IS NEAR. 😂
— THE FRANCHISE! Франшиза (@NYCFranchise718) May 12, 2022
And some in-between chose to show off some natural beauty.
I live in Texas, but no filter needed. 😉 pic.twitter.com/A6teRgYMKn
— bad and bruja (@starseedmami) May 11, 2022
filter, no filter..texas women still reign supreme.
— 🎍 (@_sixile) May 11, 2022
Finally, some are trying to cash in on the opportunity.
Texas IG users- if you want to filter your picture cashapp me $1.50 $ErvnYng
— Gemini (@ervn_y) May 11, 2022
Meta said it plans to create an opt-in system for both Texas and Illinois residents, who are facing the same issues.
