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Tux the cat’s wild ride (Austin cat who went missing in a Lyft and became a social media sensation)

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Finalists: All My Leftists Live in Texas (podcast & Instagram account), “Advice needed: a grackle has fallen in love with a tennis ball in my backyard” (r/Austin thread)

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Best of Austin®

Politics & Media Wild Card

Tux the cat’s wild ride (Austin cat who went missing in a Lyft and became a social media sensation)

Previous Winners

2026:

No Kings ATX (local chapter of nationwide protests)

2025:

Take a Moment (KUT daily meditations segment)

2018:

Progress Texas' Humans Against Ted Cruz campaign

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