The Texas Supreme Court has just ruled that the Green Party of Texas can certify their controversial ballot petition, thus getting their statewide candidates on to the November ballot. However, the question remains now whether they will stay there.

As a look at the city calendar shows, the city's packed it in for the weekend - so the Hustle has too. We'll see you on Tuesday; if you haven't yet, we highly recommend Jordan Smith's feature on funny business in Fleet Services, which she also discusses in the Totescast. Happy Fourth!

If you've ever wondered why you can't see many starts in the city at night, it's called light pollution. UT Austin and the McDonald Observatory are spending this week educating people on what they're missing when they blank out the night sky with unnecessary or badly-aligned bulbs.

Gunfire from Juárez hits El Paso city hall – and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is ready to fire back.

Did you know it's Light Pollution Week? The Totescast does. More on that in a minute, but up first is Fleet Service's ongoing disposal scandal, which travels further up the tire tread than first known.

Just because council's off for the next month or so doesn't mean city business crawls to a complete halt. Yesterday, we learned the city's adding the new position of Chief Service Officer – and moreover, it shouldn't cost us a thing.

Tonight may be your only chance to see the Austin Energy general manager candidates up close and personal before the city decides who gets AE's top job.

It's been one year since Lee Leffingwell was sworn in as mayor, and it's time to take stock. The mayor's office has compiled a list of milestones from Year One, which we've reproduced below the fold.

Sure, the Hustle was a little peeved that council didn't name the tiny, triangular plot of parkland south of City Hall Grackle Oaks, but Margret Hofmann Park is good too. Serving on council from 1975 to 1977, Hoffmann foreshadowed future green initiatives through her love of trees.