No money? No problem at public pools for the next two months

If this item was a car dealership commercial, we might say, “Dive into these savings!” But it’s a news brief, so: The city’s Parks and Recreation Department announced on Tuesday that admission fees will be waived at almost all public swimming pools starting Wednesday and lasting thorough Sept. 30. The waiver was made “in consideration of the ongoing excessive heat,” according to a news release. There’s a catch: You still have to pay to use Barton Springs Pool, but any other pool is fair game. Last week, the city announced that six seasonal pools would stay open longer than normal, through Sept. 24. Get more info on pool hours at austintexas.gov/pools.