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Central Texas top stories for September 20, 2024. TxDOT is looking to make changes regarding the customer service for TxTag. Eddie Garcia, who’s been serving as Dallas Police Chief, will become Austin’s assistant city manager overseeing public safety. State leaders are looking at expanding rules for automated vehicles. The City of Austin will soon require people to get microchips for their pets.
August 18, 2025
The City of Austin is being sued over its upcoming tax rate election over the language on the ballot. Austin ISD goes back to school tomorrow, but some families have been struggling with enrollment before the big first day. State oil and gas regulators are not adequately ensuring that critical energy facilities are ready for another big winter storm. New Mexico is still feeling the effects of the West Texas measles outbreak.
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August 18, 2025
Some people feel the news are overwhelming right now. Experts say there’s a way to cope.
Tariffs, job cuts, tragic flooding, and a fatal shooting in Austin. The news cycle can be exhausting for some, how does that impact us? KUT’s Jennifer Stayton spoke with with Central Texas neuropsychotherapist Bella J. Rockman about it.
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August 18, 2025
Central Texas top stories for August 18, 2025. More than five thousand people took to the Capitol in Austin this weekend to protest President Trump and the Texas Legislature’s plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts to give Republicans more seats in the U.S. House. Starting tomorrow Austin’s streets will get busier with AISD going […]
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August 15, 2025
The man suspected of killing three people this week outside a Target store in North Austin had repeated run-ins with law enforcement for alleged assault several times in the last decade. The Austin City Council has passed a $6.3 billion budget for the coming fiscal year. New A-F accountability ratings for public school districts are out today from the Texas Education Agency. Part of a national memorial honoring the victims of AIDS-related illness is coming to downtown Austin.
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August 15, 2025
Central Texas top stories for August 15, 2025. The Texas Education Agency this morning released A-through-F grades for every school in the state, here’s how AISD is doing. The Austin City Council yesterday adopted a $6.3 billion dollar budget and called for a property tax rate increase that will require voter approval. An exhibit honoring […]
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August 14, 2025
The property of Austin-based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones can be seized to pay victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting. Travis County residents recovering from the July floods can get help through a new call center. A story about the fatal shooting at a North Austin Target that ran earlier this week misidentified one of the victims.
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August 14, 2025
Central Texas top stories for August 14, 2025. After hours of public testimony and debate, the Austin City Council decided to hold off on adopting next year’s budget. School in Leander ISD will be in session as usual today after a school bus rolled over yesterday. After Monday’s fatal shooting at a North Austin Target, […]
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August 13, 2025
Folks continue speaking at city hall this afternoon as the Austin City Council works to adopt its budget and a tax rate increase. Tomorrow is the deadline for UT Austin students to make their first tuition payment for the fall semester. Williamson County is one step closer to bringing a spaceport to the area.
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