Central Texas top stories for February 12, 2025. The SIMS Foundation is making a comeback. A lunar lander manufactured in the Austin area is making its way to the moon. Bird flu was found in Black Vultures in New Braunfels.
February 12, 2025
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February 21, 2025
Central Texas top stories for February 21, 2025. Freezing rain is possible tonight. A wave of measles cases is spreading in West Texas. Austin Community College is expanding a partnership with Texas A&M University. The San Antonio Spurs will play the second game of the “I-35 series” in Austin tonight.
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February 21, 2025
Central Texas top stories for February 21, 2025. We’ll have below freezing temperatures tonight, Austin’s overnight shelters are set to remain open. ACC plans to expand its partnership with Texas A&M’s engineering department with a $1.5 gift from Samsung Austin semiconductor. The University of Texas head football coach is set to make more than $80million […]
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February 20, 2025
KUT Afternoon Newscast for February 20, 2025: The cold weather kept Austin’s first responders busy.
Central Texas top stories for February 20, 2025. A Cold Weather Advisory will be in effect tonight. Austin-Travis County EMS answered several cold-related calls this week. CapMetro is rolling out its long-awaited Rapid lines this weekend. New federal budget cuts may affect Austin-based nonprofit Foundation Communities.
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February 20, 2025
Central Texas top stories for February 20, 2025. The Austin area is under an Extreme Cold Warning until today at noon. The city will keep shelters open through Friday night – and maybe beyond. Federal budget cuts are affecting Foundation Communities, an Austin nonprofit that helps people find health coverage. An Amber Alert has been issued […]
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February 19, 2025
KUT Afternoon Newscast for February 19, 2025: This week’s cold weather is even colder than expected.
Central Texas top stories for February 19, 2025. An Extreme Cold Warning is in effect until noon tomorrow. Why the sudden drop in temperature impacted your car’s tire pressure. The Austin American-Statesman is being sold to Hearst. More than 200 acres of environmentally sensitive land in Southwest Travis County and North Hays County is now […]
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February 19, 2025
KUT Morning Newscast for February 19, 2025: The Austin area is under Extreme Cold Warning today.
Central Texas top stories for February 19, 2025. The Austin area is under an Extreme Cold Warning until tomorrow at noon with dangerously cold wind chills. More than 200 acres of environmentally sensitive land near Southwestern Travis County are being permanently protected by the city of Austin. Liberty Hill ISD is moving to a four-day school […]
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February 18, 2025
Central Texas top stories for February 18, 2025. The National Weather Service expects temperatures in Austin to go below freezing tonight. Texas lawmakers got an update today on an expansion to the state’s mental health hospitals. Liberty Hill ISD could adopt a four-day school week next year.
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February 18, 2025
The beating heart of Elon Musk’s business empire is growing in Texas
Fifteen hundred miles from Washington, DC, Elon Musk has been quietly growing his business empire outside of Austin. His Texas footprint could rapidly grow this year, as he moves X’s HQ and expands his SpaceX Starlink facility’s size in rural Central Texas.
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