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October 22, 2025

Williamson County voters to weigh in on proposed tax rate increases

By: Jerry Quijano

Austinites aren’t the only Texans weighing proposed tax rate increases at the ballot box this year. In Williamson County, the Taylor and Liberty Hills school districts are asking voters for more dollars. KUT’s Kailey Hunt has a breakdown.

We’re one week out from KUT’s ATXplained Live show at the Bass Concert Hall. We’ll talk with Project Manager Matt Largey on this community-powered live storytelling event.

And Texas Standard teams up with magazine “Fangoria” to highlight a horror film shot in Central Texas’ waterways: 1978’s “Piranha.”


Episodes

September 28, 2026

Misael Ramos arrest, COTALAND opens, voter registration delays

There’s one week left to get registered in time to vote in the midterm elections. The deadline is approaching as county election staff across the Austin area work to process thousands of applications that Texas DPS failed to send.One week after an ICE agent shot Wilber Garces Perez, demonstrators returned to the scene to continue protesting. Misael Ramos, […]

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September 25, 2026

Webb parents discuss school’s future, Medical care for detainees, Insanity plea in 2023 shooting spree

Parents from Webb Middle School, one of the failing schools putting the Austin district at risk of a takeover, met with the superintendent to discuss their future. But many questions remain surrounding an option to petition for closure of the school to avoid state intervention. Wilber Garces Perez was quickly discharged from an Austin hospital after […]

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September 24, 2026

Wilber Garces Perez’s life in Austin, Light-rail agency scraps office plan

Friends and family of Wilber Garces Perez, the man shot by an ICE officer in Austin, say he’s spent his time focused on family, work and soccer since coming to the United States from Venezuela in 2024. We’ve got more from the people who know him best. The agency building Austin’s light-rail system is scrapping a controversial plan to […]

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September 23, 2026

Latest on ICE shooting, Camp Mystic investigation, AC in state prisons

A judge has set a hearing for the end of this month in the case of Wilber Garces Perez, the man who was shot by an ICE officer in Austin on Sunday. Austin police have released a pair of videos showing a before-and-after perspective of the incident. Camp Mystic is under investigation by the Texas Rangers, who […]

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September 22, 2026

Austin ICE shooting updates, Hispanic community reacts, Dog’s Head lawsuit

We’re learning more about Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, who was shot by an ICE officer on Sunday in North Austin. The 28-year-old from Venezuela is in custody at an ICE processing center in South Texas. His lawyer says a federal judge has granted an emergency order to stop his deportation. Plus: reaction from Austin’s Hispanic community in response […]

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September 21, 2026

Latest on Austin ICE shooting, AISD appeals failing ratings, HAAM Day Music Festival

A man was shot and injured on Sunday by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in North Austin, leading to protests through the evening. The 28-year-old is now being held in a ICE processing center. We spoke with some of the folks who were near the scene of the shooting. The Austin Independent School District […]

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September 18, 2026

Delta-8 probable cause arrests, voter suspension list, Grocery Bag

A state rule that was reinstated July 31 bans Delta-8 in Texas. Austin police say the packaging on some products could now establish probable cause for a felony arrest. But the department says cracking down on Delta-8 isn’t a “primary objective.” We’ve got more about that. More than a million Texans are on something called […]

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September 17, 2026

UT cutting ethnic studies majors, Nonprofit board diversity, Vanessa Gonzalez comedy special

UT Austin is set to eliminate at least four majors, including Mexican American & Latina/o Studies and women’s & gender studies. It’s the latest move following the consolidation of seven ethnic and gender studies departments earlier this year. A new report found that 1 in 3 leaders of color serving on Central Texas nonprofit boards experience […]

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