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KUT Morning Newscast for August 24, 2022

Central Texas top stories for August 24, 2022. Uvalde CISD police chief termination hearing. Del Valle ISD substitute teacher recruitment. West Nile Virus. Texas State University Monkeypox. Brushy Creek sewage spill. Travis County jail inmates’ access to attorneys.

KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 23, 2022

Central Texas top stories for August 23, 2022. Flood Watch canceled early. Shoal Creek business flood-ready. Del Valle needs substitutes. UT group fights food insecurity. Tom Herman’s new job.

KUT Morning Newscast for August 23, 2022

Central Texas top stories for August 23, 2022. Flood Watch. Austin Community College enrollment. Food insecurity among college students. Alzheimer’s and institutional racism. Austin FC new winger Emiliano Rigonni. 

KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 22, 2022

Central Texas top stories for August 22, 2022. Flood Watch in effect. Flood safety advice. Encouraging coronavirus numbers. Austin EMS contract. Austin FC looks ahead.

KUT Morning Newscast for August 22, 2022

Central Texas top stories for August 22, 2022. Central Texas under a Flood Watch. Affordable housing bond election. First day of fall classes at UT Austin and Texas State. Hays County school resource officers. Free CapMetro rides to Travis County cooling centers. East Austin Barrio Landmarks Project. Austin FC v Minnesota United. 

KUT Morning Newscast for August 19, 2022

Central Texas top stories for August 19, 2022. Travis County’s COVID-19 Community Level now Low. AISD student attendance. Free rides to cooling centers. Taylor Cemetery’s historic designation. Austin’s Pride Parade and Festival. Austin FC v Minnesota United.

KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 18, 2022

Central Texas top stories for August 18, 2022. Austin gets rain after 50+ days. Travis Exceptional Drought. UT contact tracing study. Trash in Austin creeks. UT interested in ice on Europa. COTA grandstand tickets going on sale.

KUT Morning Newscast for August 18, 2022

Central Texas top stories for August 18, 2022. Lake Travis ISD bond proposal and bus driver shortage. Financial strains for college students with children. Pine Pond fire and forecasted rain. Reduction of water inflow at Lakes Buchanan and Travis. Flash drought study.

KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 17, 2022

Central Texas top stories for August 17, 2022. Weather changes coming. Housing market normalizing. Call for water conservation. Jan 6 guilty plea. Student parent college costs. Spurs coming to Austin.

KUT Morning Newscast for August 17, 2022

Central Texas top stories for August 17, 2022. San Marcos voters will decide on decriminalizing marijuana this fall. Leander ISD’s new Early College High School. Lake Travis ISD bus driver shortage. Travis County methadone program. 

KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 16, 2022

Central Texas top stories for August 16, 2022. New ERCOT CEO named. Monkeypox vaccine shortage. Living wage rally. Travis County LGBTQ+ protections. Rain chances coming. Longhorn football open practice.

KUT Morning Newscast for August 16, 2022

Central Texas top stories for August 16, 2022. Back-to-school traffic. The Texas Education Agency released accountability ratings. Melva Williams’ first day as Huston-Tillotson University’s new president and CEO. UT Longhorn football is hosting an open practice tonight. Austin Public Library branches opening on Sundays. Williamson County Commissioners Court.

KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 15, 2022

Central Texas top stories for August 15, 2022. Austin ISD first day back. TEA releases district and campus ratings. Huston-Tillotson University’s new president. Austin Music Census extended. Cooler and rainier days in extended forecast.

KUT Morning Newscast for August 15, 2022

Central Texas top stories for August 15, 2022. It’s back-to-school week for Austin area students. Pine Pond fire update. The family of Vanessa Guillén is filing a lawsuit against the U.S. government. Travis County homeowners and property taxes. LGBTQ+ discrimination protections. Austin FC’s win against Sporting Kansas City.

KUT Morning Newscast for August 12, 2022

Central Texas top stories for August 12, 2022. Pine Pond fire in Bastrop County. The school boards for Austin ISD and Austin Community College unanimously approved bond packages to send to voters this fall. Huston-Tillotson University has a new president. COVID-19 cases in Texas are waning. Advocates call for environmental impact assessment of Austin coal plant.

KUT Morning Newscast for August 11, 2022

Central Texas top stories for August 11, 2022. DPS records related to Uvalde mass shooting public. A possible ballot measure seeks to increase police oversight in Austin. Free school meals will be different this upcoming school year. Student loan forgiveness impact on Texas borrowers. UT Austin is leading a partnership for semiconductor development. Meals on Wheels Central Texas launches the “Beat the Heat” program.

KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 10, 2022

Central Texas top stories for August 10, 2022. Hays county water conservation. Lakes Buchanan and Travis water flow. CapMetro cooling center rides. Austin ISD bond proposal.