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March 28, 2024

KUT Morning Newscast for March 28, 2024

Central Texas top stories for March 28, 2024. Austin will offer its city manager job to the outgoing city manager in Dallas. ACC is offering free tax prep services. Four finalists for Austin ISD’s teacher of the year. Texas Relays.

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March 27, 2024

KUT Afternoon Newscast for March 27, 2024

Central Texas top stories for March 27, 2024. Austin’s next city manager. Round Rock ISD’s acculturation class. Fire risk today. The Austin Animal Center is moving to acquire land for a new shelter. Georgetown to raise water rates. Travis County Parks are expecting big crowds for Easter Sunday.

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March 27, 2024

Driven Out: Progress Coffee’s fresh start in Austin cut short by I-35 expansionDriven Out:

Imagine spending three years turning an old gas station into a cafe. And then right when you’re about to open, you realize the place will be torn down to make room for a highway.That’s what’s happening to Progress Coffee on I-35 in Austin next to the upper decks. TxDOT has the green light to widen […]

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March 27, 2024

KUT Morning Newscast for March 27, 2024

Central Texas top stories for March 27, 2024. Austin’s new city manager. Ken Paxton avoids trial. Light-rail trains could be running down Austin’s streets as soon as 2033. Travis County EMS response to high rate of opioid-related deaths. HOME phase 2.

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March 26, 2024

KUT Afternoon Newscast for March 26, 2024

Central Texas top stories for March 26, 2024. Travis County waives property taxes for some childcare centers. Austin’s ten-mile light-rail system could be up and running by the year 2033. Austin Pets Alive! is looking to build a Pet Resource Center in Hays County. Austin Community College is offering free eclipse viewing glasses ahead of […]

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March 26, 2024

KUT Morning Newscast for March 26, 2024

Central Texas top stories for March 26, 2024. Hays CISD bus crash update. Austin City Manager candidate town hall. The Austin Animal Center is asking for help to reduce overcrowding. APD training update. A Travis County judge blocked the state from demanding information about trans youth from a national LGBTQ organization. UT Austin’s semiconductor program.

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March 25, 2024

KUT Afternoon Newscast for March 25, 2024

Central Texas top stories for March 25, 2024. Prepare for severe spring weather. Dripping Springs eclipse preparations. Austin ISD will remain open during the eclipse. Austin’s warrant amnesty program. New record for renewable energy in Texas.

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March 25, 2024

KUT Morning Newscast for March 25, 2024

Central Texas top stories for March 25, 2024. School is canceled today at Tom Green Elementary School after Friday’s bus crash. Austin is hosting a town hall with City Manager candidates. The Texas Women’s basketball team is through to the sweet 16. Total solar eclipse. Austin is relaunching its annual Warrant Amnesty Program.

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KUT News Now is an on-demand podcast from our Austin-based news team. You’ll hear updated newscasts each day, plus stories featured on KUT FM and from our statewide partners, The Texas Newsroom.

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You’ll hear several voices on KUT News Now because this news feed is comprised of stories from our entire newsroom. Daily news updates from our on-air hosts, stories by our reporters covering the environment, education, and city hall in Austin, and statewide news and politics from our affiliates across Texas.

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