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February 12, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for February 12, 2025: A ranking of student success rates finds mixed results for schools in Central Texas.

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.

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February 12, 2025

KUT’s Mose Buchele on Season 3 of The Disconnect: Power, Politics and the Texas Blackout.

It’s been four years since a massive winter storm killed hundreds of people and left millions of Texans without power. KUT’s Mose Buchele talks to KUT’s Morning Edition host Jennifer Stayton about season 3 and the role natural gas played in the blackout.

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February 12, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for February 12, 2025: KUT’s third season of “The Disconnect” is now available.  

Central Texas top stories for February 12, 2025. SIMS foundation, an Austin nonprofit that provides low to no-cost mental health care to musicians, say they’re restarting services, but musicians still have questions. A lunar lander manufactured by Firefly in the Austin area is making its way to the moon, now the company is expanding operations in town. […]

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February 11, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for February 11, 2025: A new policy from the NIH will significantly reduce research funding for UT Austin.

Central Texas top stories for February 11, 2025. The funding UT Austin receives for biomedical research is significantly reduced under a new policy from the National Institutes of Health. The City of Austin is looking at changing its parking rules for the first time in more than 15 years. Propositions to decriminalize marijuana possession in […]

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February 11, 2025

This Is My Thing: Community Singing!

During Covid lockdown, Sarah Bentley discovered the world of community singing. For the last few years, she’s found connection and a creative outlet through leading singing circles.

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February 11, 2025

UT Morning Newscast for February 11, 2025: Egg prices are impacting local businesses.

Central Texas top stories for February 11, 2025. Local businesses talk about how the rise in egg prices is affecting their bottom line. In some Texas cities, residents have voted to decriminalize low-level marijuana possession, but cities have kept enforcing the law despite those election results. Austin is now hiring for lifeguard positions. 

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February 10, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for February 10, 2025: Austin is cracking down on unregistered short-term rental properties.

Central Texas top stories for February 10, 2025. The City of Austin is considering new rules for short term rentals. Lake Travis ISD will soon be getting an interim superintendent. A few Texas Longhorns of years past competed in last night’s Super Bowl. We’re getting a lot of changes in the weather this week.

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February 10, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for February 10, 2025: New rules could be on the way for short term rentals in Austin.

Central Texas top stories for February 10, 2025. New rules could be on the way for short term rentals like Air-bnb in Austin. The City of Lockhart is caught between state and local demands around law enforcement and marijuana possession. Lake Travis ISD School Board accepted the immediate resignation of superintendent Paul Norton. UT women’s basketball […]

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