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March 6, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for March 6, 2025: Barton Springs Pool closes as South by Southwest hits Austin.

Central Texas top stories for March 6, 2025. Weather conditions are raising the risk of fire today in the Austin area. Public education advocates say a proposal to increase per-student funding falls short of what schools need. Barton Springs Pool is closed through next week for its annual spring cleaning. The City of Austin is […]

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March 6, 2025

Huston-Tillotson University is turning 150 in the midst of the Trump administration working to eliminate DEI efforts

Huston-Tillotson University is turning 150 this year. The historically Black higher education institution will mark this historic anniversary with events throughout the year. But this festive time in the university’s history is happening while the Trump administration is working to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the public AND private sectors. KUT’s Jennifer Stayton […]

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March 6, 2025

On of the main goals of the Legislature this year is lowering property taxes. It could affect funding the state’s public schools.

Lowering property taxes is one of the Texas Legislature this year. State lawmakers made moves towards this in 2023, including raising the state’s homestead exemption. But, for some, tax increases from local municipalities since then have cancelled out those savings. The Texas Newsroom’s Blaise Gainey reports this issue may affect another big topic on the list of […]

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March 6, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for March 6, 2025: Low humidity today will result in near critical fire weather conditions in the Austin area.

Central Texas top stories for March 6, 2025. The National Weather Service says wind gusts as high as 30 miles per hour and low humidity will create near critical fire weather conditions today. The Lower Colorado River Authority is entering tougher drought restrictions. As the city of Austin works to redevelop some of its buildings, works […]

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March 5, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for March 5, 2025: Wildfire alerts and evacuation orders caused confusion in Hays County.

Central Texas top stories for March 5, 2025. Hays county authorities are hoping to make improvements to its communication efforts. State employees in Texas could soon be required to head back into the office full-time. Austin ISD is partnering with the Dallas Cowboys to launch a flag football league for high school girls. Austin Police […]

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March 5, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for March 5, 2025: A fire in Hays County yesterday burned around 80 acres.

Central Texas top stories for March 5, 2025. By 4 a.m. this morning, the fire in Hays County had burned around 80 acres and was 45 percent contained. Strong winds left thousands of Austinites without power. Sixth street is restricting vehicle access during SXSW. Austin City manager, T.C. Broadnax is holding town hall meetings to hear […]

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March 4, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for March 4, 2025: Opioid overdoses in Austin are declining.

Central Texas top stories for March 4, 2025. The Austin area is under a Red Flag Warning until 9:00 tonight. There’s been a drop in opioid overdoses in the Austin area. An exit on southbound I-35 will close permanently tonight as part of a major expansion of the interstate. Average rents in the Austin area […]

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March 4, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for March 4, 2025: A Red Flag Warning is in effect today in the Austin area.

Central Texas top stories for March 4, 2025. A Red Flag Warning is in effect today from 8AM until 9PM, Williamson and Travis County have a burn ban in effect. Capital Metro has rolled out a new system to pay your fare on the bus or train. Rent prices keep going down. An Austin-area space start-up […]

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