KUT Afternoon Newscast for December 19, 2024

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Central Texas top stories for December 19, 2024. Hundreds of Texas school districts collectively owe the federal government 16 million dollars. Daniel Perry, a former Army sergeant convicted of murder in 2020, faces a misdemeanor charge after getting pardoned by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Over 100 people experiencing homelessness have been moved from their camps to city shelters. Over 600 Austin-area workers will be laid off in February. There was some welcome rain in the area in the past week, but it was not enough to change the drought situation in the area.

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