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June 12, 2023

KUT Afternoon Newscast for June 12, 2023

By: Trey Shaar

Central Texas top stories for June 12, 2023. String of triple-digit days ahead for Central Texas. Austin and other areas offering shelter from the heat. Austin has 32 pools and 10 splashpads open. New health clinic opens this week in South Austin. Austin Humane Society Summer Kids Series. Texas baseball goes big or goes home.


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April 22, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for April 22, 2025: Early Voting for the May 3 election starts today. 

Central Texas top stories for April 22, 2025. Early Voting for the May third election starts today and runs through next Tuesday. The Austing-Bergstrom Interntional Airport is opening its outdoor observation patio to the public again. Williamson County’s newly appointed county judge has been sworn into office.

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April 21, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for April 21, 2025: What the death of Pope Francis means for the Diocese of Austin

The death of Pope Francis comes at a time when the Diocese of Austin is without a bishop. Drug deaths are trending downward in Travis County. Texas Parks & Wildlife announced today the purchase of eleven-hundred acres in Lampasas and Burnet counties.

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April 21, 2025

Anti-Trump protests were held across Texas and nationwide over the weekend.

Protests were held across Texas and the nation as part of the 50501 Movement, a nationwide response to President Donald Trump’s policies. The Texas Newsroom’s Lucio Vasquez tells us Texans took to the streets in multiple cities.

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April 21, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for April 21, 2025: Round Rock ISD is reporting a budget surplus for the next school year. 

Central Texas top stories for April 21, 2025. Early Voting for the May election starts tomorrow, here’s what’s on the ballot. Officials with the Round Rock Independent School District are now reporting a budget surplus for next school year. The Trump administration is withholding funds from recipients of a federal program that provides uninsured people with […]

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April 18, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for April 18, 2025: Texas lawmakers are targeting local prosecutors – again

Central Texas top stories for April 18, 2025. The Travis County Fire Marshal has determined the cause of the house explosion in Northwest Austin last weekend. A measure making its way through the Texas Legislature looks to give local district attorneys more oversight from the state. The Trump administration has revoked the visas of more […]

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April 18, 2025

Austin area pastors on Trump administration immigration directives: “Like a stun gun of fear injected into… our churches.”

Some in the Austin area and around the country are being more cautious about their church attendance after a Trump administration directive issued earlier this year means spaces like schools and places of worship are no longer protected from agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Protection entering and making arrests. Several […]

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April 18, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for April 18, 2025: AISD says school funding boost doesn’t make up for inflation

Central Texas top stories for April 18, 2025. The president of AISD’s Board of Trustees says the funding boost provided by HB2 does not make up for inflation. Republicans in Williamson County are divided over the possibility of a new toll road along Ronald Reagan Boulevard. A raccoon picked up in San Marcos has tested […]

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April 17, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for April 17, 2025: Man arrested after homemade explosives were detonated by bomb squad in South Austin house

APD arrested a man today after finding explosives at a home in South Austin. The marijuana decriminalization ordinance in San Marcos is on thin ice. Williamson County is working to identify areas at risk of flooding. The Texas House has approved a bill to create Education Savings Accounts, also referred to as school vouchers. Austin Public Health has confirmed a case of whooping cough at Del Valle High School. There is top-ten baseball and softball action over the next few days on the 40 Acres.

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