Central Texas top stories for March 22, 2023. Austin light rail update. San Marcos Police contract negotiations. Trans college athlete legislation. Trail plans for East Austin. UT professor awarded Abel Prize. Willie Nelson Endowment.
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January 8, 2024
KUT Afternoon Newscast for January 08, 2023
Central Texas top stories for January 08, 2023. Wind advisory in effect until tomorrow. Austin is far from reaching its affordable housing goals. Utility company Aqua Texas is suing the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District. Austin light rail lawsuit update. San Marcos is in stage 2 drought restrictions. Del Valle ISD school board could fill […]
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January 8, 2024
Austin’s new youth poet laureate on poetry, identity and inspiration
Austin has a new Youth Poet Laureate. 17-year-old Brandee Benson is a senior at Westwood High School in the Round Rock Independent School District. The Austin Public Library Foundation and the National Youth Poet Laureate Program led by Urban Word run the program to support young writers and leaders involved in their community, the arts, […]
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January 8, 2024
KUT Morning Newscast for January 08, 2024
Central Texas top stories for January 08, 2024. Challenges for professional weather observers inside air traffic control tower at Austin-Bergstrom. National Weather Service issues wind advisory for Central Texas. Austin ISD is hosting public meetings with lone superintendent finalist. Texas has room for improvement when it comes to maternal and infant health conditions. Sobering Center […]
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January 5, 2024
KUT Afternoon Newscast for January 05, 2023
Central Texas top stories for January 05, 2023. Rents in Austin continue to drop. We Are Blood needs donors. Senator Ted Cruz visits Williamson County to rally support for semiconductor legislation. Deep Eddy pool closed for repairs. Free Week is this weekend. Longhorn basketball teams in action this weekend.
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January 5, 2024
KUT Morning Newscast for January 05, 2024
Central Texas top stories for January 05, 2024. Homestead exemption confirmations. Summer meal program. Toll rates are going up in Austin. Texas Senator Ted Cruz rallies support for semiconductor legislation. Westlake Medical Center closes its emergency room.
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January 4, 2024
KUT Afternoon Newscast for January 04, 2023
Central Texas top stories for January 04, 2023. The nurses’ union at Ascension Seton Medical Center expands. Requests for advance abortion medication prescriptions went up after people learned about potential restrictions on abortion. APD has released body camera footage from a shooting at a 6th Street bar in December. Tesla expands into Hutto.
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January 4, 2024
KUT Morning Newscast for January 04, 2024
Central Texas top stories for January 04, 2024. Texans can now submit applications to vote by mail. Texas immigration bill lawsuit. New study on medication abortions. How sharks in Australia can help us understand Texas.
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January 3, 2024
KUT Afternoon Newscast for January 03, 2023
Central Texas top stories for January 03, 2023. A Federal Appeals Court ruled against the Biden administration in Texas abortion case. The Census Bureau estimates poverty rates for school aged children. The Climate Prediction Center predicts drought conditions to remain the same in January. The City of San Marcos is looking to fill vacancies in […]
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