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KUT and KUTX news and music podcasts for Austin, Texas and beyond
Central Texas top stories for November 17, 2023. Travis Co property tax bills online tomorrow. NOAA tracking increasingly severe and increasingly frequent severe weather. State Board of Education votes to approve new science textbooks. UT System Regents implement new laws restricting DEI initiatives. Texas football heads to last road game of regular season.
May 9, 2025
KUT Afternoon Newscast for May 9, 2025
Central Texas top stories for May 9, 2025. Lawyers say Austin woman whose U.S. citizen were deported with her have the right to return. Temporary fix for Travis County 4H program after Americorps cuts. Hays County Jail now has publicly accessible Narcan vending machine. Rain brings drought relief to some areas easy and northeast of […]
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May 9, 2025
Central Texas top stories for May 9, 2025. Federal funding for AmeriCorps has been cut across the nation, affecting local programs in the Austin area. AISD Superintendent Matias Segura says the district needs to make a decision on the three middle schools that have received failing grades from the state. New barricades are going up […]
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May 8, 2025
A bill that would set up guardrails for state agencies allowing staff to work from home is heading to the Texas Senate. Tomorrow’s the last day for people to give feedback on what Austin should prioritize in its upcoming budget. Mosquitoes may be getting ready for their spring debut. The Austin city council is looking to designate Palm Park as city parkland. The City of Georgetown has launched a new on-demand transportation service for its residents. The Texas softball team begins their first SEC championship tournament today.
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May 8, 2025
Central Texas top stories for May 8, 2025. Local activists say an Austin mother has been deported to Mexico along with her U.S.-citizen children. The Austin City Limits music festival brought in more than half a billion dollars for the city’s economy last year. Texas lawmakers have passed a bill that would allow the use […]
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May 7, 2025
Austin Public Health is reporting a second location someone infectious with measles visited the weekend before last. Today is the first day that REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses are required to board a domestic flight. Rent prices in Austin continue to decline. The Austin City Limits music festival pumped more than half a billion dollars into the city’s economy last year. The future of Hays CISD’s Proposition D is still up in the air. There’s a wildfire preparedness class tomorrow at the Carver Branch Library.
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May 7, 2025
Interview: What Trump’s executive order to end funding for NPR means for KUT and KUTX
Last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would end the flow of federal money to PBS and NPR stations throughout the country. KUT’s Jennifer Stayton talked with KUT and KUTX General Manager Debbie Hiott about what this means for the public media stations in Austin.
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May 7, 2025
Central Texas top stories for May 7, 2025. After nearly seven hours of public testimony, this morning the San Marcos City Council rejected a resolution supporting a ceasefire in Gaza by a vote of five to two. The Department of Defense is consolidating the U.S. Army Futures Command with another office. Rents in Austin continue […]
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May 6, 2025
Austin Public Health is warning about possible exposure to measles. Arts organizations in Austin could lose funding with the National Endowment for the Arts terminating grants nationwide. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has accused Austin ISD of violating a state law that bans instruction on critical race theory in public schools. Starting tomorrow, your driver’s license needs REAL ID for domestic flights.
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