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November 21, 2024

KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 21, 2024

By: Juan Garcia

Central Texas top stories for November 21, 2024. Austin Mayor candidate Carmen Llanes Pulido filed for a recount. Travis County District Attorney José Garza is defending his use of county-funded security. Missing fall foliage in Austin. HEB may be coming to Buda.


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November 18, 2024

KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 18, 2024

Central Texas top stories for November 18, 2024. School leaders in Round Rock are working to make their campuses more safe and secure. The City of Austin is naming the citizens to oversee complaints against police officers. The Texas State Board of Education is considering whether to approve state-developed instructional materials for use in public […]

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November 18, 2024

KUT Morning Newscast for November 18, 2024

Central Texas top stories for November 18, 2024. Two cold fronts will bring temperatures down this week. Some cities in Williamson County are re-thinking how they approach flood insurance. The Texas State Board of Education is kicking off its last series of meetings of the year today. The Texas Longhorns are ranked 3rd in the […]

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November 15, 2024

KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 15, 2024

Central Texas top stories for November 15, 2024. Austin mayoral contender not ready to concede. Reported child measles case in Pflugerville was false alarm. CapMetro faces another setback in effort to go all-electric. Texas football on the road to face the Razorbacks.

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November 15, 2024

KUT Morning Newscast for November 15, 2024

Central Texas top stories for November 15, 2024. It’s official, Kirk Watson has been reelected as Austin Mayor. APD Chief, Lisa Davis, says she wants the department to retool how it looks at police data. Round Rock has a new fire station. If you’re in Downtown Austin and order takeout through Uber eats, don’t be surprised […]

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November 14, 2024

KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 14, 2024

Central Texas top stories for November 14, 2024. Texas Governor Greg Abbott is telling public colleges and universities not to increase tuition for another two school years. The race for Austin Mayor is coming down to a small number of uncounted votes in Williamson County. The Onion buys Infowars. Wynn Roser is Texas’ new commissioner […]

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November 14, 2024

KUT Morning Newscast for November 14, 2024 

Central Texas top stories for November 14, 2024. Some people living in the Hill Country are protesting a proposed development that they say would deplete the area of water. Texas employers are teaming up to urge the state Legislature to make childcare more affordable and accessible to meet state workforce demands. Two Texas grandmothers are challenging a […]

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November 13, 2024

KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 13, 2024

Central Texas top stories for November 13, 2024. The family of Raj Moonsinghe filed a lawsuit against the City of Austin and APD. A wastewater system serving a number of area cities will soon undergo rehabilitation and an expansion. Immigrant rights groups are planning to fight back against President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed mass deportation. Cities […]

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November 13, 2024

Journalist Alex Hannaford’s “Lost in Austin” Chronicles Austin’s Evolution and Sounds a Warning for Other Cities

There is no doubt Austin has changed a lot over the past few decades. Some of those changes were within Austin’s control. Others were not. But for author and journalist Alex Hannaford, many of those changes prompted his decision to leave after living in Austin for about 17 years. KUT’s Jennifer Stayton talked with Hannaford […]

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