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November 5, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 5, 2025: Collaboration connects Austin audiences to orchestral music through storytelling

By: Juan Garcia

Central Texas top stories for November 5, 2025. Austin voters provided a resounding rejection of Prop Q. Voters in Liberty Hill ISD approved a property tax rate increase in this fall’s election. Three Austin ISD elementary schools have been taken off a list of proposed campus closures for the next school year. Gas prices in the local area shot up overnight. Hyde Park Storytelling is teaming up with Austin Unconducted for three performances this week.

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