KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 14, 2025: Cheer Up Charlies sold to investment firm buying up LGBTQ+ bars and nightclubs

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Central Texas top stories for October 14, 2025. Cheer Up Charlies has been sold to a global investment firm called Pride Holdings that focuses on entertainment properties in the LGBTQ+ community. The U.S. Supreme Court has tossed out a plea from Austin-based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Austin ISD will receive feedback on a plan to close 13 campuses. People in Williamson County affected by the July storms have until the end of the month to ask officials to help them remove debris from their properties.

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