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September 30, 2024

KUT Afternoon Newscast for September 30, 2024

By: Juan Garcia

Central Texas top stories for September 30, 2024. This September has been one of the driest ever recorded in Austin. A deal between Baylor Scott & White Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas will keep health services in-network for thousands of Texas patients. Today is an Ozone Action Day. Attorney General Ken Paxton filed yet another lawsuit against the Travis County Commissioners Court. Delta Airlines is launching five new routes out of Austin this spring. Applications open tomorrow for the City of Austin’s first ever poet laureate program. U.S. News and World Report ranked Huston-Tillotson University as the number one private historically Black college and university in Texas.


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February 11, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for February 11, 2025: A new policy from the NIH will significantly reduce research funding for UT Austin.

Central Texas top stories for February 11, 2025. The funding UT Austin receives for biomedical research is significantly reduced under a new policy from the National Institutes of Health. The City of Austin is looking at changing its parking rules for the first time in more than 15 years. Propositions to decriminalize marijuana possession in […]

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February 11, 2025

This Is My Thing: Community Singing!

During Covid lockdown, Sarah Bentley discovered the world of community singing. For the last few years, she’s found connection and a creative outlet through leading singing circles.

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February 11, 2025

UT Morning Newscast for February 11, 2025: Egg prices are impacting local businesses.

Central Texas top stories for February 11, 2025. Local businesses talk about how the rise in egg prices is affecting their bottom line. In some Texas cities, residents have voted to decriminalize low-level marijuana possession, but cities have kept enforcing the law despite those election results. Austin is now hiring for lifeguard positions. 

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February 10, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for February 10, 2025: Austin is cracking down on unregistered short-term rental properties.

Central Texas top stories for February 10, 2025. The City of Austin is considering new rules for short term rentals. Lake Travis ISD will soon be getting an interim superintendent. A few Texas Longhorns of years past competed in last night’s Super Bowl. We’re getting a lot of changes in the weather this week.

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February 10, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for February 10, 2025: New rules could be on the way for short term rentals in Austin.

Central Texas top stories for February 10, 2025. New rules could be on the way for short term rentals like Air-bnb in Austin. The City of Lockhart is caught between state and local demands around law enforcement and marijuana possession. Lake Travis ISD School Board accepted the immediate resignation of superintendent Paul Norton. UT women’s basketball […]

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February 7, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for February 7, 2025: InfoWars will not be auctioned

Central Texas top stories for February 7, 2025. Austin-based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was back in court this week. Texas lawmakers are looking at another increase in the homestead exemption. Some business owners on 6th street are welcoming recent changes that now allow vehicle traffic on the road. Texas State Technical College is expanding its […]

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February 7, 2025

Local Hispanic business owners are feeling the impacts of the recent immigration raids in Austin.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted “targeted enforcement actions” in the Austin area last month.

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February 7, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for February 7, 2025: Study shows Texans support certain exceptions to Texas’ abortion ban. 

Central Texas top stories for February 7, 2025. A new study shows Texans support certain exceptions to Texas’ near-total ban on abortion. The city of Austin is trying to revamp 6th Street, here’s what local businesses have to say. A federal bankruptcy judge this week denied a deal for a new auction of the Infowars media […]

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