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February 17, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for February 17, 2025: Food insecurity is growing in the Austin area, organizations are trying to help.

By: Greta Díaz González Vázquez

entral Texas top stories for February 17, 2025. As everyday expenses like groceries continue to rise, Hays County Food Bank is trying to help those in need. A construction is underway for an emergency food pantry in Bastrop. Round Rock city leaders are calling for drought-friendly landscaping in new developments. UT’s women’s basketball team beat LSU over the weekend.  


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April 23, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for April 23, 2025:  Elon Musk says self-driving Tesla taxis are still coming to Austin.

Central Texas top stories for April 22, 2025. More people died while driving in construction zones in Texas last year compared to the year before. Self-driving Tesla taxis are still coming to Austin this summer. A bill that would add more prosecutors to areas surrounding major cities in Texas has been delayed once more. Greenhouse […]

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April 22, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for April 22, 2025: A bacteria which can be toxic to animals and humans was found near Red Bud Isle

Voters across Travis, Williamson and Hays counties can cast their ballots ahead of the May 3rd election.Scientists have spotted clumps of blue green organisms near Red Bud Island on Lady Bird Lake. Travis County leaders are hoping to revamp the former Austin State Hospital site. The Austin Animal Center will offer only limited services tomorrow as its staff transitions its data to a new management system. We have a chance of thunderstorms today and tonight in the Austin area.

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April 22, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for April 22, 2025: Early Voting for the May 3 election starts today. 

Central Texas top stories for April 22, 2025. Early Voting for the May third election starts today and runs through next Tuesday. The Austing-Bergstrom Interntional Airport is opening its outdoor observation patio to the public again. Williamson County’s newly appointed county judge has been sworn into office.

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April 21, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for April 21, 2025: What the death of Pope Francis means for the Diocese of Austin

The death of Pope Francis comes at a time when the Diocese of Austin is without a bishop. Drug deaths are trending downward in Travis County. Texas Parks & Wildlife announced today the purchase of eleven-hundred acres in Lampasas and Burnet counties.

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April 21, 2025

Anti-Trump protests were held across Texas and nationwide over the weekend.

Protests were held across Texas and the nation as part of the 50501 Movement, a nationwide response to President Donald Trump’s policies. The Texas Newsroom’s Lucio Vasquez tells us Texans took to the streets in multiple cities.

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April 21, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for April 21, 2025: Round Rock ISD is reporting a budget surplus for the next school year. 

Central Texas top stories for April 21, 2025. Early Voting for the May election starts tomorrow, here’s what’s on the ballot. Officials with the Round Rock Independent School District are now reporting a budget surplus for next school year. The Trump administration is withholding funds from recipients of a federal program that provides uninsured people with […]

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April 18, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for April 18, 2025: Texas lawmakers are targeting local prosecutors – again

Central Texas top stories for April 18, 2025. The Travis County Fire Marshal has determined the cause of the house explosion in Northwest Austin last weekend. A measure making its way through the Texas Legislature looks to give local district attorneys more oversight from the state. The Trump administration has revoked the visas of more […]

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April 18, 2025

Austin area pastors on Trump administration immigration directives: “Like a stun gun of fear injected into… our churches.”

Some in the Austin area and around the country are being more cautious about their church attendance after a Trump administration directive issued earlier this year means spaces like schools and places of worship are no longer protected from agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Protection entering and making arrests. Several […]

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