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February 27, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for February 27, 2025: Austin will have a new Office of Arts, Culture, Music, and Entertainment.

By: Greta Díaz González Vázquez

Central Texas top stories for February 27, 2025. The city of Austin has created a new office that will house its music, arts, culture and entertainment departments under one roof. Without consistent rain, flowers that bloom in the spring might not make a big showing this year. LTISD has a new Interim Superintendent.  


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February 28, 2025

Spanish-speaking Austinites talk about what comunidad means to them.

KUT Producer Greta Díaz González Vázquez tells KUT’s Jerry Quijano about her role in a collaboration with nine other public radio stations to see how different groups of people think about community.

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February 28, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for February 28, 2025: Austin has its first known measles case since 2019.

Central Texas top stories for February 28, 2025. The measles case in Austin appears to be unrelated to the outbreak in West Texas. The Austin ISD School Board voted last night to approve leasing office space to The Greater Austin YMCA. Firefly Aerospace is preparing for its lunar lander to land on the moon this […]

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February 28, 2025

NASCAR Driver Ross Chastain wants you to Use Your Melon.

The 8th generation melon farmer and five-time NASCAR Cup Series race winner uses his platform to advocate for highway safety across the country.

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February 28, 2025

The Disconnect: How the natural gas industry in Texas dodged the PUC.

The Public Utility Commission of Texas was established to regulate utilities after public outcry due to high bills and poor service. On the latest episode of The Disconnect, you’ll hear how producers of natural gas avoided being put under the oversight of the PUC. Find The Disconnect wherever you get podcasts.

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February 28, 2025

Pease Elementary is set to reopen as a child care center, it will bring kids back to the historic Austin school.

Pease is one of four elementary schools the Austin ISD school board voted to close after the 2019-20 school year. Now, Austin ISD has been working on plans to repurpose those campuses. As KUT’s Becky Fogel reports, a nonprofit plans to open a child care center in the former school.

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February 28, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for February 28, 2025: AISD’s vaccination rate for incoming kindergarteners is below target.

Central Texas top stories for February 28, 2025. As the measles outbreak in West Texas continues to raise concerns throughout the state, AISD’s vaccination rate for incoming kindergarteners is below target. The Greater Austin YMCA will lease office space from AISD to help decrease the school district’s $10 million budget deficit. Texas Women’s basketball team beat […]

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February 27, 2025

CapMetro’s QR quagmire.

KUT’s Transportation Reporter Nathan Bernier discusses the issues Capital Metro has faced with its QR code scanners.

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February 27, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for February 27, 2025: Austin is postponing changes to it’s rules for short-term rentals.

Central Texas top stories for February 27, 2025. Construction on the I-35 expansion’s second phase will begin soon. The City of Austin is unifying offices that provide resources to artists and creatives. Austin ISD may lease space in its administrative office to help chip away at its budget deficit. This year’s bluebonnet season could be […]

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