Central Texas top stories for January 26, 2023. Austin Fire Department prescribed burn. Austin City Council eviction relief. Austin ISD begins superintendent search. Austin homeless strategy division meetings. Hutto gets a movie theater.
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November 15, 2024
KUT Morning Newscast for November 15, 2024
Central Texas top stories for November 15, 2024. It’s official, Kirk Watson has been reelected as Austin Mayor. APD Chief, Lisa Davis, says she wants the department to retool how it looks at police data. Round Rock has a new fire station. If you’re in Downtown Austin and order takeout through Uber eats, don’t be surprised […]
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November 14, 2024
KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 14, 2024
Central Texas top stories for November 14, 2024. Texas Governor Greg Abbott is telling public colleges and universities not to increase tuition for another two school years. The race for Austin Mayor is coming down to a small number of uncounted votes in Williamson County. The Onion buys Infowars. Wynn Roser is Texas’ new commissioner […]
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November 14, 2024
KUT Morning Newscast for November 14, 2024
Central Texas top stories for November 14, 2024. Some people living in the Hill Country are protesting a proposed development that they say would deplete the area of water. Texas employers are teaming up to urge the state Legislature to make childcare more affordable and accessible to meet state workforce demands. Two Texas grandmothers are challenging a […]
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November 13, 2024
KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 13, 2024
Central Texas top stories for November 13, 2024. The family of Raj Moonsinghe filed a lawsuit against the City of Austin and APD. A wastewater system serving a number of area cities will soon undergo rehabilitation and an expansion. Immigrant rights groups are planning to fight back against President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed mass deportation. Cities […]
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November 13, 2024
There is no doubt Austin has changed a lot over the past few decades. Some of those changes were within Austin’s control. Others were not. But for author and journalist Alex Hannaford, many of those changes prompted his decision to leave after living in Austin for about 17 years. KUT’s Jennifer Stayton talked with Hannaford […]
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November 13, 2024
KUT Morning Newscast for November 13, 2024
Central Texas top stories for November 13, 2024. The City of Austin has a new park on what used to be a vacant field on the northeast side of town. Over 1,500 bills were filed yesterday as lawmakers get ready for the next state legislative session. Governor Greg Abbott said after Trump’s victory, the state might […]
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November 12, 2024
KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 12, 2024
Central Texas top stories for November 12, 2024. Noted conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ property is being auctioned off tomorrow. Opioid related deaths have continued to rise in Travis County. Today is the first day Texas lawmakers can file bills for the upcoming legislative session. The Central Texas Food Bank is giving out 30,000 turkeys to […]
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November 12, 2024
KUT Morning Newscast for November 12, 2024
Central Texas top stories for November 12, 2024. The public health crisis Travis County officials declared for accidental overdoses in 2022 is set to expire today. Austin-area college students are pushing back on efforts to further limit DEI initiatives in higher education. The Michelin Guide has announced its first-ever Texas restaurant list.
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