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July 3, 2024

KUT Morning Newscast for July 3, 2024

By: Greta Díaz González Vázquez

Central Texas top stories for July 3, 2024. Triple digit heat is here, but temperatures this June were below-average. Advocates are urging Texas education officials to take steps to make a Native American studies course available to more students statewide. “We Are Blood” is trying to increase blood donations over the summer. There’s a watercraft ban on Lake Austin starting today at sunset. 


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March 17, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for March 17, 2025: SXSW is downsizing for 2026.

Central Texas top stories for March 17, 2025. The Austin area is under a Red Flag Warning. The South by Southwest festival will look much different in 2026. A new report from a national housing organization finds Austin has few homes affordable to people earning very low incomes.

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March 17, 2025

What can we do to facilitate healthier relationships and conversations around body image?

This week is Spring Break for many Central Texas students. For some, that might mean a trip to the beach and putting on a bathing suit for the first time in a while. That can bring up lots of feelings from people who aren’t happy with their bodies or who’ve been the target of criticism […]

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March 17, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for March 17, 2025: The Crabapple fire north of Fredericksburg has burned 9,500 acres.

Central Texas top stories for March 17, 2025. The Texas A&M Forest Service says the Crabapple fire north of Fredericksburg is 55% contained and has burned 9,500 acres. A new report from local public hospital district, Central Health, shows poverty is spreading to new areas of Travis County. A new report from a national housing organization […]

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March 14, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for March 14, 2025: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is ordering the reversal of changes to the sex listed on documents for Transgender Texans.

Central Texas top stories for March 14, 2025. I-35 southbound in North Austin is back open this afternoon following a horrific crash overnight. The Austin area is under a Red Flag Warning until 9 o’clock tonight. The latest on a lawsuit against Austin-based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from the family of Sandy Hook victims. Williamson […]

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March 14, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for March 14, 2025: Five people killed in 17-vehicle crash on I-35. 

Central Texas top stories for March 14, 2025. Five people, including a child and an infant, were killed in a collision involving 17 vehicles on North I-35 near Parmer late last night. AISD might sell the former Rosedale Elementary School in Central Austin to cut costs and increase revenue in the face of a $110 million […]

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March 13, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for March 13, 2025: Census data shows the population growth in Travis County is slowing down.

Central Texas top stories for March 13, 2025. Texas is growing more than any other state. A refugee resettlement program run by Catholic Charities of Central Texas is being shut down indefinitely. Tonight’s Blood Moon will give Cedar Park-based Firefly Aerospace’s lunar lander some unique views from the lunar surface.

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March 13, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for March 13, 2025: Catholic Charities of Central Texas announced the suspension of its refugee resettlement program.

Central Texas top stories for March 13, 2025. It’s unclear if Catholic Charities of Central Texas will ever resume its refugee resettlement program. Elon Musk’s SpaceX will receive a $17.3 million grant from the state of Texas. Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that could significantly speed up the time it takes to evict a renter. […]

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March 12, 2025

KUT Afternoon Newscast for March 12, 2025: The end of income-driven repayment plans could impact millions of student loan borrowers across the country.

Central Texas top stories for March 12, 2025. The Austin area is under a Red Flag Warning over the next several hours. Experts are encouraging people to “harden” their homes against fires. The City of Austin is looking to hire former federal employees who recently lost their jobs. Dozens of students gathered on UT campus […]

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