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May 28, 2025
Central Texas top stories for May 28, 2025. We had a rainy morning, and severe storms are also a possibility for the Austin area this afternoon. A bill targeting cities over their homelessness policies failed this week in the Texas House. The Austin Independent School District plans to create a school mental health center at Martin Middle School.
May 30, 2025
More than 7,400 Austin Energy customers are still without power. CommUnity Care has a new CEO. A bill that originally proposed making it easier to evict renters in Texas has been pared back significantly and is nearing final approval. The Pano Youth Choir is open to anyone in sixth through 12th grade — regardless of experience.
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May 30, 2025
Central Texas top stories for May 30, 2025. After Wednesday’s storms and floodings, officials are asking residents not to drive through low water crossings. Wednesday’s storms brought rain, hail and wind speeds up to 85 mph, but only to some parts of town, here’s why. Power outages continue in Austin after storms. Five years after […]
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May 29, 2025
The National Weather Service says it was a microburst during the storm yesterday evening that knocked down so many trees and power lines. Last night’s storm killed one person, flooded roads and businesses, and left tens of thousands of people without power. Room Service Vintage is one of many local businesses damaged by last night’s storm. There’s some improvement in drought conditions in Central Texas. Texas lawmakers are staring down a deadline to get bills passed before the session ends Monday.
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May 29, 2025
Central Texas top stories for May 29, 2025. Last night’s storms left one person dead and extensive damage across the city of Austin. Thousands of Austin Energy customers are without power this morning due to last night’s storm. Two bills in the Texas legislature that could have brought Austin’s light-rail plans to a halt appear […]
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May 28, 2025
KUT Afternoon Newscast for May 28, 2025: Barton Springs remains open for night swim
The City of Austin had planned to close Barton Springs Pool an hour earlier than normal starting later this week. The Williamson County DA is joining other counties in the state in suing the Texas attorney general over new oversight rules. After some welcome rounds of rain, our chances for more are starting to drop off. Early voting is underway in the runoff election for Bastrop mayor.
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May 28, 2025
Austin gas rates are up and they’re set to go higher. Here’s why.
Texas Gas Service customers have noticed different fees and charges on their bills have jumped in cost since the beginning of the year. Some of them have asked “why?” KUT’s Mose Buchele went looking for answers, and he got them.
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May 28, 2025
Central Texas top stories for May 28, 2025. We had a rainy morning, and severe storms are also a possibility for the Austin area this afternoon. A bill targeting cities over their homelessness policies failed this week in the Texas House. The Austin Independent School District plans to create a school mental health center at Martin […]
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May 27, 2025
Cedar Park’s Firefly Aerospace made history when it successfully landed its Blue Ghost spacecraft on the moon’s surface earlier this year. A middle school in East Austin will be getting a mental health center as part of a plan to modernize the campus. Travis County is offering free training for anyone wanting to learn how to administer Narcan. More rain is on the way this week.
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