Central Texas top stories for November 9, 2023. Cold front inbound. Child care property tax exemptions. Cruise car recall. School vouchers. Longhorns basketball.
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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 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
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
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
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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February 27, 2025
Office vacancies in downtown Austin are at an all-time high, affecting other businesses.
Since the pandemic, things in downtown Austin just haven’t been the same. Seeing more empty buildings downtown is affecting businesses like restaurants, coffee shops and even parking garages. KUT’s Luz Moreno-Lozano reports how businesses are trying to adapt and the city and its partners are trying to help.
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February 27, 2025
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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