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October 25, 2023

KUT Morning Newscast for October 25, 2023

By: Juan Garcia

Central Texas top stories for October 25, 2023. Austin ISD superintendent search. Natural gas power plant amendment. Georgetown pride. Victor Wembanyama debuts tonight.


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May 23, 2024

KUT Morning Newscast for May 23, 2024

Central Texas top stories for May 23, 2024. Travis County Medical Examiner’s report on the impact of the opioid epidemic in central texas. The City of Temple confirmed a tornado touched down there last night. Two Central Texas cities are among the fastest growing in the country. Travis County Clerk Dyana Limon Mercado on the […]

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May 22, 2024

Civics 101: Texas Lyceum Poll

The Texas Lyceum released on Wednesday their annual poll highlighting some of the biggest issues on the minds of Texans, ranging from housing and water to gambling and marijuana. As part of our Civics 101 series that’s running all week on KUT News and at KUT.org, All Things Considered host Jerry Quijano caught up with […]

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May 22, 2024

KUT Afternoon Newscast for May 22, 2024

Central Texas top stories for May 22, 2024. Families of victims of the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting are suing the state of Texas. Del Valle ISD pay raises. Texas Lyceum poll finds support for marijuana legalization is growing in Texas. Audit finds shortfalls in Austin’s 911 call taking during periods of high demand. Wheatsville […]

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May 22, 2024

Civics 101: What’s a MUD?

How do you get water in your home? For many of you, it’s from Austin. The city owns and runs its own water system. But if you live outside the City limits, you’re probably getting it from what’s called a MUD. All this week, the KUT newsroom is focusing our coverage on stories that help explain […]

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May 22, 2024

KUT Morning Newscast for May 22, 2024

Central Texas top stories for May 22, 2024. Austin’s new city manager is building his team at city hall. Memorial Day Weekend traffic enforcement. Intense rainfall is becoming more frequent in Williamson County. Amber alert issued for two children last seen in Yorktown, Texas. Travis County will soon start design work to reconstruct some of […]

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May 21, 2024

Civics 101: What does a school board member do?

Even though school boards in Texas have been nonpartisan for more than a century, they have increasingly gotten swept up in political fights over things like library books and how race and gender are taught. Grappling with those issues can totally be a part of the job, but it’s just one part. As part of […]

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May 21, 2024

Civics 101: Game show meets city budget in “The Price is Right: How the City of Austin Spends Your Money”

The KUT newsroom is focusing some coverage this week on helping people better understand how government works. We are calling it “Civics 101,” and as part of our effort, we are hosting some special events to take an ever deeper dive into how things work and what our role is in a functioning democracy. One […]

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May 21, 2024

Civics 101: Who pays for highways?

Texas has a sprawling highway network with more than 200-thousand miles of lanes — almost the distance from Earth to the Moon. And those roads don’t come cheap. The Texas Department of Transportation  outspends every other state, devoting about 18-billion dollars a year to highways.  Ever wonder who foots the bill?  All this week the KUT […]

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