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April 12, 2024
Lisa B. Thompson has been working on “The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body” as a 2023-2024 Texas Performing Arts Artist in Residence. KUT’s Jennifer Stayton talked with Thompson ahead of the April 12th premier at the Vortex in Austin, Texas about the themes of the work – including her desire to focus on middle-aged and older Black women.
April 1, 2025
Central Texas top stories for April 4, 2025. City leaders are working on shortening emergency response times. A new report by the City Auditor shows the City of Austin still faces challenges to prepare for extreme heat. Texas women’s basketball team made it to the Final Four of NCAA for the first time in over two […]
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March 31, 2025
Central Texas top stories for March 31, 2025. Austin ISD officials are considering closing schools in an effort to reduce the district’s budget deficit. A $25 million pedestrian bridge is almost half-way built at the east end of Lady Bird Lake. The Texas Women’s basketball team faces TCU tonight for a spot in this weekend’s […]
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March 31, 2025
Central Texas top stories for March 31, 2025. Wishbone Bridge will be the first of its kind in Austin. Six years after it closed, HOPE Outdoor Gallery is reopening this fall. The Texas women’s Basketball team takes on TCU this evening for the chance to move on to this weekend’s Final Four. Austin FC is […]
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March 28, 2025
Central Texas top stories for March 28, 2025. UT Austin has received pushback from people who say speakers at the Natal Conference promote extremism and theories based in eugenics. The City of Austin will continue to use automatic license plate readers through at least the end of June. Williamson County has a new county judge. […]
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March 28, 2025
Central Texas top stories for March 28, 2025. The Life of the Mother Act is aimed at clarifying when doctors can offer emergency abortion care. Williamson County commissioners have selected Liberty Hill Independent School District’s Superintendent Steven Snell as the county’s new chief executive. The Texas NAACP has joined a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald […]
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March 27, 2025
Central Texas top stories for March 27, 2025. Friends, family, former colleagues and a lot of everyday folks are remembering Carole Keeton and her long life of service to Austin and the State of Texas. CapMetro says it doesn’t know how much money was lost from a malfunction in its fare collection system. Updated wildfire […]
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March 27, 2025
Central Texas top stories for March 27, 2025. Carole Keeton, Austin’s first and only woman mayor so far, died at age 85. Capital Metro doesn’t know how much money it lost from problems with its fare collection system in 2023-2024. Austin City Council will hear today on new wildfire maps today.
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March 26, 2025
KUT Afternoon Newscast for March 26, 2025: Austin remains free to govern itself – for now.
Central Texas top stories for March 26, 2025. The City of Austin can keep making its own budgets and local laws. State lawmakers are considering whether to shield certain police complaints from public view. The Department of Education is facing lawsuits for blocking access to income-driven repayment plans for federal student loans. Some much-needed rain […]
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