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July 21, 2022

KUT Afternoon Newscast for July 21, 2022

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Central Texas top stories for July 21, 2022. Heat Advisory today for the Austin area. Austin City Council abortion decriminalization vote. AISD bond info in Spanish. Local drought update. UT songbird study. Gas prices falling more than 2 cents a day.

July 21, 2022

KUT Morning Newscast for July 21, 2022

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Central Texas top stories for July 21, 2022. The Austin City Council will decide whether or not the city will decriminalize abortion. Another heat advisory is in effect today, and dehydration puts you most at risk for heat-related illness. The City of Kyle is asking residents to conserve water. The cost for Austin’s light rail project has nearly doubled. Austin ISD’s Bond Steering Committee met last night to discuss 2022 bond proposals.

July 20, 2022

KUT Afternoon Newscast for July 20, 2022

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Central Texas top stories for July 20, 2022. Excessive Heat Warning today for the Austin area. Avoiding heat-related illness. Bond meeting tonight for AISD Board. ​Huston-Tillotson University campus now on National Register of Historic Places. Gas prices now averaging under $4.

July 20, 2022

Retraining the brain to dislodge the ‘multiple complex factors’ that can form and fuel prejudice

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By: Jennifer Stayton

Prejudice rears its ugly head in hateful and tragic acts small and large every day — from personal microaggressions to horrific events like this year’s mass shooting at a Buffalo, N.Y., grocery store.

It might seem as if the false information and assumptions that fuel prejudice are all learned, but biology may actually play a role in prejudice, too.

Central Texas neuropsychotherapist Bella Rockman says prejudice is “developed from multiple complex factors that influence our thinking.”

July 20, 2022

KUT Morning Newscast for July 20, 2022

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Central Texas top storied for July 20, 2022. Austin ISD’s Board of Trustees may delay their vote on 2022 bond package proposals. Several area school districts will require clear backpacks for the upcoming school year. Hays County Commissioners are considering hiring more school resource officers. Advocacy groups in Austin are pushing for more funding for inclement weather shelters in the city’s upcoming budget.

July 19, 2022

KUT Afternoon Newscast for July 19, 2022

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Central Texas top stories for July 19, 2022. Excessive Heat Warning today until tomorrow night for Austin area. New clear backpack rules. Bond work session tonight for AISD Board. Future funding for cooling centers. Census of Austin music scensters. Gas prices falling closer to $4.

July 19, 2022

KUT Morning Newscast for July 19, 2022

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Central Texas top stories for July 19, 2022. Record high temps today for Central Texas. Austin ends partnership with Front Steps, the nonprofit that manages the downtown shelter for people experiencing homelessness. Teacher vacancies are up across the state. Solar roofing company building a facility in Georgetown. Addressing light pollution in Texas.