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August 7, 2020

KUT Weekend – August 7, 2020

KUT Weekend

By: Nathan Bernier

The Austin school district delays the start of the school year because of COVID-19. Plus, local election officials in Texas scrambling to find places to put polling places during the pandemic. And a flea market that brought cultures together for decades could be closed forever. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

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July 31, 2020

KUT Weekend – July 31, 2020

KUT Weekend

By: Nathan Bernier

The relatively broad self-defense laws in Texas. Plus, what it’s like to have COVID-19 in Texas without health insurance. And a spontaneous bike ride to trace Austin’s Black history draws hundreds. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

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July 24, 2020

KUT Weekend – July 24, 2020

KUT Weekend

By: Nathan Bernier

It took a statewide order, but wearing a mask in Austin isn’t weird anymore. Plus, how COVID-19 precautions have left homeless Austinites with fewer places to escape the heat. And ICE detainees in Texas are 15 times more likely to have COVID-19 than the general public. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

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July 17, 2020

KUT Weekend – July 17, 2020

KUT Weekend

By: Nathan Bernier

Austin is turning the convention center into a field hospital for COVID-19 patients. Plus, Austin’s city council losing faith in the police chief they hired unanimously. And the economic turbulence facing Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

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July 10, 2020

KUT Weekend – July 10, 2020

KUT Weekend

By: Nathan Bernier

People in Austin who don’t wear face masks in public could face fines of up to $2,000. Plus, research forecasting up to 90 percent of live music venues in Austin could close permanently by Halloween. And a local couple sets up an errand service in Spanish to help people stay home as much as possible. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

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July 3, 2020

KUT Weekend – July 3, 2020

KUT Weekend

By: Nathan Bernier

Mandatory masking ordered in counties across Texas. Plus, a call to end arrests for minor crimes in Hays County. And some of the primary runoff races you’ll find on the ballot during early voting. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

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June 26, 2020

KUT Weekend – June 26, 2020

KUT Weekend

By: Nathan Bernier

Texas reverses its phased reopening. Plus, suburbs around Austin confront monuments to the Confederacy in their backyards. And what happened when Big Bend reopened? Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

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June 19, 2020

KUT Weekend – June 19, 2020

KUT Weekend

By: Nathan Bernier

The city of Austin orders businesses to require face masks. Plus, the racist roots of UT Austin’s school song. And a Texan in her 90s still working to make Juneteenth a national holiday. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

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