Central Texas top stories for June 5, 2024. Travis County District Attorney José Garza’s office has filed a legal challenge to Governor Greg Abbott’s pardon of Daniel Perry, who shot a BLM protester. EMS crews have been seeing a rise in heat related illnesses ahead of the summer. Officials urge people to continue to save water as we look at another hot, dry summer. The Texas Longhorns will face the Oklahoma Sooners tonight in game one of the Women’s College World Series Championship.
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KUT Afternoon Newscast for June 4, 2024
Central Texas top stories for June 4, 2024. A Heat Advisory is in effect until 8PM. Travis County DA Jose Garza is filing a legal challenge to the pardon of Daniel Perry. A union representing ACC employees is asking for an 8.5% raise across-the-board. Calls for heat-related illnesses are on the rise. Local hospitals have access to electronic records again after a ransomware attack on the Ascension health care system. Longhorns back in the Women’s College World Series finals.
KUT Morning Newscast for June 4, 2024
Central Texas top stories for June 4, 2024. ACC Board of Trustees is considering how much to increase employee pay next year, a local union is pushing for more. People in San Marcos will hear train horns for the first time since 2015. The intersection of MoPac and Bee Cave Road may see big changes. Austin Water is asking Austinites in the southwest area to save water this Friday.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for June 3, 2024
Central Texas top stories for June 3, 2024. Plaintiffs in a case challenging Texas abortion laws say exceptions remain unclear. The City of Austin is looking to improve its rapid rehousing programs for people transitioning out of homelessness. Leander city council runoff election. The U.S. had a record number of deaths from heat-related illness last year. The Austin Community College Board is looking at how much to increase staff pay in the next fiscal year. The City of Austin is applying a special treatment to parts of Lady Bird Lake to fight the spread of dangerous Cyanobacteria. The Texas Longhorns have been crowned national champions in NCAA Division I women’s rowing. Texas softball has two chances tonight to advance to the Women’s College World Series finals.
KUT Morning Newscast for May 7, 2024
Central Texas top stories for May 7, 2024. APD arrests five suspects related to last week’s surge of overdoses. “Quiet zones” start today. Austin ISD is looking for community feedback on what to look for in a Special Education Ombudsperson. Lockhart residents could vote to bring Austin Community College to their school district. Three neighborhoods voted to be disannexed from Austin’s city limits. Georgetown ISD voters approved a $650 million bond package.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for April 2, 2024
Central Texas top stories for April 2, 2024. ACC keeps tuition rate the same for the 11th year in a row and offers free tuition for some 2024 grads. Eclipse preparation and weather forecast. Avian flu case. Repairs to a pipeline that brings water from Lake Travis to Leander are completed. Little to no detectable traces of “forever chemicals” found in Austin’s water.
KUT Morning Newscast for April 2, 2024
Central Texas top stories for April 2, 2024. ACC is going to offer free tuition to 2024 high school graduates starting this fall. The city of Austin aims to improve permitting to speed up development. New restrictions for eclipse day.
KUT Morning Newscast for March 28, 2024
Central Texas top stories for March 28, 2024. Austin will offer its city manager job to the outgoing city manager in Dallas. ACC is offering free tax prep services. Four finalists for Austin ISD’s teacher of the year. Texas Relays.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for March 26, 2024
Central Texas top stories for March 26, 2024. Travis County waives property taxes for some childcare centers. Austin’s ten-mile light-rail system could be up and running by the year 2033. Austin Pets Alive! is looking to build a Pet Resource Center in Hays County. Austin Community College is offering free eclipse viewing glasses ahead of the total solar eclipse on April 8th. Travis County’s award winning park.
KUT Morning Newscast for March 05, 2024
Central Texas top stories for March 05, 2024. Primary election day is today. ACC to vote next month on free tuition for high school graduates in Austin. Dell Children’s Medical Center has doubled the size of its cardiac critical care unit.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for March 4, 2024
Central Texas top stories for March 4, 2024. Primary election day is tomorrow. What is a Railroad Commissioner? Students at the University of Texas at Austin are forming a tenants’ union. Round Rock ISD students can earn a free associates degree from Austin Community College starting next year. Spring festival preparation. Longhorns Basketball.
KUT Morning Newscast for January 29, 2024
Central Texas top stories for January 29, 2024. Changes coming to Austin’s rules around euthanizing dangerous dogs. Activists sue to block I-35 expansion. Democrats running for Senate spar over immigration at debate. Sample ballots are now available for the primary election in March. Austin ISD is working to reduce an over $50 million budget deficit. ACC opens military network.
KUT Morning Newscast for January 10, 2024
Central Texas top stories for January 10, 2024. Austin prepares warming centers for freezing temperatures. Austin Community College chancellor is proposing making tuition free for some students. Long COVID. Dripping Springs Community Library is running out of space.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 6, 2023
Central Texas top stories for November 6, 2023. Election day is tomorrow. Early voting in Travis County. Christopher Taylor trial. Burying power lines. ACC funding changes. Lower gas prices. Longhorns vs. TCU.
KUT Morning Newscast for August 24, 2023
Central Texas top stories for August 24, 2023. Excessive heat warning returns for Travis County. Austin Community College and Round Rock ISD eye property tax proposals. Hays County debates a new police force.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for July 25, 2023
Central Texas top stories for July 25, 2023. Flow in Barton Springs historically low, could necessitate aquifer water restrictions. More than one third of Georgetown residents under outdoor watering ban. 20+ Austin Fire trucks without AC. TxDOT asks for public input on long-term projects. School resource officers at Hays CISD. BookPeople sues Texas over new law. ACC considers brewery lab.
KUT Morning Newscast for July 25, 2023
Central Texas top stories for July 25, 2023. Texas congressman urges better OSHA protections for heat. Austin Community College finds new Chancellor. Fire conditions spread.
KUT Morning Newscast for April 26, 2023
Central Texas top stories for April 26, 2023. New emissions rules from EPA. Texas Senate passes police officer protections. San Marcos police contract negotiations. AACHI COVID-19 vaccine clinic. Hays CISD fentanyl education initiative. ACC 50th anniversary.
KUT Morning Newscast for April 11, 2023
Central Texas top stories for April 11, 2023. ACC tuition costs remain the same. Williamson County COVID-19 relief funds. College food insecurity. Education vouchers hearing. Round Rock shelter fire safety code. Austin Resource Recovery plastic collection. UT Baseball.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for April 04, 2023
Central Texas top stories for April 04, 2023. Fire Weather Watch. Travis Constable seeing more eviction notices. Firm hired for Central Health audit. ACC emergency drill. Leander looks at repurposing schools.