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KUT Afternoon Newscast for March 3, 2023

Central Texas top stories for March 3, 2023. AISD to host town halls ahead of superintendent search. Pease Elementary could become an early childhood center. Austin Police officers will get a pay increase. Pflugerville closes debris drop-off site. Texas men’s and women’s basketball close out the regular season. Austin FC looks to bounce back from season opening defeat.

KUT Afternoon Newscast for February 27, 2023

Central Texas top stories for February 27, 2023. Weather conditions raising fire risk. Leander water restrictions. CapMetro service to Q2 Stadium. I-35 lane closures. Austin FC. Texas basketball.

The Gulf of Mexico is getting warmer

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán of the Texas Newsroom shares a look ahead at the Texas Legislature as bills make their way to committees this week. Plus, what could be a relatively rare bipartisan agreement: clearing the way for fentanyl testing strips as a harm-reduction measure.

How some Texas schools are dealing with teenagers caught with THC vape pens. Even though those vapes may be technically legal, some young people face felony arrests that can stick to their records.

And the Gulf of Mexico is warming at twice the rate of the world’s oceans.

KUT Afternoon Newscast for February 24, 2023

Central Texas top stories for February 24, 2023. Recommendations on keeping teachers teaching. Austin settles with violence victims. Urban trail signs goal missed. Update on abandoned guinea pigs. Austin FC season opener. Texas basketball.

KUT Morning Newscast for February 15, 2023

Central Texas top stories for February 15, 2023. City Council to discuss the future of the City Manager. Austin police contract. Storm debris disposal. Austin invests in historic sites. Travis County child care deserts. State money for non-public schools. Trans athletes in college sports. Driussi re-signs with Austin FC.

KUT Afternoon Newscast for February 14, 2023

Central Texas top stories for February 14, 2023. Travis childcare deserts. Abbott trans college athlete stance criticized. UT professor sues university. Travis debris drop–off. Hays CISD bond proposal. Texas State students tutoring SMCISD students. Austin airport traffic record. Driussi Austin FC new contract.

KUT Afternoon Newscast for January 27, 2023

Central Texas top stories for January 27, 2023. Central Texas COVID Levels improving. Energy bill help available. Hays Co homeless count. Taylor restricts public camping. CapMetro delays fare restructure. CapMetro to name CEO. Texas basketball weekend. Austin FC signing.

KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 31, 2022

Central Texas top stories for October 31, 2022. AISD Board race. UT-Austin Title IX reporting. Travis County early voting mega-centers. Austin FC falls short. Texas Football returns.

Texas Standard: October 28, 2022

In the aftermath of the Uvalde shooting, calls grow louder for the resignation of the head of the Department of Public Safety, we’ll have the latest. Also one of the biggest county judges races in Texas takes an ugly turn with charges of racism. Plus a closer look at disinformation and the role of inflammatory language. And after a deadly coral disease decimates reefs in Florida and the Caribbean, fears grow over a protected marine reserve off the coast of Galveston. And the off ramp on the road that goes forever… Texas music legend Robert Earl Keen on his decision to retire from the stage. Our conversation and much more today on the Texas Standard: