Central Texas top stories for August 26, 2022. Wm Cannon lanes closed after “cave-in”. Gun safety rally tomorrow in Austin. School staffing shortages. Georgetown solar facility. Travis Co electric truck. Austin FC. High school football tonight.
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Texas Standard: August 26, 2022
A Texas gun restriction for 18 to 20 year olds ruled unconstitutional. This, just 3 months after a young gunman’s deadly attack on a school in Uvalde. A judge in Fort Worth rules that Texas can’t ban 18 to 20 year olds from carrying handguns. We’ll hear more about what’s behind the decision and what comes next. Also beyond debt forgiveness: what can be done to bring down the cost of higher ed in the first place? And amid a water shortage in the Valley, one community moving to reclaim water for the future. Also a teacher shortage today, a crisis for the future? Plus the week in politics with the Texas Tribune and more today on the Texas Standard:
KUT Morning Newscast for August 23, 2022
Central Texas top stories for August 23, 2022. Flood Watch. Austin Community College enrollment. Food insecurity among college students. Alzheimer’s and institutional racism. Austin FC new winger Emiliano Rigonni.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 22, 2022
Central Texas top stories for August 22, 2022. Flood Watch in effect. Flood safety advice. Encouraging coronavirus numbers. Austin EMS contract. Austin FC looks ahead.
KUT Morning Newscast for August 22, 2022
Central Texas top stories for August 22, 2022. Central Texas under a Flood Watch. Affordable housing bond election. First day of fall classes at UT Austin and Texas State. Hays County school resource officers. Free CapMetro rides to Travis County cooling centers. East Austin Barrio Landmarks Project. Austin FC v Minnesota United.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 19, 2022
Austin City Council budget. Brushy Creek water conservation. Austin ISD election day. Austin Pride. Austin FC. UT and Texas State start classes.
KUT Morning Newscast for August 19, 2022
Central Texas top stories for August 19, 2022. Travis County’s COVID-19 Community Level now Low. AISD student attendance. Free rides to cooling centers. Taylor Cemetery’s historic designation. Austin’s Pride Parade and Festival. Austin FC v Minnesota United.
KUT Morning Newscast for August 15, 2022
Central Texas top stories for August 15, 2022. It’s back-to-school week for Austin area students. Pine Pond fire update. The family of Vanessa Guillén is filing a lawsuit against the U.S. government. Travis County homeowners and property taxes. LGBTQ+ discrimination protections. Austin FC’s win against Sporting Kansas City.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 12, 2022
Central Texas top stories for August 12, 2022. Austin ISD bond package. Cedar Park Rodeo. Austin FC. UT Volleyball. Back to school.
Boasting its first All-Star selection in franchise history, Austin FC is primed for a 2022 Major League Soccer playoff run
Sebastian Driussi has been a big part of the success Austin FC is enjoying in the franchise’s second year. If the playoffs began today, Austin would be in position to possibly host two home playoff games. KUT’s Juan Garcia joined All Things Considered to look back at the season it’s been and to look ahead and what could be in store for the Verde and Black.
KUT Morning Newscast for August 8, 2022
Central Texas top stories for August 8, 2022. Wildfires in Central Texas. Austin ISD bond package. Eans ISD school safety measures.Texas jobs. Williamson County budget. Austin FC.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 5, 2022
Central Texas top stories for August 5, 2022. Monkeypox update. Via 313 union. Eanes ISD. Austin ISD back to school. Cepeda branch library. Austin FC.
KUT Morning Newscast for August 5, 2022
Central Texas top stories for August 5, 2022. Hermosa Wildfire, Fighting Fires During Water Restrictions, Tax Free Weekend, Cepeda Library, El Buen Samaritano, Austin FC.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 04, 2022
Central Texas top stories for August 4, 2022. Wildfires in central Texas. Hermosa fire. Central Health budget. New Hutto city manager. No toxins in Barton springs. Sebastian Driussi player of the month. Hot summer nights.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 01, 2022
Central Texas top stories for August 1, 2022. ACC board discusses pay raises. Texas social studies standards. Drought threatens Texas wild rice. August heat and high school football practice. Austin FC’s strong second season.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for July 29, 2022
Central Texas top stories for July 29, 2022. West Nile Virus. AISD Bond. 183 flyover closure. Cat Adoptions. Austin FC preview.
KUT Morning Newscast for July 29, 2022
Central Texas top stories for July 29, 2022. Austin ISD is shares school safety measures with parents and received an update on possible bond packages. West Nile Virus now present in Travis County. New management approved for Austin’s homeless shelter. $100M expansion coming to Southwestern University. Austin FC prepares to face Sporting Kansas City.
KUT Morning Newscast for July 25, 2022
Central Texas top stories for July 25, 2022. Austin area is seeing a summer COVID-19 surge. A harmful neurotoxin has been detected in Barking Springs. Manor ISD will offer free meals to all students. Update on the San Gabriel fire in Williamson County. Samsung increasing their investment in Central Texas.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for July 22, 2022
Central Texas top stories for July 22, 2022. No heat warning but still abnormally hot. Williamson County H-E-B e-commerce. Psychedelics center. Utility assistance spent. Goodenough at 100. Austin FC. Gas prices falling.
KUT Morning Newscast for July 18, 2022
Central Texas top stories for July 18, 2022. Heat advisory for Central Texas. Austin ISD taking feedback on two bond proposals. Del Valle ISD will release students one hour early on Fridays. UT has first monkeypox case. Risk for the general population in Central Texas is low. CapMetro budget discussions to expand services. Austin FC soccer team in second place.