Central Texas top stories for April 18, 2023. Austin ISD request review of conservatorship decision. Austin on trial for trying to build a house. West fertilizer plant explosion 10 year anniversary. Austin City Council DPS partnership update. Leander ISD bond meeting.
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KUT Morning Newscast for April 17, 2023
Central Texas top stories for April 17, 2023. Home Appraisals. Austin ISD Special Ed takeover appeal deadline is today. Travis County bond planning. School bonds in the upcoming election. Austin airport parking rates.
What’s next after Texas judge rules abortion medication illegal
A ruling in Amarillo that could be the most consequential abortion decision since last year’s case overturning Roe v Wade. The ruling late Friday effectively bans Mifepristone, an abortion drug. But minutes after that ruling, another in Washington state orders the FDA to do nothing to restrict the pill’s availability. What happens next?
Two Democratic state legislators expelled last week in Tennessee. Could something similar happen in Texas?
And fentanyl: why experts are calling it the “social media drug”, and why interdiction efforts may be misplaced.
KUT Morning Newscast for April 10, 2023
Central Texas top stories for April 10, 2023. Abbott seeking pardon of Daniel Perry. DPS partnership update. Austin ISD Special Education takeover appeal. Manor ISD Superintendent finalist. Austin emergency communications revamp. Monarch Butterflies on the decline. Austin FC. USWNT at Q2.
There’s no easy fix to Austin ISD’s special education evaluation backlog. Students are left waiting.
Austin ISD has struggled to address a backlog of special education evaluations, leaving many students without critical services. And, just as the district began rolling out a plan to make things better, the Texas Education Agency announced plans for state oversight.
KUT Morning Newscast for April 4, 2023
Central Texas top stories for April 4, 2023. Austin ISD may appeal the TEA special education takeover. Georgetown ISD Superintendent retiring. The Austin Public Library is growing. Texas State University phone scams.
KUT Morning Newscast for April 3, 2023
Central Texas top stories for April 3, 2023. Texas Education Agency taking over Austin ISD Special Education. Lifeguard hiring audit. Travis County Expunction Expo. Fitzhugh concert venue pushback. Texas oil and gas report. Nursing workforce bill.
KUT Morning Newscast for March 31, 2023
Central Texas top stories for March 31, 2023. Austin ISD superintendent search delayed. Marble Falls ISD new superintendent. Austin jobs report. Buda’s birthday. Texas Relays. Country Music Television Awards in Austin.
KUT Morning Newscast for March 28, 2023
Central Texas top stories for March 28, 2023. Austin ISD Superintendent search is slowing. Texas DPS assisting Austin Police. CapMetro service changes. Pandemic-era SNAP benefits winding down. Williamson County Animal Shelter expansion.
KUT Morning Newscast for March 27, 2023
Central Texas top stories for March 27, 2023. Austin ISD superintendent search. Zilker Park parking fees. Texas Observer shutting down. Free mammograms. NASCAR at COTA. UT Men’s Basketball eliminated. Austin FC.
KUT Morning Newscast for March 24, 2023
Central Texas top stories for March 24, 2023. Austin housing affordability study. Austin ISD enrollment decline. Huston-Tillotson University President investiture ceremony. Longhorns in the sweet 16. Austin FC. NASCAR at COTA.
KUT Morning Newscast for March 23, 2023
Central Texas top stories for March 23, 2023. Austin ISD Superintendent. Round Rock ISD considering removing Eid holiday. Nursing workforce bill. Austin Animal Center free microchips.
KUT Morning Newscast for March 14, 2023
Central Texas top stories for March 14, 2023. Texas Rent Relief. Spring Break traveling. Education Austin. Texas State water study. Georgetown City Council.
KUT Morning Newscast for March 13, 2023
Central Texas top stories for March 13, 2023. Austin ISD special education backlog. Travis County Expunction Expo. Williamson County Essay Contest. UT Men’s and Women’s Basketball.
KUT Morning Newscast for March 10, 2023
Central Texas top stories for March 10, 2023. South by Southwest starts today. Austin ISD Superintendent feedback. Leander ISD possible school closures. Williamson County 175th anniversary. SNAP benefits changing. UT Women’s Basketball. Austin FC.
KUT Morning Newscast for March 9, 2023
Central Texas top stories for March 9, 2023. Historically Black church fire. Austin ISD housing survey. Leander ISD possible school closures. Kimi Raikkonen at COTA.
KUT Morning Newscast for March 8, 2023
Central Texas top stories for March 8, 2023. CapMetro federal funding. Austin ISD superintendent search feedback. Austin lifeguard hiring. DEI policies in public universities. Austin FC. UT Baseball.
KUT Morning Newscast for March 7, 2023
Central Texas top stories for March 7, 2023. I-35 expansion public comment deadline. Austin ISD superintendent town halls. Williamson County ice storm recovery efforts. Austin FC.
KUT Morning Newscast for February 27, 2023
Central Texas top stories for February 27, 2023. MetroRail suspended. Austin ISD school renovations. Wimberley ISD pronoun and gender fluidity policies. Texas energy grid efficiency. Local COVID-19 resources.
KUT Morning Newscast for February 23, 2023
Central Texas top stories for February 23, 2023. Home sale prices. Police contract. Ice storm disaster declaration. Austin ISD bond project timeline. San Marcos new City Manager. Wimberley City Council unopposed candidates.